DOLE vs INGR vs DMC Stock Comparison

Dole, Ingredion and Del Monte Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOLE Dole plc
$13.19 +1.5% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.49B
Div. yield
2.73%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
3.47%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
10 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$28.61 -6.9% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.30B
Div. yield
1.05%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 10, Dole 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOLEINGRDMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $5.98B $1.35B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 10.1x 39.9x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 8.9x 12.2x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% -1.4% -0.2% DOLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 8.2% 0.8% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 10.1% 1.7% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 2.6x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.73% 3.47% 1.05% INGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -19.3% -16.3% DOLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr -0.1%/yr -3.1%/yr INGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 18.3% 29.9% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 77/100 57/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

DOLEINGRDMC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDOLEINGRDMC
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 67 #12 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Growth 50 #16 of 31 43 #18 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Profitability 50 #15 of 29 96 #2 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 40 #22 of 36 89 #5 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Shareholder Returns 67 #9 of 25 88 #4 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Overall 60 77 57
  • DOLE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDOLEINGRDMCSPY
1 month +1.5%-2.0%-6.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.3%-7.7%-0.5% +3.9%
6 months -11.7%-16.1%-31.8% +8.2%
Year to date -12.0%-14.0%-19.7% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-19.3%-16.3% +12.3%
3 years +16.8%+2.3%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+0.8%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years -9.5%-0.3%-14.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.0%-0.1%-3.1% +10.9%
10 years —-26.6%-51.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.0%-7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOLEINGRDMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%18.3%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%19.1%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.09-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-1.06-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-39.2%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-21.3%-33.5% -1.2%
52-week high $16.37$120.41$43.02 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$94.18$26.90 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDOLEINGRDMC
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.8x 10.1xmedian 14.8x 39.9xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 9.1x 6.3xmedian 9.1x 11.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 16.8xmedian 15.0x 13.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.25median 1.28 3.63median 1.28 -1.08median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDOLEINGRDMC
Revenue $9.49B $7.22B $4.30B
Gross profit $694.10M $1.71B $397.10M
Operating income $161.30M $860.00M $77.80M
Net income $92.69M $596.00M $35.40M
Free cash flow $83.30M $355.00M $97.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $9.26 $0.71
Cash & equivalents $291.71M $948.00M $36.10M
Total debt $1.09B $1.78B $433.40M
Shares (diluted) 95.70M 63.90M 47.61M
Enterprise value $184.82M $2.15B $1.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDOLEINGRDMC
P/E 21.0x 10.1x 39.9x
P/FCF 15.0x 16.8x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 7.4x 7.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 6.3x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 7.9x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 24.6x 19.2x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 8.5x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.25 3.63 -1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOLEINGRDMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% -1.4% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -4.2% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% -8.5% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 1.2% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.4% -12.0% -60.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -0.8% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.0% -12.4% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 1.3% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.9% -10.1% -77.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 2.8% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.1% -31.6% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 22.8% 21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% -56.1% -32.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 41.6% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOLEINGRDMC
Gross margin 7.3% 23.7% 9.2%
EBITDA margin 2.9% 15.0% 3.5%
Operating margin 1.7% 11.9% 1.8%
Pretax margin 1.5% 11.3% 1.5%
Net margin 0.6% 8.2% 0.8%
FCF margin 0.9% 4.9% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 1.8% 11.2% 4.2%
Return on equity 6.3% 13.4% 1.8%
Return on assets 2.1% 7.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 10.1% 1.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 12.8% 2.8%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.4x 5.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOLEINGRDMC
Debt / assets 24.4% 22.1% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 5.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 43.9% 40.2%
Equity / assets 31.9% 56.1% 59.8%
Interest coverage 2.7x 10.8x 5.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.81 3.59 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOLEINGRDMC
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 3.1% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 6.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.9% – 161.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.8% – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% – 8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 22.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDOLEINGRDMC
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.28FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +0.8% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.28BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -3.6% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOLEINGRDMC
Held by institutions 72.0% 98.4% –
Institutions holding 208 613 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.1% –
Institutions buying 122 295 –
Institutions selling 65 225 –
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.31 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DOLEINGRDMC
DOLE 1.00 0.35 0.55
INGR 0.35 1.00 0.35
DMC 0.55 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOLE, INGR and DMC?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dole (DOLE) $1.25B, Ingredion (INGR) $5.98B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOLE, INGR and DMC?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dole (DOLE) 21.0x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x, Del Monte (DMC) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Dole (DOLE) 10.3x, Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Del Monte (DMC) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dole (DOLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dole (DOLE) +8.3%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Del Monte (DMC) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Dole (DOLE) 0.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Dole (DOLE) 3.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dole (DOLE) returned the most: Dole (DOLE) +2.7%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Del Monte (DMC) -16.3%. Over five years, Ingredion (INGR) compounded fastest (Dole (DOLE) -2.0%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest dividend yield: Dole (DOLE) 2.73%, Ingredion (INGR) 3.47%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Dole (DOLE) 23.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOLE, INGR and DMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ingredion (INGR) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.