CEILING Function (WS)

Description

The Microsoft Excel CEILING function returns a number rounded up based on a multiple of significance.

Syntax

The syntax for the CEILING function in Microsoft Excel is:

CEILING( number, significance )

Parameters or Arguments

number

The number that you wish to round up.

significance

The multiple of significance that you wish to round a number to.

Note

• If the sign of the number and the significance parameters are different, the CEILING function will return the #NUM! error.

Applies To

• 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 CEILING function examples and explore how to use the CEILING function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

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

=CEILING(A1, 1)
Result: 211

=CEILING(A1, 0.05)
Result: 210.7

=CEILING(210.63, 0.05)
Result: 210.65

=CEILING(A2, 2)
Result: 4

=CEILING(-4.5, -1)
Result: -5