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Top 100 Excel
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Published Jun 15, 2023
Hello Learners! Here are the top 100
Excel formulas along with practice
examples: Just use own data values in
given cells and paste formulas and give
level expertise in Excel:-
Let's Start
1. SUM formula:
Example: =SUM(A1:A5)
This formula adds up the values in cells
A1 to A5.
2. AVERAGE formula:
Example: =AVERAGE(B1:B10)
This formula calculates the average of
the values in cells B1 to B10.
3. COUNT formula:
Example: =COUNT(C1:C8)
This formula counts the number of cells
that contain numerical values in the range
C1 to C8.
4. MAX formula:
Example: =MAX(D1:D6)
This formula finds the maximum value in
the range D1 to D6.
5. MIN formula:
Example: =MIN(E1:E4)
This formula finds the minimum value in
the range E1 to E4.
6. IF formula:
Example: =IF(F1>10, "Pass", "Fail")
This formula checks if the value in cell F1
is greater than 10. If it is, it returns "Pass";
otherwise, it returns "Fail".
7. VLOOKUP formula:
Example: =VLOOKUP(G1, A1:B10, 2,
FALSE)
This formula looks for the value in cell G1
in the first column of the range A1 to B10
and returns the corresponding value from
the second column.
8. CONCATENATE formula:
Example: =CONCATENATE("Hello ",
"World")
This formula combines the text "Hello"
and "World" to create the string "Hello
World".
9. TODAY formula:
Example: =TODAY()
This formula returns the current date.
10. LEN formula:
Example: =LEN(H1)
This formula calculates the number of
characters in the text contained in cell H1.
11. TRIM formula:
Example: =TRIM(I1)
This formula removes excess spaces
from the text in cell I1.
12. LEFT formula:
Example: =LEFT(J1, 5)
This formula extracts the leftmost 5
characters from the text in cell J1.
13. RIGHT formula:
Example: =RIGHT(K1, 3)
This formula extracts the rightmost 3
characters from the text in cell K1.
14. MID formula:
Example: =MID(L1, 3, 5)
This formula extracts 5 characters
starting from the 3rd character of the text
in cell L1.
15. UPPER formula:
Example: =UPPER(M1)
This formula converts the text in cell M1
to uppercase.
16. LOWER formula:
Example: =LOWER(N1)
This formula converts the text in cell N1
to lowercase.
17. PROPER formula:
Example: =PROPER(O1)
This formula capitalizes the first letter of
each word in the text in cell O1.
18. ROUND formula:
Example: =ROUND(P1, 2)
This formula rounds the value in cell P1 to
2 decimal places.
19. COUNTIF formula:
Example: =COUNTIF(Q1:Q10, ">50")
This formula counts the number of cells
in the range Q1 to Q10 that are greater
than 50.
20. SUMIF formula:
Example: =SUMIF(R1:R10, "Apples",
S1:S10)
This formula sums the values in the
range S1 to S10 where the corresponding
cell in the range R1 to R10 is "Apples".
21. AVERAGEIF formula:
Example: =AVERAGEIF(T1:T10, "Red", U
1:U10)
This formula calculates the average of
the values in the range U1 to U10 where
the corresponding cell in the range T1 to
T10 is "Red".
22. IFERROR formula:
Example: =IFERROR(V1/W1, "Error")
This formula divides the value in cell V1
by the value in cell W1 and returns "Error"
if an error occurs.
23. INDEX formula:
Example: =INDEX(X1:Y10, 3, 2)
This formula returns the value in the 3rd
row and 2nd column of the range X1 to
Y10.
24. MATCH formula:
Example: =MATCH(Z1, AA1:AA10, 0)
This formula searches for the value in cell
Z1 in the range AA1 to AA10 and returns its
position.
25. INDIRECT formula:
Example: =INDIRECT("A"&AB1)
This formula creates a reference to a cell
based on the value in cell AB1.
26. COUNTIFS formula:
Example: =COUNTIFS(AC1:AC10, ">50",
AD1:AD10, "<100")
This formula counts the number of cells
that meet multiple criteria in the ranges
AC1 to AC10 and AD1 to AD10.
27. SUMIFS formula:
Example: =SUMIFS(AE1:AE10, AF1:AF10,
"Apples", AG1:AG10, ">50")
This formula sums the values in the
range AE1 to AE10 where the
corresponding cells in the ranges AF1 to
AF10 and AG1 to AG10 meet specific
criteria.
28. AVERAGEIFS formula:
Example: =AVERAGEIFS(AH1:AH10,
AI1:AI10, "Red", AJ1:AJ10, "<>0")
This formula calculates the average of
the values in the range AH1 to AH10 where
the corresponding cells in the ranges AI1
to AI10 and AJ1 to AJ10 meet specific
criteria.
