Stock average calculator
Compute your average share price after buying at two different prices.
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All Investing & markets tools →Enter Shares — buy 1, Price — buy 1, Shares — buy 2, Price — buy 2 and the Stock average calculator works out Average price, Total shares, Total cost straight away. For instance, with Shares — buy 1 = 10, Price — buy 1 = $100.00, Shares — buy 2 = 20 and Price — buy 2 = $80.00 it returns Average price = $86.67, Total shares = 30 and Total cost = $2,600.00.
How to use it
- Enter your values: Shares — buy 1, Price — buy 1, Shares — buy 2, Price — buy 2.
- Read the result instantly: Average price, Total shares, Total cost.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Stock average calculator actually compute?
It takes Shares — buy 1, Price — buy 1, Shares — buy 2 and Price — buy 2 and derives Average price, Total shares and Total cost from them. The calculation is live as you type, so the result updates on every change.
What information do I need to provide?
4 values: Shares — buy 1, Price — buy 1 ($), Shares — buy 2 and Price — buy 2 ($). Nothing else is required — no account, no file upload.
Can you show a worked example?
With Shares — buy 1 = 10, Price — buy 1 = $100.00, Shares — buy 2 = 20 and Price — buy 2 = $80.00, the calculator returns Average price = $86.67, Total shares = 30 and Total cost = $2,600.00. Those figures come from running this exact tool, so you can reproduce them by entering the same values.
What happens if I enter larger values?
It moves a lot. Using Shares — buy 1 = 20, Price — buy 1 = $200.00, Shares — buy 2 = 40 and Price — buy 2 = $160.00 instead, Average price goes from $86.67 to $173.33 — which is why it is worth testing a few scenarios rather than trusting a single figure.
What does it give for smaller values?
Scaled down to Shares — buy 1 = 5, Price — buy 1 = $50.00, Shares — buy 2 = 10 and Price — buy 2 = $40.00, Average price comes out at $43.33. The relationship is worth checking at both ends before you rely on a single result.
When would I actually use this?
Comparing two investments that pay at different times, deciding whether a project clears its cost of capital, and sanity-checking a valuation someone else produced.
What is the most common mistake?
Trusting a valuation without asking what share of it comes from the terminal value. Past 70%, the answer is an assumption about the distant future dressed up as a calculation.
How accurate is it, and what are the limits?
Estimate only — not financial advice.
What is the difference between the Stock average calculator and the Break-even price calculator?
This one returns Average price and Total shares; the Break-even price calculator returns Break-even sell price and Minimum gain needed. That is the whole difference — open the one whose figure you need.
Is there a tool for the next step?
Crypto DCA calculator is the closest one after this: Dollar-cost averaging: enter your fixed buy amount and the prices you bought at, and get coins accumulated, true average cost, current value and profit/loss. Break-even is your average cost — you are ahead the moment price passes it.