Excel CEILING.PRECISE Function

Summary

The Excel CEILING.PRECISE function rounds a number up to a given multiple. Unlike the CEILING function, CEILING.MATH defaults to a multiple of 1, and always rounds negative numbers toward zero.

Purpose

Round a number up to nearest multiple

Return value

A rounded number.

Syntax

=CEILING.PRECISE (number, [significance])

Arguments

number - The number that should be rounded.
significance - [optional] Multiple to use when rounding. Default is 1.

Usage notes

The Excel CEILING.PRECISE function will round a number up to the nearest integer or given multiple of significance. By default, CEILING.PRECISE rounds to the nearest integer, using a significance of 1. Positive numbers with decimal portions are rounded up away from zero to the next multiple of significance (e.g. 6.3 is rounded to 7) , while negative numbers with decimal portions are rounded toward zero (e.g. -6.3 is rounded to -6).

=CEILING.PRECISE(6.3) // returns 7=CEILING.PRECISE(-6.3) // returns -6

Rounding negative numbers

The CEILING.PRECISE function always rounds negative numbers toward zero, and ignores the sign of significance.

=CEILING.PRECISE(-4.1) // returns -4=CEILING.PRECISE(-4.1,1) // returns -4=CEILING.PRECISE(-4.1,-1) // returns -4

CEILING.PRECISE vs CEILING

Unlike the CEILING function, CEILING.PRECISE defaults to a multiple of 1, and always rounds negative numbers toward zero.

The CEILING.PRECISE function differs from the CEILING function in these ways:

CEILING.PRECISE defaults to a multiple of 1 (i.e. rounds to nearest integer)
CEILING.PRECISE always rounds negative numbers toward zero
CEILING.PRECISE ignores the sign of significance argument (uses the absolute value)

Notes

CEILING.PRECISE always rounds negative numbers toward zero.
If number is an exact multiple of significance, no rounding occurs.
To round to the nearest multiple (either up or down) see the MROUND function.