Revenue growth accelerated to 11.6% in 2026Q1, yet operating margins remain constrained at 2.6% due to persistent difficulties in managing perishables-related input costs.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 9.42B | 9.17B | 8.48B | 8.25B | 8.02B | 5.94B | 4.35B | 4.17B | 4.39B | 4.41B | 3.27B | 3.12B | 3.23B | 3.63B | 3.21B |
| Revenue Growth % | 11.38% | 8.23% | 2.79% | 2.75% | 35.01% | 36.77% | 4.3% | -5.14% | -0.36% | 34.87% | 4.67% | -3.26% | -11.13% | 13.29% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 8.69B | 8.43B | 7.76B | 7.55B | 7.42B | 5.6B | 4.01B | 3.86B | 4.07B | 3.82B | 2.81B | 2.69B | 2.79B | 3.13B | 2.76B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 91.89% | 91.53% | 91.58% | 92.52% | 94.21% | 92.32% | 92.74% | 92.59% | 86.62% | 86.06% | 86.22% | 86.33% | 86.25% | 86.06% |
| Gross Profit | 724.53M | 744.23M | 717.72M | 694.17M | 599.88M | 344M | 333.59M | 302.49M | 325.41M | 590.03M | 455.63M | 430.43M | 441.38M | 499.51M | 446.9M |
| Gross Margin % | 7.69% | 8.11% | 8.47% | 8.42% | 7.48% | 5.79% | 7.68% | 7.26% | 7.41% | 13.38% | 13.94% | 13.78% | 13.67% | 13.75% | 13.94% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 3.69% | 3.39% | 15.72% | 74.39% | 3.12% | 10.28% | -7.05% | -44.85% | 29.5% | 5.85% | -2.48% | -11.64% | 11.77% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 499.03M | 495.48M | 437.16M | 422.01M | 424.61M | 352.69M | 266.45M | 254.91M | 239.68M | 496.17M | 396.52M | 373.3M | 381.58M | 425.95M | 391.34M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 5.4% | 5.16% | 5.12% | 5.29% | 5.93% | 6.13% | 6.12% | 5.46% | 11.26% | 12.13% | 11.95% | 11.82% | 11.73% | 12.21% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 376.54M | 486.28M | 473.63M | 473.9M | 436.19M | 323.19M | 264.84M | 253.96M | 232.51M | 496.66M | 397.1M | 376.41M | 396.44M | 443.18M | 400.66M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 5.3% | 5.59% | 5.75% | 5.44% | 5.44% | 6.09% | 6.09% | 5.29% | 11.27% | 12.15% | 12.05% | 12.28% | 12.2% | 12.5% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 9.2M | 8.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358.73K | 428.38K | 270.43K | 423.65K | 568.75K | 520.8K |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 0.1% | 0.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 2M | 0 | -45.37M | -51.89M | -11.58M | 29.5M | 1.61M | 947K | 7.16M | -854.23K | -1M | -3.38M | -15.28M | -17.8M | 0 |
| Operating Income | 225.5M | 248.76M | 280.56M | 272.16M | 175.26M | -8.69M | 67.14M | 47.58M | 85.74M | 93.86M | 59.1M | 57.13M | 59.8M | 73.56M | 50.45M |
| Operating Margin % | 2.39% | 2.71% | 3.31% | 3.3% | 2.18% | -0.15% | 1.54% | 1.14% | 1.95% | 2.13% | 1.81% | 1.83% | 1.85% | 2.02% | 1.57% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -11.34% | 3.09% | 55.28% | 2115.93% | -112.95% | 41.11% | -44.5% | -8.65% | 58.81% | 3.46% | -4.48% | -18.7% | 45.81% | - |
| EBITDA | 339.69M | 361.42M | 379.38M | 376.33M | 284.86M | 56.77M | 103.32M | 81.99M | 175.35M | 125.37M | 85.52M | 79.62M | 83.79M | 100.46M | 76.95M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 3.61% | 3.94% | 4.48% | 4.56% | 3.55% | 0.96% | 2.38% | 1.97% | 3.99% | 2.84% | 2.62% | 2.55% | 2.6% | 2.77% | 2.4% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 0.62% | -4.74% | 0.81% | 32.11% | 401.75% | -45.05% | 26.02% | -53.24% | 39.87% | 46.6% | 7.41% | -4.98% | -16.59% | 30.56% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 114.19M | 112.66M | 98.82M | 104.17M | 109.6M | 65.47M | 36.18M | 34.41M | 89.61M | 31.51M | 26.42M | 22.49M | 23.99M | 26.91M | 26.5M |
| EBIT | 238.48M | 248.76M | 244.09M | 287.04M | 192.27M | 3.55M | 69.63M | 54.8M | 71.91M | 80.77M | 50.45M | 48.39M | 51.5M | 59.06M | 50.45M |
| Net Interest Income | -61.45M | -70.39M | -61.52M | -71.03M | -49.96M | -23.09M | -7.92M | -8.96M | -9.46M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 14.54M | 13.37M | 10.74M | 10.08M | 6.41M | 3.94M | 2.6M | 3.08M | 4.38M | 6.9M | 5.81M | 6.32M | 6.17M | 7.13M | 7.59M |
| Interest Expense | 75.98M | 83.76M | 72.26M | 81.11M | 56.37M | 27.03M | 10.52M | 12.04M | 13.83M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -28.55M | -49.82M | -32.62M | -51.04M | -32.64M | 35.27M | 22.24M | 32.12M | -5.75M | -6.9M | -5.81M | -6.32M | -6.17M | -7.13M | -2.47M |
| Pretax Income | 196.95M | 198.94M | 247.95M | 221.12M | 142.63M | 26.58M | 89.38M | 79.7M | 79.98M | 86.96M | 53.29M | 50.81M | 53.64M | 66.43M | 47.97M |
| Pretax Margin % | 2.09% | 2.17% | 2.93% | 2.68% | 1.78% | 0.45% | 2.06% | 1.91% | 1.82% | 1.97% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.66% | 1.83% | 1.5% |
| Income Tax | 75.41M | 71M | 75.65M | 43.59M | -25.6M | -10.98M | 18.13M | 10.31M | 19.85M | 13.16M | 11.92M | 10.08M | 10.16M | 13.83M | 10.78M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 38.29% | 35.69% | 30.51% | 19.71% | -17.95% | -41.31% | 20.28% | 12.94% | 24.82% | 15.14% | 22.37% | 19.84% | 18.93% | 20.81% | 22.48% |
