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Excel WORKDAY Formula

How to use Excel WORKDAY to add business days and exclude holidays.

Quick formula

=WORKDAY(start_date, days, holidays)

Use a start date, the number of business days to add, and an optional holiday range. For counting business days between two dates, use NETWORKDAYS.

Example

If A2 contains a start date and E2:E20 contains bank holidays, =WORKDAY(A2,10,E2:E20) returns the date 10 working days later.