Payback Period Calculator

Estimate how long a constant annual cash flow takes to recover an initial investment.

Initial investment ($)

Expected annual cash flow ($)

Your result

Complete the fields and select Calculate to see the result.

Simple payback ignores discounting, taxes, uneven cash flows, and cash flows after the payback point.

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