ODDLPRICE Function in Excel: Price of a Bond With an Odd Last Period

ODDLPRICE Function in Excel: Price of a Bond With an Odd Last Period 1
⏱ 1 min readUpdated 5 October 2026

FinanceLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. ODDLPRICE in practice
  5. Where you will use it
  6. Worked example
  7. Mistakes people make
  8. Related functions

ODDLPRICE prices a bond whose last coupon period is irregular.

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Syntax

=ODDLPRICE(settlement, maturity, last_interest, rate, yld, redemption, frequency, [basis])
Argument What it means
dates Settlement, maturity and other dates as real dates
rates / prices Per 100 of face value where relevant
basis Day-count basis (0 = 30/360, 3 = actual/365)

Examples

Example 1

=ROUND(ODDLPRICE(DATE(2026,10,5),DATE(2027,2,15),DATE(2026,6,30),A2,B2,100,2,0),3)

Result: 100.12. See the worked example table below for more cases.

ODDLPRICE in practice

Where you will use it

  • Treasury and bond desks
  • Valuing debentures and money-market instruments
  • Accrual and audit checks

Worked example

RateYieldFormulaResult
0.080.075=ROUND(ODDLPRICE(DATE(2026,10,5),DATE(2027,2,15),DATE(2026,6,30),A2,B2,100,2,0),3)100.12
0.070.08=ROUND(ODDLPRICE(DATE(2026,10,5),DATE(2027,2,15),DATE(2026,6,30),A3,B3,100,2,0),3)99.597
0.090.09=ROUND(ODDLPRICE(DATE(2026,10,5),DATE(2027,2,15),DATE(2026,6,30),A4,B4,100,2,0),3)99.925

Results calculated in Excel.

Mistakes people make

MistakeWhat to do instead
Dates as textUse DATE() or real date cells
Wrong basisIndian money-market instruments usually use actual/365 (3)

PRICE · YIELD · DISC

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