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DRIP Calculator

Enter your shares, price, dividend yield, growth rates, and horizon — see final portfolio value, total shares, and how reinvesting dividends snowballs vs taking cash. Toggle DRIP on/off to compare both paths with a year-by-year schedule.

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Final Portfolio Value

$34,557

178.60 shares · after 20 years

DRIP

Active

$34,557

portfolio + dividends reinvested

$8,233 reinvested

No DRIP

$19,348

portfolio value only

+ $5,787 cash divs

The Snowball Effect

Reinvesting dividends adds $15,209 in extra portfolio value over 20 years compared to not reinvesting. That's 78.60% more — the compounding power of every dividend buying more shares, which pay more dividends, which buy even more shares.

Year-by-Year Schedule

YearSharesPriceAnnual DivValue
· · · 15 earlier years hidden · · ·
16161.70$148$573$23,869
17165.89$158$618$26,201
18170.10$169$665$28,747
19174.34$181$716$31,525
20178.60$193$771$34,557