How to round to the nearest quarter (0.25) in Excel
Formula (Excel and Google Sheets)
=MROUND(B2,0.25)Use MROUND with 0.25: =MROUND(B2,0.25) turns 7.38 into 7.5 and 7.63 into 7.75.
- Result on the example
- one result per row in
C2, filled down toC6 - Works in
- Every current version
- Google Sheets
- Same formula
See it work
The formula is already in C2, filled down to C6. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.
How it works
MROUND finds the nearest multiple of 0.25: 7.38 lies between 7.25 and 7.5 and is closer to 7.5; 8.12 is closer to 8.00. Billing in quarter hours, or pricing in quarters, uses the same formula.
=MROUND(B2,0.25)Result7.5
B27.38The value in B2.
MROUND(B2,0.25)7.5MROUND: Rounds to the nearest multiple.- number
B27.38 - multiple
0.25
- number
In Google Sheets
The same formula works in Google Sheets: =MROUND(B2,0.25). We ran it in Google Sheets mode on the same data and it returns the same results.
Other ways to do it
Each one was run on the same example sheet.
| Formula | Result | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| =ROUND(B2*4,0)/4 | 7.50, 8.00, 7.00… | Four quarters in a unit: multiply by 4, round to a whole number, divide back. Works in every version and with negatives. |
Common mistakes
- Rounding to 2 decimals with
ROUND(B2,2)doesn't give quarters; it keeps 7.38 as 7.38. - If the hours are Excel times (7:23), they are fractions of a day. Round with
=MROUND(B2,"0:15")instead.
Try it yourself
Same data, empty answer cell. Your formula is graded instantly, then re-checked on changed data, so a typed-in number won't pass.
Round to the nearest quarter (0.25)
C2, round the hours to the nearest quarter hour (0.25), then fill down to C6.Questions
How do I round to the nearest half?
Use =MROUND(B2,0.5), or =ROUND(B2*2,0)/2.
How do I always round up to the next quarter hour?
Use =CEILING(B2,0.25).
Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.