Revenue Growth Calculator
Compare absolute growth, percentage growth and CAGR for two periods, a series, or a projection.
Revenue Growth Calculator
Revenue by Period (oldest first)
Absolute growth
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Percentage growth
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CAGR (annualised)
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Revenue multiple
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Year-on-year growth
Assumptions & method
- Absolute growth = later revenue − earlier revenue. It is an amount in rupees and says nothing about the starting size.
- Percentage growth = (later − earlier) ÷ earlier. It needs a starting revenue above zero; otherwise it is shown as n/a.
- CAGR = (later ÷ earlier)1 ÷ years − 1. It is the constant annual rate that would turn the earlier figure into the later one, so it smooths out ups and downs.
- In series mode the periods are treated as equal-length years in the order you list them, so CAGR uses (number of rows − 1) periods. The average year-on-year rate is the simple mean of the yearly percentages, and it is not the same as CAGR.
- Projection mode compounds the starting revenue at the growth rate once a year: revenuek = start × (1 + g)k. Inflation, seasonality and one-off events are not modelled, and the revenue figures are whatever basis you enter (net sales, for example).
Results are estimates based on the figures you enter. They are not guarantees and not financial advice.
What is revenue growth?
Revenue growth measures how much a business's sales have changed over time, but there are three different ways to say it. Absolute growth is the rupee change. Percentage growth puts that change in proportion to where you started. CAGR converts a multi-year change into a steady annual rate so periods of different length can be compared. Use two-period mode for a quick comparison, series mode to see every year and the CAGR across them, and projection mode to see where a given growth rate would take your revenue.