diff --git a/maths/sum_of_digits.py b/maths/sum_of_digits.py
index 64da00d4634c..d54cd22234b6 100644
--- a/maths/sum_of_digits.py
+++ b/maths/sum_of_digits.py
@@ -55,9 +55,32 @@ def sum_of_digits_compact(n: int) -> int:
     return sum(int(c) for c in str(abs(n)))
 
 
+def digital_root(n: int) -> int:
+    """
+    finding the digital root of n
+    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_root
+
+    >>> digital_root(394328)
+    2
+    >>> digital_root(-394328)
+    -1
+    >>> digital_root(123)
+    6
+    >>> digital_root(0)
+    0
+    >>> digital_root("109820394")
+    -1
+    """
+
+    try:
+        return n % 9 or n and 9 if n >= 0 else -1
+    except TypeError:
+        return -1
+
+
 def benchmark() -> None:
     """
-    Benchmark code for comparing 3 functions,
+    Benchmark code for comparing 4 functions,
     with 3 different length int values.
     """
     print("\nFor small_num = ", small_num, ":")
@@ -85,6 +108,8 @@ def benchmark() -> None:
         timeit("z.sum_of_digits_compact(z.small_num)", setup="import __main__ as z"),
         "seconds",
     )
+    result = timeit("z.digital_root(z.small_num)", setup="import __main__ as z")
+    print(f"> digital_root()\tans = {digital_root(small_num)}\ttime = {result} seconds")
 
     print("\nFor medium_num = ", medium_num, ":")
     print(
@@ -111,6 +136,14 @@ def benchmark() -> None:
         timeit("z.sum_of_digits_compact(z.medium_num)", setup="import __main__ as z"),
         "seconds",
     )
+    print(
+        "> digital_root()",
+        "\t\tans =",
+        digital_root(medium_num),
+        "\ttime =",
+        timeit("z.digital_root(z.medium_num)", setup="import __main__ as z"),
+        "seconds",
+    )
 
     print("\nFor large_num = ", large_num, ":")
     print(
@@ -137,6 +170,14 @@ def benchmark() -> None:
         timeit("z.sum_of_digits_compact(z.large_num)", setup="import __main__ as z"),
         "seconds",
     )
+    print(
+        "> digital_root()",
+        "\tans =",
+        digital_root(large_num),
+        "\ttime =",
+        timeit("z.digital_root(z.large_num)", setup="import __main__ as z"),
+        "seconds",
+    )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":