MAXIFS function
Returns the maximum of the values of cells in a range that meets multiple criteria in multiple ranges.
MAXIFS(Func_Range; Range1; Criterion1 [ ; Range2; Criterion2 [;...]]))
Func_Range – required argument. A range of cells, a name of a named range or a label of a column or a row containing values for calculating the maximum.
Func_Range and Range1, Range2... must have the same size, otherwise the function returns err:502 - Invalid argument.
The logical relation between criteria can be defined as logical AND (conjunction). In other words, if and only if all given criteria are met, a value from the corresponding cell of the given Func_Range is taken into calculation.
The function can have up to 255 arguments, meaning that you can specify 127 criteria ranges and criteria for them.
If a cell contains TRUE, it is treated as 1, if a cell contains FALSE – as 0 (zero).
This function is part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) standard Version 1.2. (ISO/IEC 26300:2-2015)
Consider the following table
|
A |
B |
C |
|
|
1 |
Product Name |
Sales |
Revenue |
|
2 |
pencil |
20 |
65 |
|
3 |
pen |
35 |
85 |
|
4 |
notebook |
20 |
190 |
|
5 |
book |
17 |
180 |
|
6 |
pencil-case |
not |
not |
In all examples below, ranges for calculation contain the row #6, which is ignored because it contains text.
Simple usage
=MAXIFS(B2:B6;B2:B6;"<35")
Calculates the maximum of values of the range B2:B6 that are greater than or equal to 20. Returns 35. The fifth row does not meet the criterion.
=MAXIFS(C2:C6;B2:B6;">=20";C2:C6;"<90")
Calculates the maximum of values of the range C2:C6 that are lower than 90 and correspond to cells of the B2:B6 range with values greater than or equal to 20. Returns 85, because the fourth and fifth rows do not meet at least one criterion.
Using regular expressions and nested functions
=MAXIFS(C2:C6;B2:B6;">"&MIN(B2:B6);B2:B6;"<"&MAX(B2:B6))
Calculates the maximum of values of the range C2:C6 that correspond to all values of the range B2:B6 except its minimum and maximum. Returns 190, because only the fourth row meet the criteria.
=MAXIFS(C2:C6;A2:A6;"pen.*";B2:B6;"<="&MAX(B2:B6))
Calculates the maximum of values of the range C2:C6 that correspond to all cells of the A2:A6 range starting with "pen" and to all cells of the B2:B6 range except its maximum. Returns 85, because only the third row meets all criteria.
Reference to a cell as a criterion
If you need to change a criterion easily, you may want to specify it in a separate cell and use a reference to this cell in the condition of the MAXIFS function. For example, the above function can be rewritten as follows:
=MAXIFS(C2:C6;A2:A6;E2&".*";B2:B6;"<"&MAX(B2:B6))
If E2 = "pen", the function returns 65, because the reference to the cell is substituted with its content.
