Enter the average stock purchase price ($), the average stock selling price ($), and the total number of stocks purchased into the Average Return on Stocks Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Average Return on Stocks.

## Average Return on Stocks Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Average Return on Stocks.

AROS% = (SP-PP)/PP  *100

AROS$= (SP-PP) * #S • Where AROS is the Average Return on Stocks (%) • SP is the average stock purchase price ($)
• PP is the average stock selling price ($) • #S is the total number of stocks purchased ## How to Calculate Average Return on Stocks? The following example problems outline how to calculate Average Return on Stocks. Example Problem #1 1. First, determine the average stock purchase price ($).
• The average stock purchase price ($) is calculated to be : 50. 2. Next, determine the average stock selling price ($).
• The average stock selling price ($) is measured to be: 75. 3. Next, determine the total number of stocks purchased. • The total number of stocks purchased is found to be: 80. 4. Finally, calculate the Average Return on Stocks using the formula above: AROS = (SP-PP)/PP *100 The values given above are inserted into the equation below and the solution is calculated: AROS = (75-50)/50 *100 = 50.00 (%) Example Problem #2 The variables needed for this problem are provided below: average stock purchase price ($) = 80

average stock selling price (\$) = 100

total number of stocks purchased = 1000

This example problem is a test of your knowledge on the subject. Use the calculator above to check your answer.

AROS = (SP-PP)/PP * #S *100 = (%)