Date & time
YEAR function
Year of a date. YEAR works in Sheets with the usual arguments and results, on cells and on live data from the tools you connect.
Syntax
=YEAR(date) | Argument | Use |
|---|---|
date | required |
Example
The year of a date; date text from a data source works too.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Order | Customer | Region | Status | Amount | Date |
| 2 | #1001 | Acme Ltd | North | Paid | 1200 | 2026-01-14 |
| 3 | #1002 | Blue Fox | South | Open | 450 | 2026-01-20 |
| 4 | #1003 | Acme Ltd | North | Paid | 980 | 2026-02-03 |
| 5 | #1004 | Cedar & Co | East | Overdue | 2300 | 2026-02-11 |
| 6 | #1005 | Blue Fox | South | Paid | 610 | 2026-03-02 |
| 7 | #1006 | Delta BV | West | Open | 1750 | 2026-03-09 |
| 8 | 2026 |
Result computed by the Sheets formula engine.
On live data
In Sheets, YEAR sits next to live data from a connected tool: =data.orders.sum(total) totals a table, =list.orders(customer) spills a column's distinct values, and a linked table column such as table.orders[Total] is a range any function accepts.
More date & time functions
DATEDate from parts (yyyy-mm-dd)EOMONTHLast day of the month N months awayMONTHMonth of a date (1-12)NETWORKDAYSWorking days between two datesDATEDIFYears, months or days between two datesDATEVALUEDate text as a serial numberDAYDay of the month (1-31)DAYSNumber of days between two datesDAYS360Days between dates on a 360-day yearEDATESame day N months before or after a dateHOURHour of a time (0-23)ISOWEEKNUMISO 8601 week number of a date
Spreadsheet formulas on live business data
Sheets evaluates 491 spreadsheet functions, on cells and on data read live from your tools.