Dole plc (DOLE) Key Metrics
DOLE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $1.26B
- Enterprise value
- $2.37B
- P/E (TTM)
- 18.0 10-yr median 10.4
- Forward P/E
- 8.5
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.2
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.5 10-yr median 6.9
- Dividend yield
- 2.56% $0.34 a year
- Beta
- 0.68
DOLE key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsDOLE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
DOLE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
DOLE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
DOLE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
DOLE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
DOLE valuation history
DOLE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
DOLE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
DOLE cash returned to shareholders
DOLE price vs earnings per share
DOLE key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.44B | $1.29B | $1.17B | $915.9M | $961.6M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $2.41B | $2.26B | $2.32B | $2.22B | $2.44B | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 21.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 58.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 35.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 11.1 | 11.7 | 15.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 4.6% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 9.4% | −0.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −1.8% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 15.4% | −5.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $14.99 | $13.54 | $12.29 | $9.65 | $13.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $95.65 | $88.77 | $86.68 | $84.54 | $82.33 | $46.68 | $44.76 | $11.28 | $13.53 | $10.08 |
| Earnings per share | $0.69 | $1.31 | $1.30 | $0.91 | −$0.10 | $0.56 | $0.59 | $0.09 | $0.18 | $0.09 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.99 | $2.99 | $2.90 | $2.52 | $0.23 | $1.55 | $0.81 | $0.17 | $0.17 | $0.14 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.27 | $2.13 | $2.08 | $1.48 | −$0.68 | $1.30 | $0.52 | $0.08 | $0.03 | $0.06 |
| Cash per share | $2.86 | $3.52 | $2.96 | $2.47 | $3.56 | $1.72 | $1.42 | $0.32 | $0.37 | $0.42 |
| Book value per share | $14.22 | $13.55 | $13.14 | $12.23 | $14.97 | $5.75 | $5.31 | $1.27 | $0.96 | $0.73 |
| Tangible book value per share | $9.50 | $5.57 | $4.09 | $3.23 | $2.78 | $2.53 | $2.10 | $0.49 | −$0.08 | $0.02 |
| Dividends per share | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.24 | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 |
| Capex per share | $1.27 | $0.86 | $0.82 | $1.03 | $0.91 | $0.25 | $0.29 | $0.09 | $0.15 | $0.08 |
| Debt per share | $12.98 | $13.63 | $15.05 | $16.20 | $24.07 | $5.27 | $5.50 | $0.95 | $0.78 | $0.58 |
| Shares outstanding | 95.9M | 95.5M | 95.1M | 94.9M | 72.2M | 93.1M | 93.1M | 389.5M | 325.8M | 324.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.2% | +31.5% | −22.5% | 0.0% | −76.1% | +19.6% | +0.5% | −3.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 5.0% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 7.7% | −0.9% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 9.1% | 20.9% | 12.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 6.1% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 7.0% | −0.5% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 10.9% | 21.6% | 16.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1.9% | −0.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 2.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.3% | −0.2% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 3.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | −0.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.8% | −0.8% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.44 | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.76 | — | 2.75 | 1.37 | 1.79 | 0.97 | 1.55 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.25B | $1.30B | $1.43B | $1.54B | $1.74B | $491.0M | $512.3M | $368.4M | $255.4M | $187.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $274.3M | $336.0M | $281.5M | $234.2M | $256.7M | $160.5M | $132.2M | $124.8M | $120.3M | $136.6M |
| Net debt | $970.8M | $965.3M | $1.15B | $1.30B | $1.48B | $330.5M | $380.1M | $243.6M | $135.1M | $51.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.61 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
| Debt / assets | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.94 | 4.32 | 21.46 | 3.12 | 4.26 | 1.51 | 1.20 | 0.66 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.13 |
| Quick ratio | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 1.00 |
| Interest coverage | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 6.2 | — | — |
| Working capital | $257.3M | $292.6M | $204.0M | $145.0M | $270.2M | $40.5M | $11.3M | $53.3M | $49.6M | $63.2M |
