Dole (DOLE) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Dole (DOLE) posted Gross Margin of 7.81% for Q2 2026, down 1.07% on a QoQ basis from 7.9% in Q1 2026, and down 118.0% year-over-year from 43.41% in Q2 2025.
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Dole (DOLE) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dole has reported Gross Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 7.81% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 118.0% year-over-year to 7.81% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 7.32%, a 94.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.79%, down 68.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 7.81% for Q2 2026 at Dole, down from 7.9% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 9.44% in Q2 2024, with the low at 6.7% in Q4 2025.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 8.02%, with a median of 7.93% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin soared 321 bps in 2022, then sank 118 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 7.4% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 7.34% in 2023, then retreated by 0 bps to 7.31% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 6.7% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 7.81% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 7.81% (Q2 2026), 7.9% (Q1 2026), and 6.7% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 42.13 Bn | 32.56 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 24.26 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.99% |
| 3 | Darling Ingredients | 10.58 Bn | 10.42 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.20% |
| 4 | Ingredion | 6.39 Bn | 5.44 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 23.03% |
| 5 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.28 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 31.22% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.43 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 223.73 Mn | 7.22% |
| 7 | Del Monte | 1.54 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 121.30 Mn | 9.95% |
| 8 | Dole | 1.30 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 195.30 Mn | 7.81% |
| 9 | Adecoagro | 1.29 Bn | 959.96 Mn | 167.30 Mn | 31.50% |
| 10 | Universal | 1.14 Bn | 861.22 Mn | 83.09 Mn | 15.86% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.81% |
| 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 | 5.09% |