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What Is a Future Payment Worth in Today's Money?

What Is a Future Cash Flow Worth Today?

The cornerstone of all finance: money today is worth more than the same money tomorrow. Learn to convert future values into today's dollars.

PVDiscountingTime Value

Live Result

$50,834.93

ƒ: FV / (1 + r)^nraw: 50834.9

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Use variable names from the panel above (e.g. FV, r, n) — or type numbers directly: 10000 / (1 + 0.08)^10

FV$

Future Value — amount received at a future date

FV = 10000

r% as decimal

Discount rate per period (decimal)

r = 0.08

Number of periods (years)

n = 10

💡 You can also enter values directly in the formula: 10000 / (1 + 0.08)^10

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Time Value of Money · Educational Guide

The Core Idea

Would you rather receive $1,000 today or $1,000 in 10 years? Obviously today — you could invest that $1,000 and have much more in 10 years. This is the time value of money: the foundation of everything in finance.

How It Works

Present Value answers: what is this future amount worth RIGHT NOW? We "discount" future cash by dividing by (1+r)^n. Every extra year in the future, and every extra percent of risk, reduces today's value.

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Real-World Example: $10,000 promised in 10 years, discount rate 8%: PV = 10,000 / (1.08)^10 = 10,000 / 2.159 = $4,632. You should pay no more than $4,632 today for that promise.

What Is a Future Payment Worth in Today's Money?

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