Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SLB 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+87.5%
Final Value$90.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+75.2%
Final Value$84.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+62.3%
Final Value$77.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap25.2 pp
Your timing vs best-12.3%
Your timing vs worst+12.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 9.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$38K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$96K~1.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$329K~2.7x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.6x your money
20 Years~2.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$508 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$19K+$7K est. gain
$66K+$42K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$164K+$104K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$96K+$36K est. gain
$329K+$209K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$75K+$15K est. gain
$192K+$72K est. gain
$658K+$418K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 9.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$40.17
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$33.46
$10,500
$8,830
-15.91%
$-1,670
Mar 2, 2020
$27.79
$11,000
$7,940
-27.82%
$-3,060
Apr 2, 2020
$13.88
$11,500
$4,466
-61.17%
$-7,034
May 4, 2020
$16.23
$12,000
$5,722
-52.32%
$-6,278
Jun 2, 2020
$18.86
$12,500
$7,193
-42.45%
$-5,307
Jul 2, 2020
$17.98
$13,000
$7,358
-43.40%
$-5,642
Aug 3, 2020
$18.72
$13,500
$8,160
-39.55%
$-5,340
Sep 2, 2020
$18.77
$14,000
$8,737
-37.59%
$-5,263
Oct 2, 2020
$15.57
$14,500
$7,748
-46.57%
$-6,752
Nov 2, 2020
$15.58
$15,000
$8,253
-44.98%
$-6,747
Dec 2, 2020
$21.64
$15,500
$12,030
-22.38%
$-3,470
Jan 4, 2021
$21.95
$16,000
$12,703
-20.61%
$-3,297
Feb 2, 2021
$22.51
$16,500
$13,527
-18.02%
$-2,973
Mar 2, 2021
$28.14
$17,000
$17,489
+2.88%
$489
Apr 5, 2021
$27.55
$17,500
$17,622
+0.70%
$122
May 3, 2021
$28.22
$18,000
$18,551
+3.06%
$551
Jun 2, 2021
$35.46
$18,500
$23,899
+29.18%
$5,399
Jul 2, 2021
$32.79
$19,000
$22,599
+18.94%
$3,599
Aug 2, 2021
$28.50
$19,500
$20,142
+3.29%
$642
Sep 2, 2021
$28.61
$20,000
$20,810
+4.05%
$810
Oct 4, 2021
$30.88
$20,500
$22,962
+12.01%
$2,462
Nov 2, 2021
$33.20
$21,000
$25,187
+19.94%
$4,187
Dec 2, 2021
$29.32
$21,500
$22,840
+6.23%
$1,340
Jan 3, 2022
$31.72
$22,000
$25,210
+14.59%
$3,210
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SLB
Investing $500 per month in SLB N.V. (SLB) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $84K today. That's +75.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $5K from reinvested dividends.