What Return is £5,000 Growing to £6,000?
Growing from £5,000 to £6,000 is a profit of £1,000 - a total return of 20.0%.
Profit
£1,000
Initial Investment£5,000
Final Value£6,000
Total Return20.0%
If this happened over different time periods
The same £5,000 to £6,000 change works out to a very different annualised (CAGR) rate depending on how long it took.
| Time Period | Annualised Return (CAGR) |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 20.0% |
| 3 years | 6.3% |
| 5 years | 3.7% |
| 10 years | 1.8% |
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Investment return
Profit
£1,000
Initial Investment£5,000
Final Value£6,000
Profit£1,000
Total Return20.0%
Total return vs annualised return
The 20.0% 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.