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BYCOL
BYCOL iterates over each column of an array and passes it to a LAMBDA function, returning the results as a row array. It is ideal for computing column-level summaries (sums, averages, maximums) without writing separate formulas for each column.
Excel
=BYCOL(A2:C4, LAMBDA(col, SUM(col)))Google Sheets
=BYCOL(A2:C4, LAMBDA(col, SUM(col)))Try it with your data
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How it works
- 1Select the array you want to process column by column (e.g., A2:C4).
- 2Define a LAMBDA with one parameter representing each column and the operation to apply (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE, MAX).
- 3BYCOL returns a horizontal array with one result per column; spill it into a row of cells.
Need a version for your data?
Try: “Sum each column of my data table separately with a single formula”