Dole (DOLE) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Dole (DOLE) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $123.8 million in Q1 2026, down 85.64% quarter-over-quarter from $861.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 4.53% on a YoY basis from $118.4 million in Q1 2025.

Dole (DOLE) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dole's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $123.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.53% year-over-year to $123.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $737.7 million (up 411.65% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $495.5 million, up 4.52% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $123.8 million for Q1 2026 at Dole, down from $861.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $861.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$124.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$31.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$115.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses tumbled 48.98% in 2022, then soared 802.52% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$112.9 million in 2022, then fell by 5.67% to -$119.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.8% to -$122.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 802.52% to $861.8 million in 2025, then sank by 85.64% to $123.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $123.8 million (Q1 2026), $861.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$123.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 36.33 Bn 35.72 Bn 1.22 Bn 973.00 Mn
2 Bunge Global 21.79 Bn 22.33 Bn 766.00 Mn 531.00 Mn
3 Tyson Foods 3.86 Bn 3.46 Bn 962.00 Mn 527.00 Mn
4 Cal-Maine Foods 3.68 Bn 3.29 Bn 119.28 Mn 83.30 Mn
5 Adecoagro 2.04 Bn 1.74 Bn 97.80 Mn -35.83 Mn
6 Dole 1.33 Bn 1.17 Bn 184.99 Mn 123.78 Mn
7 Fresh Del Monte Produce 1.30 Bn 1.25 Bn 89.00 Mn 51.10 Mn
8 Vital Farms 463.27 Mn 426.30 Mn 53.01 Mn 55.34 Mn
9 Alico 310.30 Mn 262.17 Mn -4.59 Mn 3.23 Mn
10 Forafric Global 269.03 Mn 270.07 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 123.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 861.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -123.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -124.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 118.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -122.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -115.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -116.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -119.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -118.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -115.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -120.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -112.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -103.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -110.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -109.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -132.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -135.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -134.03 Mn