What Return is £1,000 Growing to £2,000?
Growing from £1,000 to £2,000 is a profit of £1,000 - a total return of 100.0%.
Profit
£1,000
Initial Investment£1,000
Final Value£2,000
Total Return100.0%
If this happened over different time periods
The same £1,000 to £2,000 change works out to a very different annualised (CAGR) rate depending on how long it took.
| Time Period | Annualised Return (CAGR) |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 100.0% |
| 3 years | 26.0% |
| 5 years | 14.9% |
| 10 years | 7.2% |
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Investment return
Profit
£1,000
Initial Investment£1,000
Final Value£2,000
Profit£1,000
Total Return100.0%
Total return vs annualised return
The 100.0% total return above is the overall change, regardless of how long it took. The annualised (CAGR) figures in the table show the equivalent steady yearly rate for a few common time periods - useful for comparing this against other investments held for a different length of time.
Have regular contributions too?
Use the full calculator's contributions mode for a more accurate picture.