Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in FLEX 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+665.4%
Final Value$367.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+625.0%
Final Value$348.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+581.1%
Final Value$326.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap84.3 pp
Your timing vs best-40.4%
Your timing vs worst+43.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 36.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$29K~1.6x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$71K~2.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$412K~6.9x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$9.8M~81.5x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.6x your money
5 Years~2.4x your money
10 Years~6.9x your money
20 Years~81.5x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$2K est. gain
$14K+$8K est. gain
$82K+$70K est. gain
$2.0M+$1.9M est. gain
$250/mo
$15K+$6K est. gain
$36K+$21K est. gain
$206K+$176K est. gain
$4.9M+$4.8M est. gain
$500/mo
$29K+$11K est. gain
$71K+$41K est. gain
$412K+$352K est. gain
$9.8M+$9.7M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$59K+$23K est. gain
$143K+$83K est. gain
$824K+$704K est. gain
$19.6M+$19.3M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 36.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$12.78
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$12.84
$10,500
$10,547
+0.45%
$47
Mar 2, 2020
$11.72
$11,000
$10,127
-7.94%
$-873
Apr 2, 2020
$7.93
$11,500
$7,352
-36.07%
$-4,148
May 4, 2020
$8.88
$12,000
$8,733
-27.23%
$-3,267
Jun 2, 2020
$10.44
$12,500
$10,767
-13.86%
$-1,733
Jul 2, 2020
$9.95
$13,000
$10,762
-17.22%
$-2,238
Aug 3, 2020
$11.47
$13,500
$12,906
-4.40%
$-594
Sep 2, 2020
$11.37
$14,000
$13,293
-5.05%
$-707
Oct 2, 2020
$11.17
$14,500
$13,559
-6.49%
$-941
Nov 2, 2020
$13.76
$15,000
$17,203
+14.69%
$2,203
Dec 2, 2020
$16.81
$15,500
$21,517
+38.82%
$6,017
Jan 4, 2021
$17.88
$16,000
$23,386
+46.16%
$7,386
Feb 2, 2021
$18.53
$16,500
$24,736
+49.92%
$8,236
Mar 2, 2021
$18.39
$17,000
$25,049
+47.35%
$8,049
Apr 5, 2021
$18.31
$17,500
$25,441
+45.37%
$7,941
May 3, 2021
$17.45
$18,000
$24,746
+37.48%
$6,746
Jun 2, 2021
$18.56
$18,500
$26,820
+44.97%
$8,320
Jul 2, 2021
$17.87
$19,000
$26,323
+38.54%
$7,323
Aug 2, 2021
$17.83
$19,500
$26,764
+37.25%
$7,264
Sep 2, 2021
$19.03
$20,000
$29,065
+45.32%
$9,065
Oct 4, 2021
$17.83
$20,500
$27,732
+35.28%
$7,232
Nov 2, 2021
$17.60
$21,000
$27,874
+32.74%
$6,874
Dec 2, 2021
$17.36
$21,500
$27,994
+30.21%
$6,494
Jan 3, 2022
$18.58
$22,000
$30,462
+38.46%
$8,462
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in FLEX
Investing $500 per month in Flex Ltd. (FLEX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $348K today. That's +625.0% total return on $48K invested, with a +36.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).