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Fixed Coupon Bond Price Calculator
Value fixed coupon payments and the redemption amount using a constant yield with matching coupon-period compounding.
The interactive calculator requires JavaScript. The formula and worked example below remain available.
01 / Enter your figures
Make the numbers yours.
Use one currency and consistent time periods. Amounts are shown in your input currency units; no currency conversion is performed.
02 / See the working
Your calculation
Enter your figures, then choose Calculate. Or load the worked example.
03 / Understand the method
Formula and method
Price = PV of coupon payments + PV of redemption value
Value fixed coupon payments and the redemption amount using a constant yield with matching coupon-period compounding.
How to use this calculator
- Collect the figures for the same entity, currency and reporting period.
- Enter each input using its label and unit. For percentages, enter 15 to mean 15%.
- Choose Calculate, inspect the breakdown and compare the result with your assumptions.
- Change one input to explore a scenario. Recalculate after edits; display rounding does not round the underlying calculation.
Inputs at a glance
- Face value: A nonnegative numeric input in the units specified by the label.
- Annual coupon rate (%): A percentage number rather than a decimal fraction.
- Annual nominal yield (%): A percentage number rather than a decimal fraction.
- Years to maturity: A nonnegative numeric input in the units specified by the label.
- Coupon payments per year: A nonnegative numeric input in the units specified by the label.
Worked example
Follow one calculation.
- Face value
- 1000
- Annual coupon rate (%)
- 6
- Annual nominal yield (%)
- 6
- Years to maturity
- 5
- Coupon payments per year
- 2
- Calculated result
- 1,000
Load this example in the interactive form to inspect the intermediate amounts.
Assumptions and interpretation
Assumes valuation on a coupon date, no default, no embedded options and redemption at face value. It excludes accrued interest and is not a market quote.
The output is a model based on the figures entered. Check source records and use the accounting or contractual definitions relevant to your task before relying on a result.
Questions about this tool
What does the fixed coupon bond price calculation measure?
Value fixed coupon payments and the redemption amount using a constant yield with matching coupon-period compounding.
Which assumptions can change the result?
Assumes valuation on a coupon date, no default, no embedded options and redemption at face value. It excludes accrued interest and is not a market quote.
Why can displayed totals differ slightly from my spreadsheet?
Calculations use the unrounded input values. Only the display is rounded. Use four or six decimal places to inspect small differences, and check the timing, sign conventions and rounding policy in your spreadsheet.
Reference and further learning
Time value of money and loans. These original learning examples apply the displayed formula; the reference does not certify or endorse this calculator.
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Formula and worked example checked 4 November 2026. Calculations run in your browser without sending the entered figures to Accounting Share. Report a calculation issue with the tool name, example inputs and expected result; avoid sharing confidential records.
