Dole plc · Agricultural Production-Crops

DOLE

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Insiders are buying.

Going well

Profitable

Money moves

An insider bought $8.6M of shares with their own money in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (120 bought, 105 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$13.30-1.1% that day

Latest insider buy: A 10% owner bought at $13.19 on Oct 22. The stock is now $13.30, +0.8% since.

Company value: $1.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 21.5x; You pay about $21 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.13x; Company value is 0.13 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 23%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 66%; Debt as a share of company value

From DOLE's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$2.5B+2.9% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $9.5B, up 8.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 16% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of DOLE. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+8% a yearRecently: +8.3% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.6%P/E at the end21xToday: 21.5x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$13.9B

Profit in 5 years$139M

Price these guesses point to$30.99+133% vs $13.30 todayAbout +18% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 21x P/E, sales could shrink about 8.8% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

1/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.3.9%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.61x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.6%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.6 of 7 years
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+1.0% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.7.8%

Revenue: $9.2B; +8.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +16.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $829.4M; 0.61x equity
Current ratio: 1.17x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: free cash flow positive. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 10

Revenue: $2.5B; +2.9% YoY
EPS: $0.27; vs $0.10
Op. margin: 1.9%; -2.4 pts
Gross margin: 7.8%; -1.2 pts
Free cash flow: -$10.8M
Share count: -0.2%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

76Buying

1 insider bought $8.6M

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

79/ 100

This week: 2
Normal week: 0.5
vs normal: 3.7x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+1.2%

Institutions added 1.2% to their holdings. 120 bought, 105 sold. 2 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions68.6M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+0.3%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.8x · $1.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

94M

Earnings reports

Last 3

Next reportIn 5 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 10
Results filedMay 11
Results filedFeb 25

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (active)Oct 14 · View filing ↗Activist

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$8.6M1 insider

Sold$00 insiders

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Pale Fire Capital SE10% owner	Buy	648K	$13.19	$8.6M	10M	Oct 22Filing ↗
+6.7% of their holdings $13.12 to $13.39 across 3 trades Traded Oct 20 to Oct 22 Held via Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. Filed jointly with 4 others Filed same day
Pale Fire Capital SE10% owner	Buy	6K	$13.28	$76K	10M	Oct 12Filing ↗
+0.1% of their holdings Held via Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. Filed jointly with 4 others Filed 2 days after