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Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business, economics and investing term representing the mean annualized growth rate for compounding values over a given time period. CAGR smoothes the effect of volatility of periodic values that can render arithmetic means less meaningful. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates of various data values, such as revenue growth of companies, or of economic values, over time.

Equation

For annual values, CAGR is defined as:

C A G R ( t 0 , t n ) = ( V ( t n ) V ( t 0 ) ) 1 t n − t 0 − 1 {\displaystyle \mathrm {CAGR} (t_{0},t_{n})=\left({\frac {V(t_{n})}{V(t_{0})}}\right)^{\frac {1}{t_{n}-t_{0}}}-1}

where V ( t 0 ) {\displaystyle V(t_{0})} is the initial value, V ( t n ) {\displaystyle V(t_{n})} is the end value, and t n − t 0 {\displaystyle t_{n}-t_{0}} is the number of years.

CAGR can also be used to calculate mean annualized growth rates on quarterly or monthly values. The numerator of the exponent would be the value of 4 in the case of quarterly, and 12 in the case of monthly, with the denominator being the number of corresponding periods involved.

Applications

These are some of the common CAGR applications:

  • Calculating and communicating the mean returns of investment funds
  • Demonstrating and comparing the performance of investment advisors
  • Comparing the historical returns of stocks with bonds or with a savings account
  • Forecasting future values based on the CAGR of a data series (you find future values by multiplying the last datum of the series by (1 + CAGR) as many times as years required). As with every forecasting method, this method has a calculation error associated.
  • Analyzing and communicating the behavior, over a series of years, of different business measures such as sales, market share, costs, customer satisfaction, and performance.
  • Calculating mean annualized growth rates of economic data, such as gross domestic product, over annual, quarterly or monthly time intervals.

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References

  1. Mark J. P. Anson; Frank J. Fabozzi; Frank J. Jones (3 December 2010). The Handbook of Traditional and Alternative Investment Vehicles: Investment Characteristics and Strategies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 489–. ISBN 978-1-118-00869-0.
  2. root. "Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition | Investopedia". Investopedia. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. Emily Chan (27 November 2012). Harvard Business School Confidential: Secrets of Success. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 185–. ISBN 978-1-118-58344-9.
  4. "How is average annual growth calculated?". Bureau of Economic Analysis. January 11, 2008.
  5. ^ "Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR: Summary and Forum". www.12manage.com. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  6. "How is average annual growth calculated?". Bureau of Economic Analysis. January 11, 2008.
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