Syntax

VDB(cost, salvage, life, start_period, end_period, [factor], [no_switch])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 7 argument(s), in order:

  • cost
  • salvage
  • life
  • start_period
  • end_period
  • acto optional
  • o_switc optional

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

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Returns the depreciation of an asset for a particular period (or partial period).”

Google’s help article for VDB →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 122 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.