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Net Operating Income Calculator

Quickly estimate Net Operating Income (NOI) for rental properties and commercial real estate. Enter rental income, vacancy and operating expenses to get effective gross income, NOI, operating expense ratio and optional cap rate based on value.

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Calculate Net Operating Income (NOI) for Real Estate

This Net Operating Income Calculator offers two modes. The Standard tab gives a clean NOI estimate from gross rental income, vacancy and operating expenses. The Advanced tab lets you break out taxes, insurance, management and capital expenditures, and optionally compute a cap rate based on value.

All amounts can be entered per year, per month or per any consistent time period and in any currency. The calculator focuses onationships between income, vacancy and expenses, not on a specific currency.

Net Operating Income (NOI) is defined as all income from the minus all ordinary operating expenses, before debt service, income taxes and capital expenditures. The standard tab uses a single combined operating expense number to keep inputs simple.

The advanced mode separates operating expenses into major categories and can calculate a simple cap rate if you enter a value. Debt service, income taxes and one-time acquisition or selling costs are not part of NOI and should be analysed separately.

Net Operating Income Calculator – Complete Guide for Real Estate Investors

The Net Operating Income Calculator on MyTimeCalculator helps you estimate how much income a generates after covering its everyday operating expenses. NOI is one of the most important metrics in real estate because it feeds directly into cap rate, valuation and debt coverage analysis.

You can use the Standard tab for a quick estimate from a few key inputs, or switch to the Advanced tab to break out taxes, insurance, management and capital expenditures. Both modes are designed to work for single-family rentals, multifamily, office, retail and other income-producing properties.

1. What Is Net Operating Income (NOI)?

Net Operating Income is the income a produces after subtracting ordinary operating expenses, but before accounting for financing costs, income taxes or major one-time capital projects. Conceptually, it measures the’s ability to generate cash flow from its core operations:

Net Operating Income (NOI) = Effective Gross Income (EGI) − Operating Expenses

Because it strips out financing structure and tax effects, NOI provides a neutral way to compare properties and evaluate deals across markets and capital structures.

2. Potential Gross Income, Vacancy Loss and Effective Gross Income

Before you can calculate NOI, you typically work through three layers of income:

  • Potential Gross Income (PGI): The total income the could generate if it were fully occupied and all tenants paid according to their leases (gross scheduled rent + other recurring income).
  • Vacancy and credit loss: The income lost due to unoccupied units, concessions and tenants who do not pay.
  • Effective Gross Income (EGI): PGI minus vacancy and credit loss. This is the starting point for deducting operating expenses.

The calculator implements this structure in both tabs by computing PGI, subtracting vacancy loss from an adjustable vacancy rate and reporting the resulting EGI.

3. What Counts as an Operating Expense?

Operating expenses are the recurring costs required to keep the running and generating income. Common categories include:

  • Repairs and maintenance
  • Utilities paid by the owner
  • Property management and administrative costs
  • Property taxes and insurance
  • Routine cleaning, landscaping and common area costs
  • Reserves for capital expenditures (roof, HVAC, major systems)

Operating expenses do not include mortgage payments, income taxes, depreciation, amortization or major acquisition/disposition costs. Those are handled separately when you analyse cash flow after debt service or overall return on investment.

4. NOI Formula and Operating Expense Ratio

Once you know effective gross income and total operating expenses, NOI is straightforward:

Effective Gross Income (EGI) = Potential Gross Income − Vacancy Loss
Net Operating Income (NOI) = EGI − Operating Expenses

The calculator also reports the operating expense ratio:

Operating Expense Ratio = Operating Expenses ÷ Effective Gross Income

This ratio shows how much of each income dollar is absorbed by operating costs and helps you compare efficiency across properties or track improvements over time.

5. Cap Rate and Valuation from NOI

In the Advanced tab, you can optionally enter a value to estimate the’s capitalization rate:

Cap Rate = NOI ÷ Value

For example, if a has NOI of 50,000 and is worth 1,000,000, the cap rate is 5%. Investors often use target cap rates as a quick screen for pricing: rearranging the formula gives an implied value (Property Value = NOI ÷ Cap Rate) that can be compared against the asking price.

6. How to Use the Net Operating Income Calculator

  1. Choose the appropriate tab. Use Standard NOI Calculator for a quick estimate with one total operating expense figure, or Advanced Real Estate Analysis to break out major expense categories.
  2. Enter gross rental income and other income (parking, storage, laundry, service fees) using the same time period for all values (monthly, yearly, etc.).
  3. Enter a vacancy rate that reflects your market assumptions or actual performance. The tool will calculate vacancy loss and effective gross income.
  4. In the Standard tab, enter a single operating expenses number. In the Advanced tab, allocate amounts to operating expenses, taxes, insurance, management and capital expenditures.
  5. (Optional) In the Advanced tab, enter a property value to calculate a cap rate from the computed NOI.
  6. Click the calculate button andiew the NOI, operating expense ratio, and (if applicable) cap rate and breakdown table to understand how income and expenses interact.

7. NOI vs Cash Flow After Debt Service

NOI is often described as the’s income “before financing.” To get to cash flow after debt service, you would typically subtract:

  • Annual principal and interest payments on loans
  • Any recurring lender-required reserves beyond those already included in operations

The Advanced tab reports cash flow before debt service, which is simply equal to NOI in this calculator. You can then compare NOI to annual loan payments to estimate debt coverage and risk.

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Net Operating Income Calculator FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions Net Operating Income, vacancy, operating expenses and how to use this calculator for rental and commercial real estate analysis.

Gross income is the total rental and other income a generates before any deductions. Net Operating Income (NOI) subtracts vacancy and all ordinary operating expenses from that income. As a result, NOI is usually much lower than gross income but much more useful for comparing deals and valuing properties.

No. Net Operating Income is calculated before debt service. Mortgage payments, interest and loan fees are handled separately when you analyse cash flow after financing. Keeping NOI separate makes it easier to compare properties regardless of how they are financed or how much equity is invested.

Many investors include a reserve for capital expenditures (CapEx) as part of their operating budget so that NOI reflects ongoing building needs like roof replacement, HVAC and major systems over time. The Advanced tab has a separate CapEx input so you can choose whether to treat it as part of your effective operating expenses or analyse it separately.

Yes. The calculator works with any time period as long as you are consistent. If you enter all income and expense items as monthly figures, the results will show monthly NOI. If you prefer annual analysis, enter annual numbers instead. Many investors convert everything to annual amounts when comparing multiple properties or markets.

The cap rate is only as accurate as your NOI estimate and value input. The calculator provides a clean, formula-based cap rate using NOI and the value you enter, but it does not replace a full appraisal or market analysis. It is best used for scenario testing and initial deal screening rather than final pricing decisions.

Yes. The NOI framework is the same for apartments, single-family rentals, office, retail, industrial and other income-producing real estate. As long as you can identify gross income, reasonable vacancy assumptions and operating expenses, the calculator’s outputs apply to both residential and commercial properties.

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