| Invested capital | $2.33B | $2.26B | $2.40B | $2.46B | $2.56B | $865.5M | $874.9M | $739.8M | $446.8M | $289.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $1.05B | $673.8M | $560.0M | $464.3M | $365.7M | $388.4M | $302.6M | $284.9M | $71.0M | $83.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.37B | −$1.13B | −$1.22B | −$1.67B | −$1.78B | −$467.2M | −$480.0M | −$366.8M | −$297.6M | −$202.2M |
| Graham number | $14.84 | $20.02 | $19.63 | $15.84 | — | $8.54 | $8.41 | $1.64 | $1.95 | $1.24 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$20.72 | −$20.24 | −$22.03 | −$23.22 | −$31.48 | −$7.08 | −$7.06 | −$1.53 | −$1.59 | −$1.10 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $31.6M | $30.6M | $30.4M | $30.4M | $17.1M | $11.9M | $14.9M | $15.2M | $12.1M | $9.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | — | $6.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 47.8% | 24.3% | 24.5% | 35.1% | — | 22.6% | 27.1% | 41.5% | 21.0% | 31.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 15.1% | 15.3% | 21.6% | — | 9.8% | 30.9% | 50.8% | 142.4% | 76.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 127.5% | 28.9% | 28.3% | 41.0% | 399.5% | 16.0% | 35.8% | 54.4% | 84.8% | 55.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.08 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 1.50 | 0.97 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | −0.4% | −0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| R&D / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | — | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 30.0 | 31.6 | 35.8 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 34.7 | 35.2 | 31.6 | 27.4 | 30.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 20.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 29.5 | 31.0 | 31.7 | 32.9 | 38.2 | 40.5 | 40.0 | 38.9 | 36.1 | 40.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 20.9 | 19.6 | 22.7 | 27.1 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 12.16 | 11.54 | 10.21 | 9.08 | 8.96 | 10.52 | 10.38 | 11.54 | 13.32 | 11.89 |
| Payables turnover | 12.39 | 11.76 | 11.51 | 11.10 | 9.56 | 9.01 | 9.12 | 9.37 | 10.10 | 8.94 |
| Inventory turnover | 17.95 | 19.19 | 19.54 | 18.45 | 20.29 | 31.95 | 36.21 | 38.55 | 44.40 | 42.21 |
| Asset turnover | 2.02 | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 1.81 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.90 | 3.62 | 3.20 |
| Average receivables | $754.2M | $734.5M | $807.7M | $883.8M | $663.3M | $413.2M | $401.6M | $380.8M | $330.9M | $275.0M |
| Average payables | $680.5M | $659.7M | $655.8M | $668.7M | $585.6M | $445.5M | $423.6M | $433.9M | $378.0M | $314.7M |
| Average inventory | $469.7M | $404.3M | $386.4M | $402.4M | $276.0M | $125.6M | $106.7M | $105.5M | $86.0M | $66.6M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 9.8% | 17.1% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 18.8% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 18.5% | 24.3% | 21.9% |
Computed from DOLE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
DOLE valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Dole traded at 21.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 18.0 and the forward P/E is 8.5. Dole earned a return on equity of 5.0% and a return on invested capital of 6.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.2 billion of debt and $274.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $970.8 million. It returned $31.6 million to shareholders: $31.6 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks. The share count fell 70.4% from 324.1M to 95.9M over 9 years.
See the DOLE income statement, the DOLE chart for price history, or the DOLE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
DOLE key metrics FAQ
What is Dole's P/E ratio?
Dole's trailing P/E ratio is 18.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 8.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 21.8, compared with a 10-year median of 10.4.
What is Dole's EV/EBITDA?
Dole's enterprise value was 6.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.4 billion, EBITDA $347.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.5.
What is Dole's return on equity?
Dole's return on equity (ROE) was 5.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $66.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.3 billion.
What is Dole's ROIC?
Dole's return on invested capital was 6.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Dole have?
Dole had total debt of $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91 and $970.8 million of net debt (2.79 times EBITDA).
What is Dole's dividend yield?
Dole's forward dividend yield is 2.56%. Dole paid $31.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.33 per share), a payout ratio of 47.8%.
What is Dole's free cash flow yield?
Dole generated -$26.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.8% on its market value at year-end ($1.4 billion).
What is Dole's current ratio?
Dole's current ratio was 1.17 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.17 times current liabilities.