Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in HD 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+24.6%
Final Value$59.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+20.1%
Final Value$57.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+15.9%
Final Value$55.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap8.7 pp
Your timing vs best-4.5%
Your timing vs worst+4.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 2.9%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$32K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$70K~1.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$162K~1.4x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.2x your money
20 Years~1.4x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$156 est. gain
$6K+$448 est. gain
$14K+$2K est. gain
$32K+$8K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$391 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$81K+$21K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$782 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$162K+$42K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$64K+$4K est. gain
$139K+$19K est. gain
$325K+$85K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 2.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$219.66
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$231.54
$10,500
$11,041
+5.15%
$541
Mar 2, 2020
$229.94
$11,000
$11,465
+4.22%
$465
Apr 2, 2020
$181.31
$11,500
$9,604
-16.49%
$-1,896
May 4, 2020
$221.84
$12,000
$12,250
+2.09%
$250
Jun 2, 2020
$252.71
$12,500
$14,455
+15.64%
$1,955
Jul 2, 2020
$248.50
$13,000
$14,799
+13.84%
$1,799
Aug 3, 2020
$266.18
$13,500
$16,352
+21.13%
$2,852
Sep 2, 2020
$287.20
$14,000
$18,236
+30.25%
$4,236
Oct 2, 2020
$279.31
$14,500
$18,235
+25.76%
$3,735
Nov 2, 2020
$270.74
$15,000
$18,175
+21.17%
$3,175
Dec 2, 2020
$271.10
$15,500
$18,800
+21.29%
$3,300
Jan 4, 2021
$263.92
$16,000
$18,802
+17.51%
$2,802
Feb 2, 2021
$272.16
$16,500
$19,889
+20.54%
$3,389
Mar 2, 2021
$260.29
$17,000
$19,522
+14.83%
$2,522
Apr 5, 2021
$315.40
$17,500
$24,302
+38.87%
$6,802
May 3, 2021
$330.27
$18,000
$25,947
+44.15%
$7,947
Jun 2, 2021
$313.23
$18,500
$25,238
+36.42%
$6,738
Jul 2, 2021
$322.70
$19,000
$26,501
+39.48%
$7,501
Aug 2, 2021
$327.22
$19,500
$27,372
+40.37%
$7,872
Sep 2, 2021
$327.74
$20,000
$28,056
+40.28%
$8,056
Oct 4, 2021
$326.47
$20,500
$28,447
+38.77%
$7,947
Nov 2, 2021
$367.29
$21,000
$32,504
+54.78%
$11,504
Dec 2, 2021
$407.77
$21,500
$36,735
+70.86%
$15,235
Jan 3, 2022
$408.64
$22,000
$37,313
+69.61%
$15,313
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in HD
Investing $500 per month in The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $58K today. That's +20.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $6K from reinvested dividends.