Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in NET 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+513.0%
Final Value$294.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+478.2%
Final Value$277.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+443.2%
Final Value$260.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap69.7 pp
Your timing vs best-34.8%
Your timing vs worst+34.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 31.9%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$28K~1.5x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$64K~2.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$320K~5.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$5.4M~45.1x 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~5.3x your money
20 Years~45.1x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$2K est. gain
$13K+$7K est. gain
$64K+$52K est. gain
$1.1M+$1.1M est. gain
$250/mo
$14K+$5K est. gain
$32K+$17K est. gain
$160K+$130K est. gain
$2.7M+$2.6M est. gain
$500/mo
$28K+$10K est. gain
$64K+$34K est. gain
$320K+$260K est. gain
$5.4M+$5.3M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$55K+$19K est. gain
$128K+$68K est. gain
$640K+$520K est. gain
$10.8M+$10.6M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 31.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$17.03
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$17.69
$10,500
$10,888
+3.69%
$388
Mar 2, 2020
$22.08
$11,000
$14,089
+28.09%
$3,089
Apr 2, 2020
$23.06
$11,500
$15,215
+32.30%
$3,715
May 4, 2020
$23.67
$12,000
$16,117
+34.31%
$4,117
Jun 2, 2020
$30.20
$12,500
$21,064
+68.51%
$8,564
Jul 2, 2020
$36.47
$13,000
$25,937
+99.51%
$12,937
Aug 3, 2020
$42.51
$13,500
$30,732
+127.65%
$17,232
Sep 2, 2020
$39.00
$14,000
$28,695
+104.96%
$14,695
Oct 2, 2020
$41.75
$14,500
$31,218
+115.30%
$16,718
Nov 2, 2020
$52.05
$15,000
$39,420
+162.80%
$24,420
Dec 2, 2020
$71.90
$15,500
$54,953
+254.54%
$39,453
Jan 4, 2021
$74.59
$16,000
$57,509
+259.43%
$41,509
Feb 2, 2021
$83.57
$16,500
$64,933
+293.53%
$48,433
Mar 2, 2021
$75.50
$17,000
$59,162
+248.01%
$42,162
Apr 5, 2021
$71.17
$17,500
$56,269
+221.54%
$38,769
May 3, 2021
$84.06
$18,000
$66,961
+272.00%
$48,961
Jun 2, 2021
$83.86
$18,500
$67,301
+263.79%
$48,801
Jul 2, 2021
$106.02
$19,000
$85,586
+350.45%
$66,586
Aug 2, 2021
$118.59
$19,500
$96,233
+393.50%
$76,733
Sep 2, 2021
$128.61
$20,000
$104,864
+424.32%
$84,864
Oct 4, 2021
$115.73
$20,500
$94,862
+362.74%
$74,362
Nov 2, 2021
$192.37
$21,000
$158,183
+653.25%
$137,183
Dec 2, 2021
$166.37
$21,500
$137,303
+538.62%
$115,803
Jan 3, 2022
$126.16
$22,000
$104,619
+375.54%
$82,619
Page 1 of 4
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in NET
Investing $500 per month in Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $278K today. That's +478.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +31.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).