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Payback Period Investment Calculator

Years to recover initial investment from annual cash flows.

Calculates the simple payback period from initial investment and equal annual cash inflows, plus discounted payback with a required return.

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

PBP = C0 / CF_annual; discounted PBP uses PV of each year's CF

In depth

Calculates the simple payback period from initial investment and equal annual cash inflows, plus discounted payback with a required return.