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How to find largest negative value (less than 0) in Excel?

To find the largest value from a range is very easy for most of Excel users, but how about finding the largest negative value (less than 0) from a data range which is mixed with negative and positive values? Here I introduce an array formula and a handy tool to help you find the largest value which must be less than 0 in Excel.

Find maximum negative value with formula

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Select a blank cell and type this formula =MAX(IF( A1:E10<0, A1:E10)) into it, and then press Shift + Ctrl + Enter keys to get out the largest negative value from the data range.

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Find maximum/minimum negative value with Kutools for Excel

If you have Kutools for Excel installed, you can use the Select Specific Cells utility and Select Cells with Max & Min Cells utility to find and highlight the minimum negative value from the data range.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

Note: You had better save a copy of your data before following the steps.

1. Select the data range and click Kutools > Select > Select Specific Cells. See screenshot:

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2. In the Select Specific Cells dialog, check Cell option under Select type section, then select Greater than from the list under Specific type section, and type 0 into next text box. And click Ok > OK to close dialogs. Now all positive cells are selected.

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3. Then press Delete key to delete the positive values. See screenshot:

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4. Click Kutools > Select > Select Cells with Max & Min Value . See screenshot:

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5. In the poppsing dialog, you can specify the options as you need. See screenshot:
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