DRIP calculator

See how reinvesting every dividend into more shares compounds over the years, compared with taking dividends as cash.

Your starting point

Change any number and the projection updates.

Starting yield 4.00%. Assumes every dividend is reinvested once a year at that year's price, with no tax or fees.

Income, year 20

$1,363
$114 a month with DRIP

Income, no DRIP

$531
Year 20, dividends taken as cash

Value, year 20

$23k
256.9 shares · +364%

Value without DRIP

$9,031
Plus $6,613 taken as cash

Reinvesting leaves you $832 more income a year by year 20, from 156.9 extra shares.

$1,000 a month isn't reached within 20 years with these numbers.

Value of your shares

Without DRIP, dividends taken as cash are not included.

Dividend income each year

What your shares pay in that year.

Year by year

YearSharesValueIncomeValue, no DRIPIncome, no DRIP
0100.0$5,000$200$5,000$200
1104.0$5,356$218$5,150$210
2108.2$5,742$239$5,305$221
3112.7$6,160$261$5,464$232
4117.5$6,613$286$5,628$243
5122.6$7,106$313$5,796$255
6128.0$7,642$343$5,970$268
7133.7$8,224$376$6,149$281
8139.9$8,858$413$6,334$295
9146.4$9,550$454$6,524$310
10153.4$10,304$500$6,720$326
11160.8$11,128$550$6,921$342
12168.7$12,028$606$7,129$359
13177.2$13,013$668$7,343$377
14186.3$14,092$738$7,563$396
15196.1$15,275$815$7,790$416
16206.6$16,573$902$8,024$437
17217.8$17,999$998$8,264$458
18229.9$19,567$1,106$8,512$481
19242.9$21,294$1,227$8,768$505
20256.9$23,197$1,363$9,031$531