Dole (DOLE) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Dole's Operating Margin was 1.90% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 2.35 percentage points from 4.25% a year earlier and down 0.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dole (DOLE) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dole's Operating Margin was 1.70% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.20 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 2.43%, down 0.88 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +0.89 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 3.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.01 pp), 3.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+1.12 pp), 2.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+2.33 pp) and -0.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.69 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -1.64% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021) and 5.29% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 3.61 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a drop of 2.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DOLE's Operating Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 2.65% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 1.17% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 1.06% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.27 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.55 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.78 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.53 Bn | -20.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.43 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.78 Bn | -1.04 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Dole | 1.20 Bn | 141.35 Mn | 195.30 Mn | 1.90% |
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 | -1.18% |
Dole Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DOLE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "DOLE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DOLE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();