Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CLH 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+201.4%
Final Value$144.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+184.5%
Final Value$136.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+170.9%
Final Value$130.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap30.5 pp
Your timing vs best-16.9%
Your timing vs worst+13.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 17.9%/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$152K~2.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$943K~7.9x 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~7.9x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$30K+$18K est. gain
$189K+$165K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$76K+$46K est. gain
$471K+$411K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$152K+$92K est. gain
$943K+$823K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$93K+$33K est. gain
$304K+$184K est. gain
$1.9M+$1.6M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 17.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$85.02
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$84.50
$10,500
$10,439
-0.58%
$-61
Mar 2, 2020
$72.68
$11,000
$9,479
-13.83%
$-1,521
Apr 2, 2020
$48.57
$11,500
$6,834
-40.57%
$-4,666
May 4, 2020
$51.35
$12,000
$7,725
-35.62%
$-4,275
Jun 2, 2020
$60.75
$12,500
$9,640
-22.88%
$-2,860
Jul 2, 2020
$58.74
$13,000
$9,821
-24.46%
$-3,179
Aug 3, 2020
$61.49
$13,500
$10,781
-20.14%
$-2,719
Sep 2, 2020
$60.82
$14,000
$11,163
-20.26%
$-2,837
Oct 2, 2020
$57.88
$14,500
$11,123
-23.29%
$-3,377
Nov 2, 2020
$55.11
$15,000
$11,091
-26.06%
$-3,909
Dec 2, 2020
$72.71
$15,500
$15,133
-2.37%
$-367
Jan 4, 2021
$74.71
$16,000
$16,049
+0.31%
$49
Feb 2, 2021
$81.00
$16,500
$17,901
+8.49%
$1,401
Mar 2, 2021
$84.30
$17,000
$19,130
+12.53%
$2,130
Apr 5, 2021
$86.75
$17,500
$20,186
+15.35%
$2,686
May 3, 2021
$89.44
$18,000
$21,312
+18.40%
$3,312
Jun 2, 2021
$92.53
$18,500
$22,548
+21.88%
$4,048
Jul 2, 2021
$92.80
$19,000
$23,114
+21.65%
$4,114
Aug 2, 2021
$94.48
$19,500
$24,032
+23.24%
$4,532
Sep 2, 2021
$105.48
$20,000
$27,330
+36.65%
$7,330
Oct 4, 2021
$106.88
$20,500
$28,193
+37.53%
$7,693
Nov 2, 2021
$117.15
$21,000
$31,402
+49.53%
$10,402
Dec 2, 2021
$102.61
$21,500
$28,005
+30.25%
$6,505
Jan 3, 2022
$97.40
$22,000
$27,083
+23.10%
$5,083
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CLH
Investing $500 per month in Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $137K today. That's +184.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +17.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).