Dole (DOLE) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Dole's (DOLE) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 7.9% in Q1 2026, down 78.0% year-on-year from 35.9% in Q1 2025, and up 17.81% quarter-over-quarter from 6.7% in Q4 2025.
Dole (DOLE) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dole's Gross Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.9% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 78.0% year-over-year to 7.9% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.62%, a 73.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.79%, down 68.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 7.9% in Q1 2026 per DOLE's latest filing, from 6.7% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 9.44% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 6.7% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 7.95% (2024), against an average of 8.03%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 321 bps in 2022 and sank 114 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 7.4% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 7.34% in 2023, then fell by 0 bps to 7.31% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 6.7% in 2025, then climbed by 18 bps to 7.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest DOLE Gross Margin figures stand at 7.9% (Q1 2026), 6.7% (Q4 2025), and 6.81% (Q3 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 41.79 Bn | 41.18 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.96% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.70 Bn | 22.91 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 3.50% |
| 3 | Cal-Maine Foods | 4.20 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 6.16% |
| 4 | Del Monte | 1.35 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 8.52% |
| 5 | Dole | 1.34 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.90% |
| 6 | Adecoagro | 1.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 24.53% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 568.49 Mn | 531.53 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 28.32% |
| 8 | Alico | 298.33 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -85.92% |
| 9 | Forafric Global | 283.29 Mn | 284.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Limoneira | 240.76 Mn | 259.12 Mn | 21.52 Mn | 95.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.12% |