29. CONCATENATE formula (with cell
references):
Example: =CONCATENATE(AK1, " ", AK2)
This formula combines the text in cell
AK1, a space, and the text in cell AK2.
30. TEXT formula:
Example: =TEXT(AL1, "dd-mmm-yyyy")
This formula converts the date in cell AL1
to a specific text format.
31. NETWORKDAYS formula:
Example: =NETWORKDAYS(AM1, AM10)
This formula calculates the number of
working days between the dates in cells
AM1 and AM10, excluding weekends.
32. LEFT formula (extracting variable
number of characters):
Example: =LEFT(AN1, SEARCH(" ",
AN1)-1)
This formula extracts the characters from
the beginning of the text in cell AN1 until
the first space.
33. RIGHT formula (extracting variable
number of characters):
Example: =RIGHT(AO1, LEN(AO1)-
SEARCH(" ", AO1))
This formula extracts the characters from
the first space to the end of the text in cell
AO1.
34. MID formula (extracting variable
number of characters):
Example: =MID(AP1, SEARCH(" ", AP1)+1,
LEN(AP1)-SEARCH(" ", AP1))
This formula extracts the characters after
the first space until the end of the text in
cell AP1.
35. RAND formula:
Example: =RAND()
This formula generates a random decimal
number between 0 and 1.
36. RANDBETWEEN formula:
Example: =RANDBETWEEN(1, 100)
This formula generates a random whole
number between 1 and 100.
37. SUBTOTAL formula:
Example: =SUBTOTAL(1, AQ1:AQ10)
This formula calculates the sum of the
visible cells in the range AQ1 to AQ10,
ignoring any hidden rows.
38. TRANSPOSE formula:
Example: =TRANSPOSE(AR1:AT1)
This formula transposes the values in the
range AR1 to AT1, changing them from a
row to a column or vice versa.
39. TODAY formula (with custom
formatting):
Example: =TEXT(TODAY(), "dd-mmm-
yyyy")
This formula returns the current date in a
specific text format.
40. NOW formula:
Example: =NOW()
This formula returns the current date and
time.
41. DATE formula:
Example: =DATE(2023, 12, 31)
This formula creates a date based on the
specified year (2023), month (12), and day
(31).
42. TIME formula:
Example: =TIME(9, 30, 0)
This formula creates a time based on the
specified hour (9), minute (30), and
second (0).
43. WEEKDAY formula:
Example: =WEEKDAY(AS1)
This formula returns the day of the week
corresponding to the date in cell AS1.
44. EOMONTH formula:
Example: =EOMONTH(AT1, 3)
This formula returns the last day of the
month, 3 months after the date in cell AT1.
45. DATEDIF formula:
Example: =DATEDIF(AU1, AU10, "y")
This formula calculates the number of
complete years between the dates in cells
AU1 and AU10.
46. PMT formula:
Example: =PMT(0.05/12, 12*5, -20000)
This formula calculates the monthly
payment for a loan with an annual interest
rate of 5%, 12 monthly payments per year,
and a principal amount of $20,000.
47. FV formula:
Example: =FV(0.1, 10, -100, -500)
This formula calculates the future value
of an investment with an annual interest
rate of 10%, 10 periods, a regular payment
of $100, and an initial principal of $500.
48. PV formula:
Example: =PV(0.08, 5, -100, 0, 1)
This formula calculates the present value
of an investment with an annual discount
rate of 8%, 5 periods, a regular payment
of $100, a future value of $0, and
payments made at the end of each period.
49. NPV formula:
Example: =NPV(0.1, A1:A5) + A1
This formula calculates the net present
value of cash flows in cells A1 to A5, with a
discount rate of 10%, and adds the initial
investment in cell A1.
50. IRR formula:
Example: =IRR(A1:A5)
This formula calculates the internal rate
of return for a series of cash flows in cells
A1 to A5.
51. CUMIPMT formula:
Example: =CUMIPMT(0.05/12, 12*5,
-20000, 1, 12*3)
This formula calculates the cumulative
interest paid on a loan with an annual
interest rate of 5%, 12 monthly payments
per year, a principal amount of $20,000,
and payments made from the first to the
36th month.
52. C
UMPRINC formula:
Example: =CUMPRINC(0.05/12, 12*5,
-20000, 1, 12*3)
This formula calculates the cumulative
principal paid on a loan with an annual
interest rate of 5%, 12 monthly payments
per year, a principal amount of $20,000,
and payments made from the first to the
36th month.
53. PMT formula (for annuity due):
Example: =PMT(0.05/12, 12*5, -20000, 0,
1)
This formula calculates the monthly
payment for an annuity due, where
payments are made at the beginning of
each period.
54. VDB formula:
Example: =VDB(1000, 100, 5, 1, 3)
This formula calculates the depreciation
of an asset for the first 3 periods using the
declining balance method.
