Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in URI 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+259.2%
Final Value$172.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+238.5%
Final Value$162.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+218.3%
Final Value$152.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap40.8 pp
Your timing vs best-20.6%
Your timing vs worst+20.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 21.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$50K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$181K~3.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.4M~11.8x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.7x your money
10 Years~3.0x your money
20 Years~11.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$36K+$24K est. gain
$284K+$260K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$25K+$10K est. gain
$90K+$60K est. gain
$710K+$650K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$50K+$20K est. gain
$181K+$121K est. gain
$1.4M+$1.3M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$48K+$12K est. gain
$100K+$40K est. gain
$362K+$242K est. gain
$2.8M+$2.6M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 21.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$168.65
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$139.52
$10,500
$8,773
-16.45%
$-1,727
Mar 2, 2020
$135.80
$11,000
$9,039
-17.83%
$-1,961
Apr 2, 2020
$96.16
$11,500
$6,900
-40.00%
$-4,600
May 4, 2020
$116.75
$12,000
$8,878
-26.02%
$-3,122
Jun 2, 2020
$143.13
$12,500
$11,384
-8.93%
$-1,116
Jul 2, 2020
$147.91
$13,000
$12,264
-5.66%
$-736
Aug 3, 2020
$159.63
$13,500
$13,736
+1.75%
$236
Sep 2, 2020
$184.58
$14,000
$16,383
+17.02%
$2,383
Oct 2, 2020
$185.02
$14,500
$16,922
+16.70%
$2,422
Nov 2, 2020
$192.67
$15,000
$18,122
+20.81%
$3,122
Dec 2, 2020
$231.40
$15,500
$22,264
+43.64%
$6,764
Jan 4, 2021
$229.65
$16,000
$22,596
+41.22%
$6,596
Feb 2, 2021
$250.67
$16,500
$25,164
+52.51%
$8,664
Mar 2, 2021
$293.42
$17,000
$29,956
+76.21%
$12,956
Apr 5, 2021
$331.53
$17,500
$34,346
+96.26%
$16,846
May 3, 2021
$321.80
$18,000
$33,838
+87.99%
$15,838
Jun 2, 2021
$338.47
$18,500
$36,091
+95.09%
$17,591
Jul 2, 2021
$319.57
$19,000
$34,576
+81.98%
$15,576
Aug 2, 2021
$326.27
$19,500
$35,801
+83.59%
$16,301
Sep 2, 2021
$353.75
$20,000
$39,316
+96.58%
$19,316
Oct 4, 2021
$348.76
$20,500
$39,262
+91.52%
$18,762
Nov 2, 2021
$386.19
$21,000
$43,975
+109.41%
$22,975
Dec 2, 2021
$339.42
$21,500
$39,150
+82.09%
$17,650
Jan 3, 2022
$330.64
$22,000
$38,637
+75.62%
$16,637
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in URI
Investing $500 per month in United Rentals, Inc. (URI) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $162K today. That's +238.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +21.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $3K from reinvested dividends.