Dole (DOLE) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Dole (DOLE) posted Operating Margin of 1.9% for Q2 2026, down 28.17% on a QoQ basis from 2.65% in Q1 2026, and down 235.0% year-over-year from 1.41% in Q2 2025.
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Dole (DOLE) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dole has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 1.9% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 235.0% year-over-year to 1.9% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.7%, a 120.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.43%, down 88.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 1.9% for Q2 2026 at Dole, down from 2.65% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 5.29% in Q1 2024, with the low at 1.06% in Q3 2025.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 2.74%, with a median of 2.48% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 361 bps in 2022, then tumbled 235 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.97% in 2022, then gained by 1 bps to 1.99% in 2023, then retreated by 19 bps to 1.61% in 2024, then retreated by 27 bps to 1.17% in 2025, then soared by 62 bps to 1.9% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.9% (Q2 2026), 2.65% (Q1 2026), and 1.17% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 42.12 Bn | 32.54 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 24.14 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Darling Ingredients | 10.51 Bn | 10.35 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 4 | Ingredion | 6.40 Bn | 5.45 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 5 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.27 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 14.47% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.45 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 223.73 Mn | - |
| 7 | Del Monte | 1.51 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 121.30 Mn | 2.75% |
| 8 | Dole | 1.29 Bn | 999.02 Mn | 195.30 Mn | 1.90% |
| 9 | Adecoagro | 1.26 Bn | 930.35 Mn | 167.30 Mn | 17.32% |
| 10 | Universal | 1.14 Bn | 861.60 Mn | 83.09 Mn | 0.44% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.40% |