DOLE Stock Analysis: Dole | NYSE
Farm Products | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.328m USD | 12M Return: 7.1% | IE0003LFZ4U7 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.8M
EPS Trend: -75.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 94.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 5 years of data
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Dole plc is a global producer and distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, operating across three segments: Fresh Fruit, Diversified Fresh Produce – EMEA, and Diversified Fresh Produce – Americas and ROW. Its core offerings include bananas, pineapples, and plantains, alongside a broader portfolio of avocados, kiwis, apples, berries, and cherries, distributed through retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and foodservice channels. The company also operates a commercial cargo business, which supports its vertically integrated supply chain by transporting its own produce. Dole sells its products under the well-known DOLE brand to a wide range of customers, including grocery stores, wholesalers, mass merchandisers, supercenters, club stores, and foodservice operators.
Incorporated in 2017 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Dole plc is listed on the NYSE under the ticker DOLE and is classified within the consumer staples sector as a packaged foods and meats producer. The companys diversified geographic exposure across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa provides some natural hedging against regional supply and demand fluctuations in perishable produce markets.
- Banana pricing and tropical storm supply disruptions pressure Fresh Fruit margins
- Diversified Fresh Produce EMEA and Americas segments drive volume and revenue growth
- FX volatility and elevated fuel costs weigh on reported operating results
| Net Income: 59.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.63 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.22% < 20% (prev 4.97%; Δ -0.75% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 171.1m > Net Income 59.7m |
| Net Debt (1.57b) to EBITDA (374.4m): 4.19 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.28 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (95.7m) vs 12m ago -0.15% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 7.39% > 18% (prev 8.26%; Δ -0.86% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 206.1% > 50% (prev 185.8%; Δ 20.30% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.17 > 6 (EBIT TTM 232.7m / Interest Expense TTM 73.3m) |
| A: 0.09 (Total Current Assets 1.84b - Total Current Liabilities 1.44b) / Total Assets 4.49b |
| B: 0.16 (Retained Earnings 717.3m / Total Assets 4.49b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 232.7m / Avg Total Assets 4.60b) |
| D: 0.43 (Book Value of Equity 1.33b / Total Liabilities 3.06b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.90 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 928.3m/901.7m, Revenue 9.49b/8.76b) |
| GMI: 1.12 (GM 8.26% / 7.39%) |
| AQI: 1.10 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.24) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 9.49b / 8.76b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 59.7m - CFO 171.1m) / TA 4.49b) |
| Beneish M = -2.84 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of September 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 14.01 with a total of 809,353 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.67%, over one month by +0.07%, over three months by +1.17% and over the past year by +7.07%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 13.50 (which is 3.6% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).
Dole has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.25. Therefore, it is recommended to buy DOLE.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 17.4 | 24.5% |
P/E Trailing = 18.7467
P/E Forward = 9.0992
P/S = 0.14
P/B = 0.9844
Revenue TTM = 9.49b USD
EBIT TTM = 232.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 374.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 799.8m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 141.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.86b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 410.5m
Net Debt = 1.57b USD (calculated: Debt 1.86b - CCE 291.7m)
Enterprise Value = 2.90b USD (1.33b + Debt 1.86b - CCE 291.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.17 (Ebit TTM 232.7m / Interest Expense TTM 73.3m)
EV/FCF = 36.53x (Enterprise Value 2.90b / FCF TTM 79.3m)
FCF Yield = 2.74% (FCF TTM 79.3m / Enterprise Value 2.90b)
FCF Margin = 0.84% (FCF TTM 79.3m / Revenue TTM 9.49b)
Net Margin = 0.63% (Net Income TTM 59.7m / Revenue TTM 9.49b)
Gross Margin = 7.39% ((Revenue TTM 9.49b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.79b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 7.81% (prev 7.91%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.64 (Enterprise Value 2.90b / Total Assets 4.49b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.94% (Interest Expense 73.3m / Debt 1.86b)
Taxrate = 34.92% (55.6m / 159.4m)
NOPAT = 151.4m (EBIT 232.7m * (1 - 34.92%))
Current Ratio = 1.28 (Total Current Assets 1.84b / Total Current Liabilities 1.44b)
Debt / Equity = 1.40 (Debt 1.86b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.33b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.19 (Net Debt 1.57b / EBITDA 374.4m)
Debt / FCF = 19.77 (Net Debt 1.57b / FCF TTM 79.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.36b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.30% (Net Income 59.7m / Total Assets 4.49b)
RoE = 4.38% (Net Income TTM 59.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.36b)
RoCE = 10.76% (EBIT 232.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.36b + L.T.Debt 799.8m))
RoIC = 5.22% (NOPAT 151.4m / Invested Capital 2.90b)
WACC = 3.89% (E(1.33b)/V(3.19b) * Re(5.73%) + D(1.86b)/V(3.19b) * Rd(3.94%) * (1-Tc(0.35)))
Discount Rate = 5.73% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 76.19 | Cagr: 0.22%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈69.0m ; Y1≈79.0m ; Y5≈116.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 1.94 (EV 1.75b - Net Debt 1.57b = Equity 183.5m / Shares 94.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -75.08 | EPS CAGR: -9.25% | SUE: -0.52 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 94.69 | Revenue CAGR: 5.60% | SUE: -0.47 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=+3.14% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.32 | Chg30d=-1.63% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+10.3% | GrowthRev=+6.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.48 | Chg30d=-0.28% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+12.0% | GrowthRev=+2.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=4, down=4)