Returns a specifying the present value of an annuity based on periodic, fixed payments to be paid in the future and a fixed interest rate.

Syntax

PV(rate, nper, pmt[, fv[, type]])

The PV function has these :

Part Description
rate Required. Double specifying interest rate per period. For example, if you get a car loan at an annual percentage rate (APR) of 10 percent and make monthly payments, the rate per period is 0.1/12, or 0.0083.
nper Required. specifying total number of payment periods in the annuity. For example, if you make monthly payments on a four-year car loan, your loan has a total of 4 * 12 (or 48) payment periods.
pmt Required. Double specifying payment to be made each period. Payments usually contain principal and interest that doesn't change over the life of the annuity.
fv Optional. specifying future value or cash balance you want after you've made the final payment. For example, the future value of a loan is $0 because that's its value after the final payment. However, if you want to save $50,000 over 18 years for your child's education, then $50,000 is the future value. If omitted, 0 is assumed.
type Optional. Variant specifying when payments are due. Use 0 if payments are due at the end of the payment period, or use 1 if payments are due at the beginning of the period. If omitted, 0 is assumed.

Remarks

An annuity is a series of fixed cash payments made over a period of time. An annuity can be a loan (such as a home mortgage) or an investment (such as a monthly savings plan).

The rate and nper must be calculated using payment periods expressed in the same units. For example, if rate is calculated using months, nper must also be calculated using months.

For all arguments, cash paid out (such as deposits to savings) is represented by negative numbers; cash received (such as dividend checks) is represented by positive numbers.

Example

In this example, the PV function returns the present value of an $1,000,000 annuity that will provide $50,000 a year for the next 20 years. Provided are the expected annual percentage rate ( 

APR
), the total number of payments ( 
TotPmts
), the amount of each payment ( 
YrIncome
), the total future value of the investment ( 
FVal
), and a number that indicates whether each payment is made at the beginning or end of the payment period ( 
PayType
). Note that 
YrIncome
is a negative number because it represents cash paid out from the annuity each year. 
Dim Fmt, APR, TotPmts, YrIncome, FVal, PayType, PVal Const ENDPERIOD = 0, BEGINPERIOD = 1 ' When payments are made. Fmt = "###,##0.00" ' Define money format. APR = .0825 ' Annual percentage rate. TotPmts = 20 ' Total number of payments. YrIncome = 50000 ' Yearly income. FVal = 1000000 ' Future value. PayType = BEGINPERIOD ' Payment at beginning of month. PVal = PV(APR, TotPmts, -YrIncome, FVal, PayType) MsgBox "The present value is " & Format(PVal, Fmt) & "."