Payback Period Calculator

Initial investment

Cash flows for year 1, 2, 3… (comma separated)

Discount rate for discounted payback (%)

Payback period

2.88 years

Discounted payback period

3.45 years

Total cash returned

200,000

Year	Cash flow	Cumulative	Cumulative (discounted)
Year 1	30,000	−70,000	−72,727
Year 2	35,000	−35,000	−43,802
Year 3	40,000	5,000	−13,749
Year 4	45,000	50,000	16,987
Year 5	50,000	100,000	48,033