Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ATRO means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+412.4%
Final Value$246.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+367.2%
Final Value$224.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+320.2%
Final Value$201.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap92.2 pp
Your timing vs best-45.2%
Your timing vs worst+47.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 27.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$26K~1.5x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$58K~1.9x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$253K~4.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$3.1M~26.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.5x your money
5 Years~1.9x your money
10 Years~4.2x your money
20 Years~26.1x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$12K+$6K est. gain
$51K+$39K est. gain
$627K+$603K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$29K+$14K est. gain
$127K+$97K est. gain
$1.6M+$1.5M est. gain
$500/mo
$26K+$8K est. gain
$58K+$28K est. gain
$253K+$193K est. gain
$3.1M+$3.0M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$52K+$16K est. gain
$116K+$56K est. gain
$507K+$387K est. gain
$6.3M+$6.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 27.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$27.96
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$26.39
$10,500
$9,938
-5.35%
$-562
Mar 2, 2020
$20.22
$11,000
$8,115
-26.23%
$-2,885
Apr 2, 2020
$7.80
$11,500
$3,630
-68.43%
$-7,870
May 4, 2020
$7.90
$12,000
$4,177
-65.19%
$-7,823
Jun 2, 2020
$9.57
$12,500
$5,560
-55.52%
$-6,940
Jul 2, 2020
$9.91
$13,000
$6,257
-51.87%
$-6,743
Aug 3, 2020
$8.74
$13,500
$6,019
-55.42%
$-7,481
Sep 2, 2020
$9.29
$14,000
$6,897
-50.73%
$-7,103
Oct 2, 2020
$8.05
$14,500
$6,477
-55.33%
$-8,023
Nov 2, 2020
$6.71
$15,000
$5,899
-60.68%
$-9,101
Dec 2, 2020
$12.50
$15,500
$11,488
-25.88%
$-4,012
Jan 4, 2021
$12.14
$16,000
$11,658
-27.14%
$-4,342
Feb 2, 2021
$13.09
$16,500
$13,070
-20.79%
$-3,430
Mar 2, 2021
$15.58
$17,000
$16,056
-5.55%
$-944
Apr 5, 2021
$18.51
$17,500
$19,576
+11.86%
$2,076
May 3, 2021
$17.90
$18,000
$19,430
+7.95%
$1,430
Jun 2, 2021
$17.61
$18,500
$19,616
+6.03%
$1,116
Jul 2, 2021
$17.81
$19,000
$20,338
+7.04%
$1,338
Aug 2, 2021
$17.06
$19,500
$19,982
+2.47%
$482
Sep 2, 2021
$13.63
$20,000
$16,464
-17.68%
$-3,536
Oct 4, 2021
$14.38
$20,500
$17,870
-12.83%
$-2,630
Nov 2, 2021
$13.27
$21,000
$16,991
-19.09%
$-4,009
Dec 2, 2021
$10.30
$21,500
$13,688
-36.33%
$-7,812
Jan 3, 2022
$12.02
$22,000
$16,474
-25.12%
$-5,526
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ATRO
Investing $500 per month in Astronics Corporation (ATRO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $224K today. That's +367.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +27.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).