Dole (DOLE) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Dole's (DOLE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $123.8 million in Q1 2026, up 4.53% year-on-year from $118.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 85.64% quarter-over-quarter from $861.8 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 4.53% year-over-year to $123.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $737.7 million, a 411.65% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $495.5 million, up 13.28% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $123.8 million in Q1 2026 per DOLE's latest filing, from $861.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $861.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$124.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$115.7 million (2023), against an average of -$28.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 48.98% in 2022 and surged 802.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses 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 tumbled by 85.64% to $123.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DOLE Operating Expenses figures stand at $123.8 million (Q1 2026), $861.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$123.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 41.79 Bn 41.18 Bn 1.22 Bn 973.00 Mn
2 Bunge Global 23.70 Bn 22.91 Bn 766.00 Mn 531.00 Mn
3 Cal-Maine Foods 4.20 Bn 4.10 Bn 34.07 Mn 93.59 Mn
4 Del Monte 1.35 Bn 1.29 Bn 89.00 Mn 51.10 Mn
5 Dole 1.34 Bn 1.09 Bn 184.99 Mn 123.78 Mn
6 Adecoagro 1.10 Bn 1.06 Bn 97.80 Mn -35.83 Mn
7 Vital Farms 568.49 Mn 531.53 Mn 53.01 Mn 55.34 Mn
8 Alico 298.33 Mn 250.20 Mn -4.59 Mn 3.23 Mn
9 Forafric Global 283.29 Mn 284.32 Mn - -
10 Limoneira 240.76 Mn 259.12 Mn 21.52 Mn 45.62 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 -82.27 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 -123.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -134.03 Mn