Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CMPO 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+147.9%
Final Value$104.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+134.2%
Final Value$97.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+120.8%
Final Value$92.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap27.2 pp
Your timing vs best-13.7%
Your timing vs worst+13.5%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 17.4%/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$147K~2.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$880K~7.3x 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~7.3x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$992 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$29K+$17K est. gain
$176K+$152K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$74K+$44K est. gain
$440K+$380K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$147K+$87K est. gain
$880K+$760K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$91K+$31K est. gain
$295K+$175K est. gain
$1.8M+$1.5M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 17.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
64 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Nov 19, 2020
$8.19
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Dec 21, 2020
$8.38
$10,500
$10,732
+2.21%
$232
Jan 19, 2021
$8.71
$11,000
$11,655
+5.95%
$655
Feb 19, 2021
$8.73
$11,500
$12,181
+5.92%
$681
Mar 19, 2021
$8.29
$12,000
$12,067
+0.56%
$67
Apr 19, 2021
$8.39
$12,500
$12,713
+1.70%
$213
May 19, 2021
$8.35
$13,000
$13,152
+1.17%
$152
Jun 21, 2021
$8.40
$13,500
$13,731
+1.71%
$231
Jul 19, 2021
$8.38
$14,000
$14,198
+1.42%
$198
Aug 19, 2021
$8.42
$14,500
$14,766
+1.84%
$266
Sep 20, 2021
$8.38
$15,000
$15,196
+1.31%
$196
Oct 19, 2021
$8.41
$15,500
$15,750
+1.62%
$250
Nov 19, 2021
$8.43
$16,000
$16,288
+1.80%
$288
Dec 20, 2021
$8.47
$16,500
$16,865
+2.21%
$365
Jan 19, 2022
$6.63
$17,000
$13,701
-19.40%
$-3,299
Feb 22, 2022
$5.54
$17,500
$11,949
-31.72%
$-5,551
Mar 21, 2022
$6.22
$18,000
$13,916
-22.69%
$-4,084
Apr 19, 2022
$6.48
$18,500
$14,997
-18.93%
$-3,503
May 19, 2022
$6.20
$19,000
$14,849
-21.85%
$-4,151
Jun 21, 2022
$4.53
$19,500
$11,349
-41.80%
$-8,151
Jul 19, 2022
$4.46
$20,000
$11,674
-41.63%
$-8,326
Aug 19, 2022
$4.84
$20,500
$13,169
-35.76%
$-7,331
Sep 19, 2022
$4.25
$21,000
$12,063
-42.55%
$-8,937
Oct 19, 2022
$4.31
$21,500
$12,734
-40.77%
$-8,766
Nov 21, 2022
$4.18
$22,000
$12,850
-41.59%
$-9,150
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CMPO
Investing $500 per month in CompoSecure, Inc. (CMPO) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $97K today. That's +134.2% total return on $42K invested, with a +17.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $1K from reinvested dividends.