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Investment loss recovery calculator UK

Find the percentage gain required to recover from a percentage loss. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.

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Gain needed on the reduced balance

25%

Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Pure percentage arithmetic. Recovery is not guaranteed and does not account for tax, fees or additional contributions.

How the investment loss recovery calculator uk works

Recovery gain = loss ÷ (100 − loss) × 100.

Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.

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Worked example: investment loss recovery

This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.

Loss from original value (%)
20

Gain needed on the reduced balance: 25%

Recovery gain = loss ÷ (100 − loss) × 100.

Investment loss recovery: questions answered

What does the investment loss recovery calculation include?

Recovery gain = loss ÷ (100 − loss) × 100. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Pure percentage arithmetic. Recovery is not guaranteed and does not account for tax, fees or additional contributions.

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Using your result

Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.

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