DOLE PLC (DOLE)
Consumer Staples · Fresh produce distribution and cultivation · NYSE
Dole plc is a global leader in fresh fruit and vegetable distribution, delivering a wide range of produce to international markets through an integrated supply chain.
What DOLE PLC does
Dole PLC is a leading global fresh produce company that grows, sources, and distributes fresh fruit and vegetable products, including bananas, pineapples, tropical fruits, and other commodity produce. The company operates farms and distribution networks across multiple continents to supply retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing customers. Its business involves agricultural production, procurement, processing, and logistics to deliver fresh produce to markets worldwide. The company owns and markets the iconic DOLE® brand across its product portfolio.
Themes: Fresh produce / commodity fruit and vegetables, Bananas, Tropical fruits, Agricultural operations and farming, Food supply chain / logistics, Climate resilience / agricultural sustainability, Disease resistance (TR4 / Tropical Race 4), Global sourcing and distribution
Fundamentals
- Price$13.31 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-7.6% 2025-08-21 close $14.41 → 2026-08-21 close $13.31
- P/E28.88 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+0.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+7.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+3.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.67 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.69 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.8%; 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 DOLE compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 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 yieldmiddle range 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 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)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, DOLE's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 62%, free-cash-flow payout 1847%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout62% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout1847% 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 DOLE PLC looks technically
DOLE PLC (DOLE) is trading 8.5% 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 36 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago. It is 19.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -8.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $13.91 | $13.91 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $14.55 | $14.55 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 36 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 36 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($12.74 to $14.16) — its "stochastic" reading is 40 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. | 40.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 14 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $16.57 | $16.57 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 19.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -19.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 6.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +6.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 19.7% below its highest point of the past year | 19.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $17.66 (set on 2021-09-30) | $17.66 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($12.68 to $16.37), and it has given back almost all of its rise from last year’s low — 83% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $13.97 to $14.09. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 82.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 24.6% below its all-time high | -24.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.7% below a resistance level at $13.54 — a price it turned at 13 times since 2025-02-20, most recently on 2026-06-30. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.20 (set on 2022-10-03) | $7.20 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 84.9% above its all-time low | +84.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 91% of the past ~6 months) | 91st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3583 between its high and its low — about 2.7% 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 | $0.3583 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $12.58 and $14.64 — 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 | $12.58 – $13.61 – $14.64 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% 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 | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.5% 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 | 3.5 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 | 0.68× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading | -1.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago 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 | 5 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.3% below the previous close 9 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 13.83 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap up opened on 2026-07-02 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 24 sessions to close | 11 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 lagged the market by 7.1 percentage points (the stock lost 4.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 11.6 percentage points (the stock lost 8.5% while the market gained 3.1%) | -11.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 27.9 percentage points (the stock lost 16.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -27.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 28.1 percentage points (the stock lost 7.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -28.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 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, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.7% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.6% of the share price. | -5.7% |
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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 $14.50 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 155 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $13.09 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 10 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DOLE last closed at $13.31 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 9 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $13.54 | Resistance | 1.7% above the last close | turned there 13 times · 2025-02-20 to 2026-06-30 |
| $13.06 | Support | 1.9% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-02-04 to 2025-09-26 |
| $13.93 | Resistance | 4.7% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-01-27 to 2026-05-15 |
| $12.65 | Support | 4.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-14 to 2026-08-10 |
| $14.40 | Resistance | 8.2% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-14 to 2026-07-28 |
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
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
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 · Analyst price target recently CUT · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | 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 ratingBuy (2.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 4 analysts
- Mean price target$17.44 range $14.00 – $21.50; median $17.13
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 DOLE
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4527 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)
["Adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, and climate change impacts on crop yields and agricultural productivity across regions where Dole sources significant product percentages","Tropical Race 4 (TR4) banana disease and other crop diseases that could reduce productivity, destroy crops, and necessitate costly development of resistant varieties or farming practice changes","Product contamination and product liability claims from food safety issues (foreign objects, chemical residues, spoilage, tampering) that could result in recalls, litigation, and reputational damage"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for DOLE — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly 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)
DOLE had 2,935,035 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DOLE had 3.11% 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 2.97 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,935,035
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.11%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,675,395
- Reported change -20.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.97
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
- Chiquita Brands International
- Del Monte Pacific Limited
- Fresh Del Monte Produce
- Driscoll's (if publicly traded equivalent)
- Dole's major regional and international fresh produce competitors
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Frequently asked questions
What does DOLE PLC (DOLE) do?
Dole PLC is a leading global fresh produce company that grows, sources, and distributes fresh fruit and vegetable products, including bananas, pineapples, tropical fruits, and other commodity produce. The company operates farms and distribution networks across multiple continents to supply retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing customers. Its business involves agricultural production, procurement, processing, and logistics to deliver fresh produce to markets worldwide.
What sector is DOLE PLC (DOLE) in?
DOLE PLC (DOLE) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Fresh produce distribution and cultivation. It trades on NYSE.
Does DOLE pay a dividend?
Yes — DOLE PLC (DOLE) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.77% 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 DOLE PLC's (DOLE) competitors?
Notable peers of DOLE PLC (DOLE) include Chiquita Brands International, Del Monte Pacific Limited, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Driscoll's (if publicly traded equivalent) and Dole's major regional and international fresh produce competitors. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DOLE PLC (DOLE) overbought or oversold right now?
DOLE PLC (DOLE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, 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 DOLE 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.