55. HLOOKUP formula:
Example: =HLOOKUP("Apples",
AV1:AX10, 2, FALSE)
This formula looks for the value "Apples"
in the first row of the range AV1 to AX10
and returns the corresponding value from
the second row.
56. INDEX-MATCH formula:
Example: =INDEX(AV1:AX10,
MATCH("Oranges", AW1:AW10, 0), 2)
This formula combines the INDEX and
MATCH functions to find the row that
contains "Oranges" in column AW and
returns the value from the second column
in the range AV1 to AX10.
57. OFFSET formula:
Example: =OFFSET(AY1, 3, 2, 2, 1)
This formula returns a range of cells
starting from cell AY1, moving 3 rows
down and 2 columns to the right, with a
height of 2 rows and a width of 1 column.
58. SUMPRODUCT formula:
Example: =SUMPRODUCT(AZ1:AZ5,
BA1:BA5)
This formula multiplies the values in the
range AZ1 to AZ5 by the values in the
range BA1 to BA5 and returns the sum of
the products.
59. RANK formula:
Example: =RANK(BB1, BB1:BB10)
This formula calculates the rank of the
value in cell BB1 compared to the values in
the range BB1 to BB10.
60. STDEV formula:
Example: =STDEV(BC1:BC10)
This formula calculates the standard
deviation of the values in the range BC1 to
BC10, representing a sample.
61. STDEVP formula:
Example: =STDEVP(BD1:BD10)
This formula calculates the standard
deviation of the values in the range BD1 to
BD10, representing the entire population.
62. MEDIAN formula:
Example: =MEDIAN(BE1:BE10)
This formula calculates the median
(middle value) of the values in the range
BE1 to BE10.
63. MODE formula:
Example: =MODE(BF1:BF10)
This formula calculates the mode (most
frequently occurring value) of the values in
the range BF1 to BF10.
64. QUARTILE formula:
Example: =QUARTILE(BG1:BG10, 3)
This formula calculates the third quartile
(75th percentile) of the values in the range
BG1 to BG10.
65. PERCENTILE formula:
Example: =PERCENTILE(BH1:BH10, 90%)
This formula calculates the 90th
percentile of the values in the
range BH1 to BH10.
66. VARIANCE formula:
Example: =VAR(BI1:BI10)
This formula calculates the variance of
the values in the range BI1 to BI10,
representing a sample.
67. VARP formula:
Example: =VARP(BJ1:BJ10)
This formula calculates the variance of
the values in the range BJ1 to BJ10,
representing the entire population.
68. UPPER formula (applied to a range):
Example: =UPPER(BK1:BK10)
This formula converts the text in cells
BK1 to BK10 to uppercase.
69. LOWER formula (applied to a range):
Example: =LOWER(BL1:BL10)
This formula converts the text in cells BL1
to BL10 to lowercase.
70. PROPER formula (applied to a range):
Example: =PROPER(BM1:BM10)
This formula capitalizes the first letter of
each word in the text in cells BM1 to BM10.
71. SUBSTITUTE formula:
Example: =SUBSTITUTE(BN1, "Apple",
"Orange")
This formula replaces the text "Apple"
with "Orange" in the text contained in cell
BN1.
72. FIND formula:
Example: =FIND("e", BO1)
This formula finds the position of the
letter "e" in the text contained in cell BO1.
73. SEARCH formula:
Example: =SEARCH("e", BP1)
This formula searches for the letter "e" in
the text contained in cell BP1 and returns
its position.
74. REPLACE formula:
Example: =REPLACE(BQ1, 3, 2, "xyz")
This formula replaces 2 characters
starting from the 3rd position of the text in
cell BQ1 with the text "xyz".
75. MID formula (extracting variable
number of characters within a range):
Example: =MID(BR1, SEARCH(" ", BR1)+1,
LEN(BR1)-SEARCH(" ", BR1))
This formula extracts the characters after
the first space until the end of the text in
cell BR1, applied to a range of cells.
76. CONCATENATE formula (with cell
ranges):
Example: =CONCATENATE(BS1:BS10)
This formula combines the text in cells
BS1 to BS10 into a single string.
77. TEXTJOIN formula:
Example: =TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE,
BT1:BT10)
This formula combines the text in cells
BT1 to BT10, separated by a comma and
space.
78. LEFT formula (extracting variable
number of characters within a range):
Example: =LEFT(BU1, SEARCH(" ",
BU1)-1)
This formula extracts the characters from
the beginning of the text in cell BU1 until
the first space, applied to a range of cells.
79. RIGHT formula (extracting variable
number of characters within a range):
Example: =RIGHT(BV1, LEN(BV1)-
SEARCH(" ", BV1))
This formula extracts the characters from
the first space to the end of the text in cell
BV1, applied to a range of cells.
