Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in LUNR 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+268.5%
Final Value$136.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+227.8%
Final Value$119.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+185.3%
Final Value$105.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap83.2 pp
Your timing vs best-40.7%
Your timing vs worst+42.5%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 30.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$27K~1.5x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$62K~2.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$296K~4.9x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$4.5M~37.7x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.5x your money
5 Years~2.1x your money
10 Years~4.9x your money
20 Years~37.7x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$12K+$6K est. gain
$59K+$47K est. gain
$906K+$882K est. gain
$250/mo
$14K+$5K est. gain
$31K+$16K est. gain
$148K+$118K est. gain
$2.3M+$2.2M est. gain
$500/mo
$27K+$9K est. gain
$62K+$32K est. gain
$296K+$236K est. gain
$4.5M+$4.4M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$54K+$18K est. gain
$124K+$64K est. gain
$593K+$473K est. gain
$9.1M+$8.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 30.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
54 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Nov 17, 2021
$9.65
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Dec 17, 2021
$9.69
$10,500
$10,541
+0.39%
$41
Jan 18, 2022
$9.69
$11,000
$11,041
+0.38%
$41
Feb 17, 2022
$9.70
$11,500
$11,553
+0.46%
$53
Mar 17, 2022
$9.65
$12,000
$11,993
-0.06%
$-7
Apr 18, 2022
$9.68
$12,500
$12,531
+0.24%
$31
May 17, 2022
$9.64
$13,000
$12,979
-0.16%
$-21
Jun 17, 2022
$9.69
$13,500
$13,546
+0.34%
$46
Jul 18, 2022
$9.69
$14,000
$14,046
+0.33%
$46
Aug 17, 2022
$9.71
$14,500
$14,575
+0.52%
$75
Sep 19, 2022
$9.85
$15,000
$15,285
+1.90%
$285
Oct 17, 2022
$9.82
$15,500
$15,739
+1.54%
$239
Nov 17, 2022
$9.88
$16,000
$16,335
+2.09%
$335
Dec 19, 2022
$9.96
$16,500
$16,967
+2.83%
$467
Jan 17, 2023
$10.09
$17,000
$17,680
+4.00%
$680
Feb 17, 2023
$40.70
$17,500
$71,851
+310.58%
$54,351
Mar 17, 2023
$12.50
$18,000
$22,567
+25.37%
$4,567
Apr 17, 2023
$10.45
$18,500
$19,366
+4.68%
$866
May 17, 2023
$7.80
$19,000
$14,955
-21.29%
$-4,045
Jun 20, 2023
$8.55
$19,500
$16,893
-13.37%
$-2,607
Jul 17, 2023
$9.12
$20,000
$18,519
-7.40%
$-1,481
Aug 17, 2023
$5.06
$20,500
$10,775
-47.44%
$-9,725
Sep 18, 2023
$4.10
$21,000
$9,231
-56.04%
$-11,769
Oct 17, 2023
$3.54
$21,500
$8,470
-60.60%
$-13,030
Nov 17, 2023
$2.99
$22,000
$7,654
-65.21%
$-14,346
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in LUNR
Investing $500 per month in Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) over the past 4 years would be worth approximately $120K today. That's +227.8% total return on $37K invested, with a +30.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).