Growth Rate Calculator: CAGR, Monthly Growth, Projection

How fast are you really growing? Turn two revenue figures into a yearly growth rate (CAGR) and the monthly rate behind it, see where you land in a year if the pace holds, and the rate your target needs. Load an example from 15 industries, nine of them where I have worked.

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Example

Currency Revenue at the start for one month or one year Revenue now same period length as the start Months between the two Target revenue optional, same period length Months to reach the target optional

Yearly growth (CAGR)-

Monthly growth-

In 12 months at this pace-

Growth the target needs-

FormulaCAGR = (now ÷ start)^{12 ÷ months} − 1 · monthly rate = (now ÷ start)^{1 ÷ months} − 1 · rate needed = (target ÷ now)^{1 ÷ months to target} − 1

What to do next

Show the working, step by step

Where I used this

At Praava Health I directed growth from 2021 to 2023: about 45% a year overall and about 57% a year in consumer (B2C) revenue.

Read the case: Directing a healthcare startup through multi-year hypergrowth →

Step beforeSet the target: Revenue goal funnel Next stepCheck what leaks out: Churn and retention Same stageBreak it down: Recurring revenue bridge

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Read a growth rate carefully

The base. Growth from a small base looks fast. Doubling 10 customers is easier than adding 10% to 10,000.
Price or volume. Revenue can grow because prices rose while customers stayed flat. Check both.
Seasons and one-offs. Compare the same season each year, and take out one large deal before calling it a trend.

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Questions

How do you calculate CAGR?

Divide revenue now by revenue at the start, raise it to the power of 1 over the number of years, and subtract 1. Growing from 1 million to 2.1 million over two years is about 45% a year.

How do monthly and yearly growth rates relate?

They compound. 3% a month is about 43% a year, not 36%, because each month grows on top of the last.

What is a good growth rate?

It depends on your stage and market. A useful test is to compare it with how fast your market grows: growing faster means you are taking share.

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