NETWORKDAYS Function

Returns the number of working days between two dates.

Syntax

NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])
  • start_date
    The first date to be measured
  • end_date
    The last date to be measured
  • holidays—[optional]
    The dates to exclude from the count

Sample usage

NETWORKDAYS([Due Date]4, [Due Date]5, [holidays])

Usage notes

WORKDAY, NETWORKDAY, and NETWORKDAYS count Saturday and Sunday as non-working days. If you enable dependencies on your sheet, you can customize the non-working days. After you do this, the formulas use your settings in calculations.

Examples

This example references the following sheet information:

 Clothing ItemOrder DateShip DateHolidayPercent Complete
1T-Shirt02/12/1902/15/19 100%
2Pants02/15/1903/20/192/21/1950%
3Jacket02/20/1902/27/192/21/1975%

Given the table above, here are some examples of using NETWORKDAYS in a sheet:

FormulaDescriptionResult
=IF([Percent Complete]1 = 1, NETWORKDAYS([Order Date]1, [Ship Date]1), "Order Not Yet Fulfilled")If the value in row 1 of the Percent Complete column is 100%, the function returns the number of working days between the date in row 1 of the Order Date column and the date in row 1 of the Ship Date column. Otherwise, the function returns Order Not Yet Fulfilled.4
=NETWORKDAYS([Order Date]2, [Ship Date]2)Returns the number of working days between the date in row 2 of the Order Date column and the date in row 2 of the Ship Date column.24
=IF([Clothing Item]3 = "Jacket", NETWORKDAYS([Order Date]3, [Ship Date]3))If the value in row 3 of the Clothing Item column is Jacket, the return the number of working days between the date in row 3 of the Order Date column and the date in row 3 of the Ship Date column. Otherwise, keep the cell blank.6
=NETWORKDAYS([Order Date]2, [Ship Date]2, Holiday2)Returns the number of working days—excluding the holidays—between the Order Date and Ship Date columns in row 2.23

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