What is a 5% Return on £10,000?
A 5% return on £10,000 is a profit of £500, taking the total value to £10,500.
Profit
£500
Initial Investment£10,000
Return5.0%
Final Value£10,500
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Investment return
Profit
£500
Initial Investment£10,000
Final Value£10,500
Profit£500
Total Return5.0%
About this figure
This is a simple percentage return applied to a single amount - it doesn't assume any particular time period. If this return happened over several years, its equivalent annualised (CAGR) rate would be lower than 5% a year - switch to annualised mode in the calculator above to see that figure for a specific number of years.
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