Ethereum DCA calculator
See what buying Ethereum (ETH) on a regular schedule would have returned. The default below is $100 every week since Jan 1, 2020; change anything to run your own backtest.
Buying $100 of Ethereum every week from Jan 1, 2020 to Nov 1, 2026 means 357 purchases totaling $35,700. That stack would be worth $79,230, a gain of +121.9%.
- Total invested
- $35,700
- ETH accumulated
- 34.8686
- Average cost
- $1,024
- Price on end date
- $2,272
DCA vs lump sum
Investing the same $35,700 all at once on Jan 1, 2020 (at $130.19) would be worth $623,079 (+1,645.3%). In this period the lump sum came out ahead, which is typical when prices mostly rise.
Year by year
| Date | Price | Invested | Value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | $737.67 | $5,300 | $15,599 | +194.3% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | $3,676 | $10,500 | $85,618 | +715.4% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $1,195 | $15,700 | $31,455 | +100.4% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $2,281 | $20,900 | $66,737 | +219.3% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $3,330 | $26,100 | $103,301 | +295.8% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $2,967 | $31,400 | $97,572 | +210.7% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | $2,272 | $35,700 | $79,230 | +121.9% |
Ethereum DCA by start year
What $100 every week would be worth today, depending on the year you started.
- Starting in 2016 gave the best result so far: +1,942%.
- Starting in 2024 gave the weakest: -13.8%.
- 8 of 11 start years are in profit today.
- Ethereum peaked at $4,831 on Aug 22, 2025 and trades 53% below that high today.
- Its deepest fall in this data was 94%, from Jan 13, 2018 to Dec 14, 2018.
| Started | Invested | Value today | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $54,600 | $1,114,920 | +1,942% |
| 2017 | $51,400 | $460,267 | +795.5% |
| 2018 | $46,100 | $188,476 | +308.8% |
| 2019 | $40,900 | $149,881 | +266.5% |
| 2020 | $35,700 | $79,230 | +121.9% |
| 2021 | $30,500 | $31,582 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | $25,300 | $26,438 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | $20,100 | $19,638 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | $14,800 | $12,764 | -13.8% |
| 2025 | $9,600 | $8,749 | -8.9% |
| 2026 | $4,400 | $4,632 | +5.3% |
3-year DCA ranking
$100 every week for the last 3 years, for every coin on this site. Ethereum ranks #3 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 Ethereum in each year would be worth today:
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Questions
How much would $100 a week in Ethereum be worth now?
Buying $100 of Ethereum every week from Jan 1, 2020 to Nov 1, 2026 means 357 purchases totaling $35,700. That stack would be worth $79,230, a gain of +121.9%.
How far back does the Ethereum data go?
This calculator uses Ethereum (ETH) daily closing prices in USD from Coinbase, starting May 18, 2016, 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.