Effective Annual Rate (EAR) Calculator

Please type your values in the Effective Annual Rate (EAR) Calculator:

Annual Interest Rate (%): Number of Compounding Periods (m):

Using the Effective Annual Rate (EAR) Calculator – Example

Let’s say that you want to calculate the Effective Annual Rate given the following information:

  • Annual interest rate = 5%
  • Number of compounding periods (monthly compounding) = 12

What will be the EAR?

To get the EAR, type the following values in the Effective Annual Rate calculator:

Effective Annual Rate (EAR) Calculator

Then, press on the ‘Calculate EAR’ button, and you’ll get the result of 5.116%:

EAR Calculator