DEL MONTE CORP (DMC)
Consumer Staples · agricultural products · NYSE
A vertically integrated global supplier of fresh produce and value-added prepared food products.
What DEL MONTE CORP does
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is a global producer, marketer, and distributor of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. The company also offers a diversified line of value-added prepared food products and operates a logistics network that includes a fleet of ships and port facilities.
Themes: fresh produce, food supply chain, value-added foods
Fundamentals
- Price$31.43 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-12.2% 2025-08-21 close $35.80 → 2026-08-21 close $31.43
- P/E42.40 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+0.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+9.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+1.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.22 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.01 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.0%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How DMC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 97 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, DMC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 63%, free-cash-flow payout 32%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout63% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout32% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How DEL MONTE CORP looks technically
DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) is trading 12.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 51 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 27.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 12.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -12.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $29.13 | $29.13 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $35.83 | $35.83 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 30.17. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 51 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 51 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control | 28.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 63.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($29.39 to $31.65) — its "stochastic" reading is 90 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 90.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 48 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $43.58 | $43.58 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 27.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -27.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 27.9% below its highest point of the past year | 27.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $66.86 (set on 2016-11-25) | $66.86 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($26.90 to $43.02), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 28% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $36.86 to $37.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 53.0% below its all-time high | -53.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.0% below a resistance level at $31.73 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2025-03-10, most recently on 2026-08-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.38 (set on 2000-10-18) | $3.38 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 831.3% above its all-time low | +831.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 51st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7979 between its high and its low — about 2.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7979 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $28.70 and $31.68 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $28.70 – $30.19 – $31.68 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.5% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (12.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.69× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.7% gap up opened on 2026-08-07 has been "filled" 9 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 9 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 8.7 percentage points (the stock gained 11.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | +8.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 7.9 percentage points (the stock lost 4.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -7.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 35.2 percentage points (the stock lost 24.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -35.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 32.7 percentage points (the stock lost 12.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -32.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-15 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 19.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $34.14 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 159 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $30.24 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 18 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DMC last closed at $31.43 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $31.73 | Resistance | 1.0% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-03-10 to 2026-08-07 |
| $30.48 | Support | 3.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-09-05 to 2025-01-22 |
| $32.64 | Resistance | 3.8% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-10 to 2026-05-19 |
| $29.84 | Support | 5.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-09-18 to 2026-07-17 |
| $29.01 | Support | 7.7% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-09-25 to 2026-07-08 |
| $33.97 | Resistance | 8.1% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-06-18 to 2026-05-28 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $30.17.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $30.17 and $30.57 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 1 analyst
- Mean price target$52.00 range $52.00 – $52.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DMC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.46 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in commodity prices and food costs","Sensitivity to weather-related events and agricultural risks","Exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and international logistics risks"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DMC's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Subsequent to March 2026 acquisition of select assets of Del Monte Foods, business comprised of four reportable segments (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- New 'Prepared Foods' segment added as separate reportable segment including prepared fruit/vegetables, juices, beverages, meals and snacks (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Description of Del Monte Foods acquisition completed March 19, 2026, including acquisition of prepared/packaged foods businesses, four US facilities, two Mexico facilities, one Venezuela facility, and global ownership of Del Monte brand (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Statement that acquisition reunites Del Monte brand under single owner for first time in nearly four decades (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Disclosure of Middle East conflict causing disruption through Strait of Hormuz resulting in $0.6 million customer claims and $1.7 million product-related charges in Q1 2026 (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Reference to November 14, 2025 President Trump executive order removing tariffs on agricultural products including bananas and pineapples (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Disclosure of February 20, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating broad-based tariffs under IEEPA (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Discussion of U.S. government intent to levy new tariffs under Sections 122 and 301 of Trade Act of 1974 (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Income tax deficiencies increased from $253.8 million to $272.5 million (newer filing, filed 2026-05-06)
- Removed:
- Statement that business comprised of three reportable segments (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Prepared foods included within Fresh and value-added products segment (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Reference to 'biomass initiatives' in Other products and services (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Entire 'Planned Divestiture of Mann Packing' section describing October 15, 2025 Asset Purchase Agreement and $15.7 million pre-tax loss (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Discussion of Red Sea shipping disruptions and logistical pressures (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Reference to tariffs impacting products sourced from Mexico comprising approximately 10% of North American net sales (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Statement regarding tariff impact on remainder of 2025 (older filing, filed 2025-10-29)
- Reworded:
- Macroeconomic discussion shifted from Red Sea/Suez Canal shipping route disruptions to Strait of Hormuz disruptions (newer vs older filing)
- Tariff discussion timeframe changed from 'nine months of 2025' and 'remainder of 2025' to 'during 2025' and 'remainder of 2026' (newer vs older filing)
- Specialty ingredients business mentioned as part of Other products and services in newer filing; biomass initiatives mentioned in older filing
- Tariff mitigation language modified to reference 'during 2025 and first quarter of 2026' rather than 'during nine months ended September 26, 2025' (newer vs older filing)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at Income Taxes section; full comparison of that section not possible
- Older filing text also appears truncated at Income Taxes section
- Comparison based on available text only; later portions of MD&A in both filings not provided
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors page number changed from 44 (filed 2025-10-29) to 41 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Item 2 page number changed from 46 (filed 2025-10-29) to 43 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Item 5 page number changed from 46 (filed 2025-10-29) to 43 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Item 6 page number changed from 46 (filed 2025-10-29) to 43 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Signatures page number changed from 48 (filed 2025-10-29) to 45 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Commitments and contingencies reference changed from Note 10 (filed 2025-10-29) to Note 11 (filed 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different fiscal periods: March 27, 2026 quarter-end (newer) versus September 26, 2025 quarter-end (older), making direct operational comparisons not directly comparable
- Financial statement data presented reflects different periods and cannot be directly compared as risk factor changes
- The documents appear to be from different quarterly reports with substantially different financial line items and structures
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days1 buy ($117620) · 1 sell ($87027) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days1 buy ($117620) · 4 sells ($687143) — 1 buying, 4 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: mixed (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-11. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DMC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DMC had 2,148,708 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DMC had 4.56% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.71 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,148,708
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.56%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,967,071
- Reported change 9.23%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.71
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Dole plc
- Chiquita Brands International
- Fyffes
- Total Produce (Dole plc)
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Frequently asked questions
What does DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) do?
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is a global producer, marketer, and distributor of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. The company also offers a diversified line of value-added prepared food products and operates a logistics network that includes a fleet of ships and port facilities.
What sector is DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) in?
DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is agricultural products. It trades on NYSE.
Does DMC pay a dividend?
Yes — DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.96% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are DEL MONTE CORP's (DMC) competitors?
Notable peers of DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) include Dole plc, Chiquita Brands International, Fyffes and Total Produce (Dole plc). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) overbought or oversold right now?
DEL MONTE CORP (DMC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DMC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.