Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in EOG 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+106.7%
Final Value$99.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+94.2%
Final Value$93.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+80.6%
Final Value$86.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap26.1 pp
Your timing vs best-12.5%
Your timing vs worst+13.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 11.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$39K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$106K~1.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$406K~3.4x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.8x your money
20 Years~3.4x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$611 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$9K est. gain
$81K+$57K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$20K+$5K est. gain
$53K+$23K est. gain
$203K+$143K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$106K+$46K est. gain
$406K+$286K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$79K+$19K est. gain
$211K+$91K est. gain
$812K+$572K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 11.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$84.14
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$71.37
$10,500
$9,010
-14.19%
$-1,490
Mar 2, 2020
$62.86
$11,000
$8,436
-23.31%
$-2,564
Apr 2, 2020
$38.30
$11,500
$5,640
-50.96%
$-5,860
May 4, 2020
$46.74
$12,000
$7,447
-37.94%
$-4,553
Jun 2, 2020
$54.81
$12,500
$9,233
-26.13%
$-3,267
Jul 2, 2020
$50.52
$13,000
$9,011
-30.69%
$-3,989
Aug 3, 2020
$46.37
$13,500
$8,835
-34.55%
$-4,665
Sep 2, 2020
$43.70
$14,000
$8,827
-36.95%
$-5,173
Oct 2, 2020
$34.81
$14,500
$7,531
-48.06%
$-6,969
Nov 2, 2020
$35.15
$15,000
$8,179
-45.47%
$-6,821
Dec 2, 2020
$47.82
$15,500
$11,628
-24.98%
$-3,872
Jan 4, 2021
$49.86
$16,000
$12,624
-21.10%
$-3,376
Feb 2, 2021
$51.26
$16,500
$13,556
-17.84%
$-2,944
Mar 2, 2021
$64.47
$17,000
$17,550
+3.24%
$550
Apr 5, 2021
$71.79
$17,500
$20,043
+14.53%
$2,543
May 3, 2021
$75.97
$18,000
$21,830
+21.28%
$3,830
Jun 2, 2021
$85.27
$18,500
$25,002
+35.15%
$6,502
Jul 2, 2021
$85.77
$19,000
$25,649
+34.99%
$6,649
Aug 2, 2021
$71.62
$19,500
$22,314
+14.43%
$2,814
Sep 2, 2021
$68.36
$20,000
$21,799
+8.99%
$1,799
Oct 4, 2021
$86.40
$20,500
$28,051
+36.84%
$7,551
Nov 2, 2021
$92.82
$21,000
$30,773
+46.54%
$9,773
Dec 2, 2021
$86.56
$21,500
$29,197
+35.80%
$7,697
Jan 3, 2022
$91.16
$22,000
$31,970
+45.32%
$9,970
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in EOG
Investing $500 per month in EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $93K today. That's +94.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $13K from reinvested dividends.