Compound Annual Return

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CAR
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑmpaʊnd ˈænjuəl rɪˈtərn/
Category
Business
Related Field
Accounting

Examples in Context

  1. Art market tracker Beautiful Asset Advisors also reckons that sold lots in the two auctions for which there were prior purchase price data generated an average compound annual return of just over 6 per cent ( with an average 14-year holding period ).

Other meanings of CAR