Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CAR 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+225.0%
Final Value$156.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+186.3%
Final Value$137.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+153.9%
Final Value$121.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap71.2 pp
Your timing vs best-38.8%
Your timing vs worst+32.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 18.0%/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$153K~2.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$955K~8.0x 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~8.0x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$31K+$19K est. gain
$191K+$167K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$76K+$46K est. gain
$478K+$418K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$153K+$93K est. gain
$955K+$835K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$93K+$33K est. gain
$306K+$186K est. gain
$1.9M+$1.7M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 18.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$33.33
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$32.83
$10,500
$10,350
-1.43%
$-150
Mar 2, 2020
$32.28
$11,000
$10,677
-2.94%
$-323
Apr 2, 2020
$11.26
$11,500
$4,224
-63.27%
$-7,276
May 4, 2020
$13.97
$12,000
$5,741
-52.16%
$-6,259
Jun 2, 2020
$23.72
$12,500
$10,248
-18.02%
$-2,252
Jul 2, 2020
$25.92
$13,000
$11,698
-10.01%
$-1,302
Aug 3, 2020
$25.38
$13,500
$11,954
-11.45%
$-1,546
Sep 2, 2020
$36.18
$14,000
$17,541
+25.30%
$3,541
Oct 2, 2020
$28.34
$14,500
$14,240
-1.79%
$-260
Nov 2, 2020
$30.52
$15,000
$15,836
+5.57%
$836
Dec 2, 2020
$37.68
$15,500
$20,051
+29.36%
$4,551
Jan 4, 2021
$35.44
$16,000
$19,359
+20.99%
$3,359
Feb 2, 2021
$40.59
$16,500
$22,672
+37.41%
$6,172
Mar 2, 2021
$59.34
$17,000
$33,645
+97.91%
$16,645
Apr 5, 2021
$75.00
$17,500
$43,024
+145.85%
$25,524
May 3, 2021
$89.01
$18,000
$51,561
+186.45%
$33,561
Jun 2, 2021
$86.63
$18,500
$50,682
+173.96%
$32,182
Jul 2, 2021
$78.94
$19,000
$46,683
+145.70%
$27,683
Aug 2, 2021
$85.94
$19,500
$51,323
+163.19%
$31,823
Sep 2, 2021
$94.99
$20,000
$57,227
+186.14%
$37,227
Oct 4, 2021
$120.94
$20,500
$73,361
+257.86%
$52,861
Nov 2, 2021
$357.17
$21,000
$217,155
+934.07%
$196,155
Dec 2, 2021
$268.12
$21,500
$163,514
+660.53%
$142,014
Jan 3, 2022
$202.22
$22,000
$123,825
+462.84%
$101,825
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CAR
Investing $500 per month in Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $137K today. That's +186.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +18.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $7K from reinvested dividends.