Syntax

NPER(rate, payment_amount, present_value, [future_value], [end_or_beginning])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 5 argument(s), in order:

  • rate
  • payment_amount
  • present_value
  • uture_valu optional
  • nd_or_beginnin optional

“optional” marks an argument Google prints in square brackets; “repeatable” marks one Google prints with “…”.

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Calculates the number of payment periods for an investment based on constant-amount periodic payments and a constant interest rate.”

Google’s help article for NPER →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 105 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.