Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in JBL 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+544.8%
Final Value$309.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+513.1%
Final Value$294.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+478.8%
Final Value$277.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap66.1 pp
Your timing vs best-31.7%
Your timing vs worst+34.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 33.1%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$28K~1.6x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$66K~2.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$341K~5.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$6.3M~52.5x 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~2.2x your money
10 Years~5.7x your money
20 Years~52.5x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$2K est. gain
$13K+$7K est. gain
$68K+$56K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.2M est. gain
$250/mo
$14K+$5K est. gain
$33K+$18K est. gain
$171K+$141K est. gain
$3.1M+$3.1M est. gain
$500/mo
$28K+$10K est. gain
$66K+$36K est. gain
$341K+$281K est. gain
$6.3M+$6.2M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$56K+$20K est. gain
$132K+$72K est. gain
$682K+$562K est. gain
$12.6M+$12.4M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 33.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$41.97
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$40.11
$10,500
$10,057
-4.22%
$-443
Mar 2, 2020
$33.72
$11,000
$8,972
-18.44%
$-2,028
Apr 2, 2020
$22.86
$11,500
$6,582
-42.76%
$-4,918
May 4, 2020
$26.12
$12,000
$8,021
-33.16%
$-3,979
Jun 2, 2020
$31.39
$12,500
$10,168
-18.65%
$-2,332
Jul 2, 2020
$31.45
$13,000
$10,688
-17.79%
$-2,312
Aug 3, 2020
$35.23
$13,500
$12,472
-7.61%
$-1,028
Sep 2, 2020
$35.30
$14,000
$13,026
-6.96%
$-974
Oct 2, 2020
$34.37
$14,500
$13,183
-9.09%
$-1,317
Nov 2, 2020
$33.82
$15,000
$13,472
-10.19%
$-1,528
Dec 2, 2020
$39.46
$15,500
$16,252
+4.85%
$752
Jan 4, 2021
$42.17
$16,000
$17,868
+11.67%
$1,868
Feb 2, 2021
$43.49
$16,500
$18,927
+14.71%
$2,427
Mar 2, 2021
$43.94
$17,000
$19,657
+15.63%
$2,657
Apr 5, 2021
$53.70
$17,500
$24,523
+40.13%
$7,023
May 3, 2021
$52.60
$18,000
$24,521
+36.23%
$6,521
Jun 2, 2021
$56.63
$18,500
$26,940
+45.62%
$8,440
Jul 2, 2021
$58.38
$19,000
$28,272
+48.80%
$9,272
Aug 2, 2021
$59.13
$19,500
$29,135
+49.41%
$9,635
Sep 2, 2021
$61.48
$20,000
$30,834
+54.17%
$10,834
Oct 4, 2021
$59.09
$20,500
$30,135
+47.00%
$9,635
Nov 2, 2021
$62.43
$21,000
$32,338
+53.99%
$11,338
Dec 2, 2021
$59.35
$21,500
$31,281
+45.49%
$9,781
Jan 3, 2022
$70.46
$22,000
$37,637
+71.08%
$15,637
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in JBL
Investing $500 per month in Jabil Inc. (JBL) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $294K today. That's +513.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +33.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $1K from reinvested dividends.