NETWORKDAYS

returns business days between two dates · from excel · excel: verified match · sheets: verified match

signature

NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])

returns: number

argumentrequired
start_date required
end_date required
holidays optional

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

fx =NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2026,7,1), DATE(2026,7,31)) 23

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

errorproduced by
#ERROR! =NETWORKDAYS(1,2,3,4)
#NUM! =NETWORKDAYS(1,3000000)

related

  • DATE creates date from year, month, day
  • DATEDIF calculates difference between two dates
  • DATEVALUE converts date text to serial number
  • DAY returns day of month from date
  • DAYS returns number of days between two dates
  • DAYS360 returns days between dates on 360-day year