Dole plc (DOLE)

Dole plc engages in sourcing, production, distribution, and marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables worldwide. It operates through three segments: Fresh Fruit; Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA; and Diversified Fresh Produce - Americas and ROW. The company offers bananas, pineapples, and plantains; avocados, kiwis, apples, berries, and cherries; and imported and local fresh fruits and vegetables through retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and food service channels. It is also involved in the commercial cargo business. The company offers its products under the DOLE brand. It serves grocery stores, wholesalers, mass merchandisers, supercenters, foodservice operators, club stores, convenience stores, distributors, and smaller regional customers. Dole plc was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Ticker: DOLE
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Farm Products
Market cap: $1.31B
52-week range: $12.59 - $16.57

Valuation

Share price: $13.88 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 22.03x
Price to book: 0.91x
Price to free cash flow: 15.74x
Enterprise value: $2.46B
Book value per share: $15.18

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+0.29%
5 days	+6.20%
1 month	+9.12%
3 months	+0.80%
6 months	-6.91%
Year to date	-7.40%
1 year	+6.36%
3 years	+20.70%
5 years	+1.68%
All time	-4.28%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 5.35%
Shares short: 3.81M
Days to cover: 4.17
Change since prior report: +10.23%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 3.49%
Return on invested capital: 5.59%
Return on assets: 1.17%
Return on capital employed: 7.68%
Gross margin: 7.79%
Net margin: 0.56%
EBITDA margin: 3.66%
Revenue growth: 8.23%
Net income growth: -59.11%
Free cash flow growth: -99.05%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 6.35%
Current ratio: 1.28x
Net debt to EBITDA: 3.63x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $9.17B
Cost of revenue: $8.46B
Gross profit: $714.31M
EBITDA: $335.63M
Net income: $51.32M
Earnings per share: $0.54
Research and development: $9.20M
Interest expense: $66.54M
Shares outstanding: 95.14M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$9.17B	$714.31M	$51.32M	$0.54
2024-12-31	$8.48B	$717.72M	$125.51M	$1.32
2023-12-31	$8.25B	$694.17M	$124.06M	$1.31
2022-12-31	$8.02B	$599.88M	$86.50M	$0.91
2021-12-31	$5.94B	$344.00M	-$7.22M	-$0.10
2020-12-31	$4.35B	$333.59M	$52.49M	$0.95
2019-12-31	$4.17B	$302.49M	$55.06M	$0.99
2018-12-31	$4.39B	$325.41M	$36.61M	-
2017-12-31	$4.41B	$590.03M	$57.38M	-
2016-12-31	$3.27B	$455.63M	$30.03M	-

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	7.79%	0.56%	3.49%	5.59%
2024-12-31	8.47%	1.48%	8.97%	7.58%
2023-12-31	8.42%	1.50%	8.95%	8.11%
2022-12-31	7.48%	1.08%	6.72%	6.21%
2021-12-31	5.79%	-0.12%	-0.60%	-0.15%
2020-12-31	7.68%	1.21%	7.98%	4.27%
2019-12-31	7.26%	1.32%	8.97%	3.31%
2018-12-31	7.41%	0.83%	-	-
2017-12-31	13.38%	1.30%	-	-
2016-12-31	13.94%	0.92%	-	-

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$274.27M	$799.81M
2024-12-31	$336.04M	$866.08M
2023-12-31	$281.48M	$845.01M
2022-12-31	$234.21M	$1.13B
2021-12-31	$256.68M	$1.30B
2020-12-31	$160.50M	$314.84M
2019-12-31	$132.24M	-
2018-12-31	$124.77M	-
2017-12-31	$120.27M	-
2016-12-31	$136.60M	-

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$1.71M	$6.85M
2024-12-31	$180.29M	$7.95M
2023-12-31	$220.56M	$6.04M
2022-12-31	$153.33M	$4.50M
2021-12-31	-$42.24M	$815.00K
2020-12-31	$121.37M	-
2019-12-31	$48.28M	-
2018-12-31	$29.95M	-
2017-12-31	$8.48M	$715.06K
2016-12-31	$20.81M	$458.90K

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Sep 16, 2026

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-09-16	$0.09
2026-06-17	$0.09
2026-03-18	$0.09
2025-06-09	$0.09
2025-03-20	$0.08
2024-12-11	$0.08
2024-09-11	$0.08
2024-06-12	$0.08

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report: Nov 9, 2026
Consensus EPS estimate: $0.31

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-08-10	Jun 2026	$0.50
2026-05-11	Mar 2026	$0.36
2026-02-25	Dec 2025	$0.12
2025-11-10	Sep 2025	$0.17
2025-08-11	Jun 2025	$0.47
2025-05-12	Mar 2025	$0.39
2025-02-26	Dec 2024	$0.08
2024-11-13	Sep 2024	$0.20

Filings and sources

Company website: doleplc.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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