Consumer Defensive
Dole plc(DOLE)
Live Price
Offline$14.00
-0.43% today
1Y Change
+3.20%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.41B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.2%
- EPS Growth
- -59.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.3%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Dole plc (DOLE) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $1.41B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $14.00 and up 3.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.2%, EPS growth of -59.1%, a dividend yield of 2.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.2%, EPS -59.1%, free cash flow -112.9% with operating margin 2.5% and ROIC 4.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 27.4 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines DOLE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+8.2% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+2.5% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
27.4 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +8.2% and EPS is at -59.1%, with operating margin around 2.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.3%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 11, 2026 | โ | -5.3% | -6.4% | -8.1% |
2026 Feb 25, 2026 | +16.7% | +0.4% | -1.3% | -7.4% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | -4.9% | -0.1% | +1.7% | +6.3% |
Benchmark Edge
DOLE vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
DOLE
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
DOLE Max Drawdown
-16.37%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for DOLE and SPY.
Company Overview
Dole plc
New York Stock Exchange
Dole plc engages in sourcing, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Fresh Fruit; Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA; Diversified Fresh Produce - Americas and ROW; and Fresh Vegetables. It offers bananas, pineapples grapes, berries, avocados, deciduous fruit, and organic produce; value added salads, which includes packaged salad and meal kits; and fresh packed vegetables, such as iceberg, romaine, leaf lettuces, and celery, as well as health foods and consumer goods. The company serves retailers, wholesalers, and foodservice customers. Dole plc is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
- Leadership
- Rory Patrick Byrne
- IPO Date
- Jul 30, 2021
- Employees
- 35.4k
- Street Address
- 29 North Anne Street
- Mailing
- Dublin, D07 PH36
- Region
- Dublin, IE
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 353 1 887 2600
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 27.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.6
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.2%
- EPS
- -59.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -112.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 7.8%
- Operating Margin
- 2.5%
- Net Margin
- 0.6%
- ROE
- 3.8%
- ROIC
- 4.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.91
- Current Ratio
- 1.17
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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