internal rate of return

noun

1. an interest rate giving a net present value of zero when applied to the expected cash flow of a project. Its value, compared to the cost of the capital involved, is used to determine the project's viability

Example Sentences

But Thomas H. Lee eventually earned a 34 percent internal rate of return from it.

From New York Times

The $6.7 billion Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II and the Tactical Opportunities Fund III, which raised $4.09 billion, had generated a net internal rate of return of 14.1% and 11.7%, respectively, as of June last year, according to the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

From Reuters

It reported a net internal rate of return of just 2% as of the end of September, according to Blackstone's most recent quarterly earnings.

From Reuters

By comparison, the predecessor fund that Clarus raised in 2018, before Blackstone took over, was delivering a 15% net internal rate of return as of the end of September.

From Reuters

KKR said the prior KKR Americas XII Fund, which collected $13.9 billion from investors in 2017, had a net internal rate of return of 41.9% as of the end of last year.

From Reuters