| Net Income | 43.7M | 66.02M | 125.51M | 124.06M | 86.5M | -7.22M | 52.49M | 55.06M | 36.61M | 57.38M | 30.03M | 32.61M | 35.37M | 42.6M | 27.86M |
| Net Margin % | 0.46% | 0.72% | 1.48% | 1.5% | 1.08% | -0.12% | 1.21% | 1.32% | 0.83% | 1.3% | 0.92% | 1.04% | 1.1% | 1.17% | 0.87% |
| Net Income Growth % | -53.65% | -47.4% | 1.17% | 43.43% | 1298.17% | -113.75% | -4.67% | 50.38% | -36.19% | 91.04% | -7.9% | -7.79% | -16.99% | 52.94% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 121.54M | 127.93M | 172.3M | 177.53M | 168.23M | 37.56M | 71.25M | 69.39M | 57.84M | 73.79M | 41.37M | 40.73M | 43.48M | 52.6M | 27.86M |
| Discontinued Operations | -2.81M | -31.26M | -28.88M | -21.82M | -56.45M | -20.57M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 142.84M | 137.67M | 141.62M | 171.33M | 157.86M | 164.82M | 153.22M | 150.08M | 94.49M | 95.71M | 76.41M | 81.41M | 82.72M | 94.37M | 84.6M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.46 | 0.69 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 0.91 | -0.10 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| EPS Growth % | -54.34% | -47.33% | -14.38% | 68.13% | 1010% | -117.86% | -5.08% | 527.66% | -47.78% | 94.17% | -4.83% | -11.45% | -15.38% | 54.03% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 0.54 | 1.32 | 1.54 | 0.91 | -0.10 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 95.76M | 95.9M | 95.47M | 95.12M | 94.91M | 72.19M | 93.1M | 93.1M | 389.46M | 325.76M | 324.14M | 334.86M | 332.49M | 330.35M | 329.89M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 95.17M | 95.14M | 94.97M | 94.92M | 94.89M | 72.19M | 93.1M | 93.1M | 389.37M | 325.79M | 324.27M | 334.75M | 332.4M | 330.52M | 330.11M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 47.82% | 24.34% | 24.48% | 35.1% | - | 22.62% | 27.1% | 40.87% | 21.04% | 31.81% | 27.63% | 26.06% | 22.62% | 29.93% |
Logistics and fuel volatility
According to recent quarterly filings, Dole's revenue growth has accelerated to 11.6% in 2026Q1, marking a notable departure from the low single-digit growth observed throughout 2024, suggesting that recent strategic portfolio adjustments may be beginning to influence the company's top-line performance trajectory.
The recent uptick in revenue growth appears to be driven by a combination of volume expansion and potential pricing adjustments within the core fruit segments. Investors should monitor whether this acceleration is sustainable or merely a reflection of temporary market conditions in the EMEA and North American distribution channels.
As reported in financial statements, Dole's gross margin has fluctuated between 6.8% and 9.4% over the last ten quarters, highlighting the inherent difficulty in maintaining profitability within a perishables-heavy business model that is highly sensitive to external input cost shocks and logistics inefficiencies.
The thin gross margin profile suggests that the company lacks significant pricing power to offset inflationary pressures in bunker fuel and labor. This structural limitation implies that any volatility in the supply chain will likely continue to exert downward pressure on operating margins, which have struggled to consistently exceed 3%.
Based on Dole's reported figures, operating income has shown significant volatility, with margins compressing to 2.6% in 2026Q1, indicating that the company is currently unable to achieve meaningful operating leverage despite the recent acceleration in top-line revenue growth observed over the last two quarters.
The lack of consistent operating leverage suggests that SG&A expenses remain sticky, preventing the company from scaling profitability alongside revenue. This trend warrants further investigation into whether management can successfully streamline overhead costs to improve the conversion of gross profit into operating income.
Analysis of the income statement reveals that net income has swung from a $39.1 million loss in 2024Q4 to a $31.3 million profit in 2026Q1, suggesting that reported earnings are heavily influenced by non-operating items and restructuring charges rather than core operational stability.
The inconsistency in bottom-line performance raises concerns regarding the quality of earnings, as investors must navigate significant quarterly fluctuations. The reliance on non-recurring adjustments to reach profitability suggests that the underlying business model may be more fragile than the headline revenue growth figures might otherwise imply.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DOLE stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Dole plc (DOLE) reported total revenue of $9.17B. This represents a 186.1% increase compared to $3.21B in 2012.
Dole plc (DOLE) is profitable, generating $66.0M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 0.7%.
Dole plc (DOLE) reported an operating income of $248.8M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 2.7%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Dole plc (DOLE) generated $744.2M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 8.1%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.