About the Cash-on-Cash Return Calculator
Cash-on-cash return for a leveraged rental: annual pre-tax cash flow divided by the cash you actually invested.
Also known as: coc return, cash on cash, leveraged return.
How to use this calculator
- Enter purchase price, down payment, closing costs & repairs, mortgage rate and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
CoC = annual cash flow ÷ cash invested
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Purchase price = 300,000
- Down payment = 25 %
- Closing costs & repairs = 12,000
- Mortgage rate = 7 %
- Mortgage term = 30 years
- Monthly rent = 2,600
- Monthly operating expenses = 700
the calculator returns:
- Cash-on-cash return: 5.56%
- Annual cash flow: 4,836.83
- Monthly mortgage: 1,496.93
- Cash invested: 87,000