Internal rate of return (IRR) is one of several well-known formulas used to evaluate prospective investments. It allows you to calculate an investment's potential gains over a certain period of ...

Butters, J. Keith. "Problems Involving Calculation of Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value--November 1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 285-055, November 1984. (Revised November ...

ROI tends to be more common, in part because it is easier to calculate. But IRR is also useful, especially when assessing ...

The IRR is the rate of growth that an investment must generate in order not to lose money. The discount rate is the interest rate used to calculate net present value (NPV). It represents the time ...