Cardano DCA calculator
See what buying Cardano (ADA) on a regular schedule would have returned. The default below is $100 every week since Mar 18, 2021; change anything to run your own backtest.
Buying $100 of Cardano every week from Mar 18, 2021 to Nov 1, 2026 means 294 purchases totaling $29,400. That stack would be worth $12,903, a loss of -56.1%.
- Total invested
- $29,400
- ADA accumulated
- 66,915
- Average cost
- $0.4394
- Price on end date
- $0.1928
DCA vs lump sum
Investing the same $29,400 all at once on Mar 18, 2021 (at $1.23) would be worth $4,609 (-84.3%). In this period DCA came out ahead, because spreading purchases out avoided buying everything near a high.
Year by year
| Date | Price | Invested | Value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | $1.31 | $4,200 | $3,432 | -18.3% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $0.2457 | $9,400 | $3,121 | -66.8% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $0.5937 | $14,600 | $16,925 | +15.9% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.8434 | $19,800 | $33,390 | +68.6% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.3329 | $25,000 | $15,761 | -37% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | $0.1928 | $29,400 | $12,903 | -56.1% |
Cardano DCA by start year
What $100 every week would be worth today, depending on the year you started.
- Starting in 2025 gave the best result so far: -45.5%.
- Starting in 2021 gave the weakest: -56.1%.
- 0 of 6 start years are in profit today.
- Cardano peaked at $2.97 on Sep 3, 2021 and trades 93.5% below that high today.
- Its deepest fall in this data was 95.2%, from Sep 3, 2021 to Jun 25, 2026.
| Started | Invested | Value today | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29,400 | $12,903 | -56.1% |
| 2022 | $25,300 | $12,357 | -51.2% |
| 2023 | $20,100 | $10,487 | -47.8% |
| 2024 | $14,800 | $7,322 | -50.5% |
| 2025 | $9,600 | $5,231 | -45.5% |
| 2026 | $4,400 | $3,774 | -14.2% |
3-year DCA ranking
$100 every week for the last 3 years, for every coin on this site. Cardano ranks #9 of 10.
| Coin | Value today | Return |
|---|---|---|
 XRP | $19,455 | +23.9% |
 Bitcoin | $17,054 | +8.6% |
 Ethereum | $13,793 | -12.1% |
 Chainlink | $13,611 | -13.3% |
 Solana | $12,419 | -20.9% |
 Litecoin | $12,036 | -23.3% |
 Dogecoin | $9,529 | -39.3% |
 Avalanche | $8,450 | -46.2% |
| Cardano | $7,805 | -50.3% |
 Polkadot | $6,012 | -61.7% |
What a single $1,000 purchase of Cardano in each year would be worth today:
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Questions
How much would $100 a week in Cardano be worth now?
Buying $100 of Cardano every week from Mar 18, 2021 to Nov 1, 2026 means 294 purchases totaling $29,400. That stack would be worth $12,903, a loss of -56.1%.
How far back does the Cardano data go?
This calculator uses Cardano (ADA) daily closing prices in USD from Coinbase, starting Mar 18, 2021, when it became available there. The most recent price is from Nov 1, 2026.
What is dollar-cost averaging (DCA)?
Dollar-cost averaging means investing a fixed amount on a fixed schedule, for example $100 every week, no matter what the price is. You buy more coins when the price is low and fewer when it is high, which smooths out your average cost and removes the pressure of timing the market.
How does this calculator work?
For every scheduled date it buys the chosen amount at that day's closing price in USD, as reported by Coinbase, minus the fee you enter. It then values everything you accumulated at the closing price on the end date. Taxes, spreads and withdrawal fees are not included.
Is DCA better than investing a lump sum?
Not always. When prices rise steadily, investing everything at once tends to win because the money is in the market longer. DCA tends to win when prices fall or swing after you start. Its main benefit is lower regret and less timing risk, not a higher expected return. The comparison under each result shows which came out ahead for your dates.