80. SUMPRODUCT formula (multiple
ranges):
Example: =SUMPRODUCT(BW1:BW5,
BX1:BX5, BY1:BY5)
This formula multiplies the values in the
ranges BW1 to BW5, BX1 to BX5, and BY1
to BY5, and returns the sum of the
products.
81. INDEX-MATCH formula (multiple
criteria):
Example: =INDEX(BZ1:BZ10, MATCH(1, (
CA1:CA10="Red")*(CB1:CB10="Large"),
0))
This formula combines the INDEX and
MATCH functions to find the first
occurrence where the corresponding cells
in ranges CA1 to CA10 and CB1 to CB10
meet specific criteria, and returns the
value from the range BZ1 to BZ10.
82. COUNTIF formula (with wildcard):
Example: =COUNTIF(CC1:CC10, "App*")
This formula counts the number of cells
in the range CC1 to CC10 that start with
the text "App".
83. SUMIF formula (with wildcard):
Example: =SUMIF(CD1:CD10, "Fruit*",
CE1:CE10)
This formula sums the values in the
range CE1 to CE10 where the
corresponding cells in the range CD1 to
CD10 start with the text "Fruit".
84. AVERAGEIF formula (with wildcard):
Example: =AVERAGEIF(CF1:CF10, "Red*",
CG1:CG10)
This formula calculates the average of
the values in the range CG1 to CG10
where the corresponding cells in the range
CF1 to CF10 start with the text "Red".
85. MAX formula (with criteria):
Example: =MAX(IF(CH1:CH10="Apples",
CI1:CI10))
This formula finds the maximum value in
the range CI1 to CI10, considering only the
values where the corresponding cells in
the range CH1 to CH10 are "Apples". It is
an array formula, so remember to press
Ctrl+Shift+Enter when entering it.
86. MIN formula (with criteria):
Example: =MIN(IF(CJ1:CJ10="Oranges",
CK1:CK10))
This formula finds the minimum value in
the range CK1 to CK10, considering only
the values where the corresponding cells
in the range CJ1 to CJ10 are "Oranges". It
is an array formula, so remember to press
Ctrl+Shift+Enter when entering it.
87. SUMIFS formula (with wildcard):
Example: =SUMIFS(CL1:CL10,
CM1:CM10, "Fruit*", CN1:CN10, ">50")
This formula sums the values in the
range CL1 to CL10 where the
corresponding cells in the range CM1 to
CM10 start with the text "Fruit" and the
corresponding cells in the range CN1 to
CN10 are greater than 50.
88. AVERAGEIFS formula (with wildcard):
Example: =AVERAGEIFS(CO1:CO10,
CP1:CP10, "Red*", CQ1:CQ10, ">0")
This formula calculates the average of
the values in the range CO1 to CO10
where the corresponding cells in the range
CP1 to CP10 start with the text "Red" and
the corresponding cells in the range CQ1
to CQ10 are greater than 0.
89. COUNTBLANK formula:
Example: =COUNTBLANK(CR1:CR10)
This formula counts the number of blank
cells in the range CR1 to CR10.
90. CONCAT formula (with cell ranges):
Example: =CONCAT(CS1:CT10)
This formula combines the text in cells
CS1 to CT10 into a single string.
91. SUBTOTAL formula (dynamic):
Example: =SUBTOTAL(9, CU1:CU10)
This formula calculates the sum of the
visible cells in the range CU1 to CU10,
excluding any hidden rows, and updates
automatically when the filtering of data
changes.
92. XNPV formula:
Example: =XNPV(0
.1, CV1:CV5, CW1:CW5)
This formula calculates the net present
value of cash flows in the range CW1 to
CW5 with specific dates in the range CV1
to CV5 and a discount rate of 10%.
93. XIRR formula:
Example: =XIRR(CV1:CV5, CW1:CW5)
This formula calculates the internal rate
of return for a series of cash flows in the
range CW1 to CW5 with specific dates in
the range CV1 to CV5.
94. POWER formula:
Example: =POWER(CX1, CY1)
This formula raises the number in cell
CX1 to the power of the number in cell
CY1.
95. SQRT formula:
Example: =SQRT(CZ1)
This formula calculates the square root of
the number in cell CZ1.
96. LOG formula:
Example: =LOG(DA1)
This formula calculates the natural
logarithm of the number in cell DA1.
97. ROUND formula:
Example: =ROUND(DB1, 2)
This formula rounds the number in cell
DB1 to 2 decimal places.
98. INT formula:
Example: =INT(DC1)
This formula rounds down the number in
cell DC1 to the nearest integer.
99. MOD formula:
Example: =MOD(DD1, 7)
This formula returns the remainder when
the number in cell DD1 is divided by 7.
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