Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BKR 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+198.8%
Final Value$143.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+180.2%
Final Value$134.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+161.4%
Final Value$125.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap37.3 pp
Your timing vs best-18.5%
Your timing vs worst+18.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 17.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$23K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$46K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$150K~2.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$910K~7.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.5x your money
10 Years~2.5x your money
20 Years~7.6x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$30K+$18K est. gain
$182K+$158K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$75K+$45K est. gain
$455K+$395K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$150K+$90K est. gain
$910K+$790K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$92K+$32K est. gain
$299K+$179K est. gain
$1.8M+$1.6M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 17.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$25.61
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$21.51
$10,500
$8,969
-14.58%
$-1,531
Mar 2, 2020
$17.17
$11,000
$7,659
-30.37%
$-3,341
Apr 2, 2020
$10.36
$11,500
$5,121
-55.47%
$-6,379
May 4, 2020
$13.97
$12,000
$7,406
-38.28%
$-4,594
Jun 2, 2020
$17.11
$12,500
$9,679
-22.57%
$-2,821
Jul 2, 2020
$15.41
$13,000
$9,217
-29.10%
$-3,783
Aug 3, 2020
$15.63
$13,500
$9,849
-27.05%
$-3,651
Sep 2, 2020
$14.11
$14,000
$9,487
-32.23%
$-4,513
Oct 2, 2020
$12.65
$14,500
$9,006
-37.89%
$-5,494
Nov 2, 2020
$15.71
$15,000
$11,684
-22.11%
$-3,316
Dec 2, 2020
$19.67
$15,500
$15,298
-1.30%
$-202
Jan 4, 2021
$21.02
$16,000
$16,848
+5.30%
$848
Feb 2, 2021
$20.39
$16,500
$16,843
+2.08%
$343
Mar 2, 2021
$24.37
$17,000
$20,792
+22.31%
$3,792
Apr 5, 2021
$21.41
$17,500
$18,767
+7.24%
$1,267
May 3, 2021
$21.69
$18,000
$19,512
+8.40%
$1,512
Jun 2, 2021
$26.27
$18,500
$24,301
+31.36%
$5,801
Jul 2, 2021
$23.55
$19,000
$22,285
+17.29%
$3,285
Aug 2, 2021
$20.86
$19,500
$20,240
+3.79%
$740
Sep 2, 2021
$23.35
$20,000
$23,349
+16.74%
$3,349
Oct 4, 2021
$25.45
$20,500
$25,949
+26.58%
$5,449
Nov 2, 2021
$25.90
$21,000
$27,092
+29.01%
$6,092
Dec 2, 2021
$24.00
$21,500
$25,604
+19.09%
$4,104
Jan 3, 2022
$25.04
$22,000
$27,214
+23.70%
$5,214
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BKR
Investing $500 per month in Baker Hughes Company (BKR) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $135K today. That's +180.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $7K from reinvested dividends.