DOLE Consumer Defensive

Dole plc

$13.08-1.73%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Nov 3, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Farm Products
Country: Ireland
Market cap: 1.2B USD
Enterprise value: 2.0B USD
Full-time employees: 32,027

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.75 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (0.78× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.75 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (0.78× vs peers 0.42×)

Ranks #553 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 28%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $4.3B in 2020 to $9.2B in 2025.
Dole's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $4.3B to $9.2B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 139% of reported profit.
Dole's free cash flow is 139% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
Thin margins. Operating margin 1.7% (12 months to Jun 2026) vs a peer median of 7.6%.Operating margin 1.7% vs peers 7.6%.
Dole keeps 1.7% of revenue as operating profit, less than most peers (median 7.6%), leaving less room if costs rise.

StockQuotient Score

38/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 39 → Nov 4 38 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

69/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 68 → 69

Share price -0.9%+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.13Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield14.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 1.24Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.15Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield109.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

37/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-59.8%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.43Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth5.3%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.34Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth8.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.95Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

25/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin1.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.16Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets1.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital6.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.22Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin7.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity4.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 26 → 22

Company's reported figures updated-4

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.75

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.01Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.28×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.38Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity0.78×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.99Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Dole

Is Dole getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 10, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 38/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Dole valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 69/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. EBITDA yield 14.0% vs a peer median of 8.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).EBITDA yield 14.0% vs peers 8.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).
Is Dole growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 8.3% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 74% of peers).Revenue growth 8.3% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings per share growth -59.8% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth -59.8% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 92% of peers).
How profitable is Dole?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 25/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 1.7% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 82% of peers).Operating margin 1.7% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 82% of peers).
How risky is Dole?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.75 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 84% of peers).Beta 0.75 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 84% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 10, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	9.4B USD	9.5B USD	+0.8%
Net income (12 months)	43.7M USD	59.7M USD	+36.7%
Operating margin	2.3%	1.7%	−0.6 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	93.1M USD	83.3M USD	−10.5%
Debt	924.1M USD	1.0B USD	+12.0%
Cash	273.2M USD	291.7M USD	+6.8%
Shares outstanding	95.2M	94.5M	−0.7%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	5.8%	7.5%	8.4%	8.5%	7.8%	▼ 0.7 pts
Operating margin	-0.1%	2.2%	3.3%	3.3%	2.4%	▼ 0.9 pts
Net margin	-0.1%	1.1%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	▼ 0.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-0.2%	1.9%	2.7%	2.8%	1.2%	▼ 1.7 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-0.7%	7.4%	9.9%	9.7%	3.8%	▼ 5.9 pts
Free cash flow margin	-0.7%	1.9%	2.7%	2.1%	0.0%	▼ 2.1 pts
Current ratio	1.20×	1.10×	1.12×	1.17×	1.17×	▲ 0.1%
Quick ratio	0.90×	0.83×	0.90×	0.90×	0.83×	▼ 7.3%
Debt to equity	1.26×	1.05×	0.85×	0.73×	0.63×	▼ 14%
Interest coverage	-0.35×	3.11×	3.36×	3.88×	3.35×	▼ 14%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.75 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (0.78× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.75 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (0.78× vs peers 0.42×)

Ranks #553 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 28%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $4.3B in 2020 to $9.2B in 2025.

Dole's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $4.3B to $9.2B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 139% of reported profit.

Dole's free cash flow is 139% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Thin margins. Operating margin 1.7% (12 months to Jun 2026) vs a peer median of 7.6%.Operating margin 1.7% vs peers 7.6%.

Dole keeps 1.7% of revenue as operating profit, less than most peers (median 7.6%), leaving less room if costs rise.

Questions investors ask about Dole

Is Dole getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 10, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 38/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Dole valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 69/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. EBITDA yield 14.0% vs a peer median of 8.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).EBITDA yield 14.0% vs peers 8.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).

Is Dole growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 8.3% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 74% of peers).Revenue growth 8.3% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings per share growth -59.8% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth -59.8% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 92% of peers).

How profitable is Dole?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 25/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 1.7% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 82% of peers).Operating margin 1.7% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 82% of peers).

How risky is Dole?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.75 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 84% of peers).Beta 0.75 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 84% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

9.4B USD

9.5B USD

+0.8%

Net income (12 months)

43.7M USD

59.7M USD

+36.7%

Operating margin

2.3%

1.7%

−0.6 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

93.1M USD

83.3M USD

−10.5%

Debt

924.1M USD

1.0B USD

+12.0%

Cash

273.2M USD

291.7M USD

+6.8%

Shares outstanding

95.2M

94.5M

−0.7%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

5.8%

7.5%

8.4%

8.5%

7.8%

▼ 0.7 pts

Operating margin

-0.1%

2.2%

3.3%

2.4%

▼ 0.9 pts

Net margin

-0.1%

1.1%

1.5%

0.6%

▼ 0.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-0.2%

1.9%

2.7%

2.8%

1.2%

▼ 1.7 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-0.7%

7.4%

9.9%

9.7%

3.8%

▼ 5.9 pts

Free cash flow margin

-0.7%

1.9%

2.7%

2.1%

0.0%

▼ 2.1 pts

Current ratio

1.20×

1.10×

1.12×

1.17×

▲ 0.1%

Quick ratio

0.90×

0.83×

0.90×

0.83×

▼ 7.3%

Debt to equity

1.26×

1.05×

0.85×

0.73×

0.63×

▼ 14%

Interest coverage

-0.35×

3.11×

3.36×

3.88×

3.35×

▼ 14%