Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ITRI 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+18.7%
Final Value$57.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+9.5%
Final Value$52.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+3.8%
Final Value$49.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap14.9 pp
Your timing vs best-9.1%
Your timing vs worst+5.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 1.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$31K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$64K~1.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$139K~1.2x 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~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.1x your money
20 Years~1.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$76 est. gain
$6K+$217 est. gain
$13K+$897 est. gain
$28K+$4K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$191 est. gain
$16K+$542 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$382 est. gain
$31K+$1K est. gain
$64K+$4K est. gain
$139K+$19K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$37K+$765 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$129K+$9K est. gain
$278K+$38K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 1.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$84.27
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$82.03
$10,500
$10,234
-2.53%
$-266
Mar 2, 2020
$79.10
$11,000
$10,369
-5.74%
$-631
Apr 2, 2020
$54.32
$11,500
$7,620
-33.74%
$-3,880
May 4, 2020
$67.38
$12,000
$9,953
-17.06%
$-2,047
Jun 2, 2020
$66.67
$12,500
$10,348
-17.22%
$-2,152
Jul 2, 2020
$65.95
$13,000
$10,736
-17.42%
$-2,264
Aug 3, 2020
$71.41
$13,500
$12,125
-10.19%
$-1,375
Sep 2, 2020
$61.97
$14,000
$11,022
-21.27%
$-2,978
Oct 2, 2020
$63.15
$14,500
$11,732
-19.09%
$-2,768
Nov 2, 2020
$67.23
$15,000
$12,990
-13.40%
$-2,010
Dec 2, 2020
$82.55
$15,500
$16,450
+6.13%
$950
Jan 4, 2021
$95.65
$16,000
$19,560
+22.25%
$3,560
Feb 2, 2021
$94.16
$16,500
$19,756
+19.73%
$3,256
Mar 2, 2021
$117.75
$17,000
$25,205
+48.26%
$8,205
Apr 5, 2021
$93.36
$17,500
$20,484
+17.05%
$2,984
May 3, 2021
$88.45
$18,000
$19,907
+10.59%
$1,907
Jun 2, 2021
$95.95
$18,500
$22,095
+19.43%
$3,595
Jul 2, 2021
$98.33
$19,000
$23,143
+21.80%
$4,143
Aug 2, 2021
$97.60
$19,500
$23,471
+20.36%
$3,971
Sep 2, 2021
$83.65
$20,000
$20,616
+3.08%
$616
Oct 4, 2021
$73.88
$20,500
$18,708
-8.74%
$-1,792
Nov 2, 2021
$79.70
$21,000
$20,682
-1.51%
$-318
Dec 2, 2021
$62.46
$21,500
$16,708
-22.29%
$-4,792
Jan 3, 2022
$68.92
$22,000
$18,937
-13.92%
$-3,063
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ITRI
Investing $500 per month in Itron, Inc. (ITRI) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $53K today. That's +9.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).