IRR error

dviper

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Why does the IRR calculate an error with these cash flows?

IRR Test.xlsx
ABC
6IRR#DIV/0!
7Month 1(1,094,364)#NUM!
8Month 2(844,364)#NUM!
9Month 3(24,926,864)#NUM!
10Month 4(844,364)#NUM!
11Month 5(2,850,118)#NUM!
12Month 6(3,578,703)#NUM!
13Month 7(3,043,835)#NUM!
14Month 8(3,043,835)#NUM!
15Month 9(3,043,835)#NUM!
16Month 10(3,043,835)#NUM!
17Month 11(3,043,835)#NUM!
18Month 12(3,043,835)#NUM!
19Month 13(3,043,835)#NUM!
20Month 14(3,043,835)#NUM!
21Month 15(3,043,835)#NUM!
22Month 16(3,043,835)#NUM!
23Month 17(3,043,835)#NUM!
24Month 18(3,043,835)#NUM!
25Month 19(3,043,835)#NUM!
26Month 20(3,043,835)#NUM!
27Month 21(15,625)#NUM!
28Month 22(15,625)#NUM!
29Month 23(15,625)#NUM!
30Month 24(15,625)#NUM!
31Month 25(6,432,292)#NUM!
32Month 26(884,023)#NUM!
33Month 27182,763#NUM!
34Month 28182,763#NUM!
35Month 29182,763#NUM!
36Month 30182,763#NUM!
37Month 31(14,784,142)#NUM!
38Month 32123,200,82315.26%
39Month 33-15.26%
40Month 34-15.26%
41Month 35-15.26%
42Month 36-15.26%
43Month 37-15.26%
44Month 38-15.26%
45Month 39-15.26%
46Month 40-15.26%
47Month 41-15.26%
48Month 42-15.26%
49Month 43-15.26%
50Month 44-15.26%
51Month 45-15.26%
52Month 46-15.26%
53Month 47-15.26%
54Month 48-15.26%
55Month 49-15.26%
56Month 50-15.26%
57Month 51-15.26%
58Month 52-15.26%
59Month 53-15.26%
60Month 54-15.26%
61Month 55-15.26%
62Month 56-15.26%
63Month 57-15.26%
64Month 58-15.26%
65Month 59-15.26%
66Month 60-15.26%
67Month 61-15.26%
68Month 62-15.26%
69Month 63-15.26%
70Month 64-15.26%
71Month 65-15.26%
72Month 66-15.26%
73Month 67-15.26%
74Month 68-15.26%
75Month 69-15.26%
76Month 70-15.26%
77Month 71-15.26%
78Month 72-15.26%
79Month 73-15.26%
80Month 74-15.26%
81Month 75-15.26%
82Month 76-15.26%
83Month 77-15.26%
84Month 78-15.26%
85Month 79-15.26%
86Month 80-15.26%
87Month 81-15.26%
88Month 82-15.26%
89Month 83-15.26%
90Month 84-15.26%
91Month 85-15.26%
92Month 86-15.26%
93Month 87-15.26%
94Month 88-15.26%
95Month 89-15.26%
96Month 90-#DIV/0!
97Month 91-#DIV/0!
98Month 92-#DIV/0!
99Month 93-#DIV/0!
100Month 94-#DIV/0!
101Month 95-#DIV/0!
102Month 96-#DIV/0!
103Month 97-#DIV/0!
104Month 98-#DIV/0!
105Month 99-#DIV/0!
106Month 100-#DIV/0!
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B6B6=(1+IRR($B$7:$B$106,0.1))^12-1
A8:A106A8=+A7+1
C7:C106C7=(1+IRR(B$7:B7))^12-1
 

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Admittedly, I do not ever use the IRR function, but when I copy your data, the formula in cell B6 returns a valid value for me:
1686050275022.png


Judging by the explanation of the function, it is easy to see why your formulas in column C return the #NUM! errors.
Looking at Microsoft's explanation of the function here: IRR function - Microsoft Support, notice what it says about the values in the range/array you are using:
1686050398828.png


All your values in column B are negative, until you get to cell B38. At that point, you stop getting errors in your column C formula.
 
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