IRR vs. NPV

Key Differences





What is IRR?
IRR stands for “Internal Rate of Return” which is a tool used for capital budgeting. Capital budgeting is a process to evaluate the feasibility of the return on investment. It judges either the investment on a project will generate the expected profits or not. The proposed project should not be launched unless the value of IRR is positive. The higher value of IRR
What is NPV?
NPV stands for “Net Present Value”. It is a tool to calculate the difference between cash inflow and cash outflow of organization at present time. Probability is found byt NPV. It gives the estimated value estimated cost of any project at present time and after few years the cost of same project keeping in view the inflation rate and others factors. It is helpful to buy any company or organization.