MS Excel: How to use the ROUNDUP Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel ROUNDUP function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel ROUNDUP function returns a number rounded up to a specified number of digits. (Rounds away from 0.)

The ROUNDUP function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Math/Trig Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the ROUNDUP function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the ROUNDUP function in Microsoft Excel is:

ROUNDUP( number, digits )

Parameters or Arguments

number

The number to round up.

digits

The number of digits to round the number up to.

Returns

The ROUNDUP function returns a numeric value.

Applies To

• Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel ROUNDUP function examples and explore how to use the ROUNDUP function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following ROUNDUP examples would return:

=ROUNDUP(A1, 0)
Result: 663

=ROUNDUP(A1, 1)
Result: 662.8

=ROUNDUP(A2, -1)
Result: 60

=ROUNDUP(55.1, -1)
Result: 60

=ROUNDUP(-23.62, 1)
Result: -23.7