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How much does your investment need to rise to recover a loss?
How to use it Enter the percentage you are down, or move the slider. Add a starting value to see what the loss and recovery mean in pounds.
Gain needed to recover
+66.67%
- Starting value
- £1,000.00
- Value after loss
- £600.00
- Amount to recover
- £400.00
Why it matters
The bigger the loss, the harder it is to recover.
A £1,000 investment that falls 40% is worth £600. It needs to rise by £400, or 66.67% of £600, to get back to £1,000.
Common losses and recovery gains
| Loss | Gain to recover |
|---|---|
| 10% | 11.11% |
| 20% | 25.00% |
| 30% | 42.86% |
| 40% | 66.67% |
| 50% | 100.00% |
| 60% | 150.00% |
| 75% | 300.00% |
| 90% | 900.00% |
How it's calculated
Required gain (%) = loss (%) ÷ [100 − loss (%)] × 100
Lose 100%, and there's nothing left to recover from.
Assumptions & limitations
Price/value recovery only. Excludes fees, taxes, dividends, additional purchases and withdrawals. A mathematical recovery requirement is not evidence that an investment will recover.