Dole (DOLE) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Dole's (DOLE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.66% in Q1 2026, down 3303.0% year-on-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and down 39.95% quarter-over-quarter from 0.47% in Q4 2025.
Dole (DOLE) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dole's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.66% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 3303.0% year-over-year to 0.66% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.66%, a 3303.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.62%, down 194.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 0.66% in Q1 2026 per DOLE's latest filing, from 0.47% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 41.24% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.66% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 31.08% (2025), against an average of 25.83%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2230 bps in 2023 and plunged 4014 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.93% in 2022, then soared by 118 bps to 41.24% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 39.67% in 2024, then slumped by 101 bps to 0.47% in 2025, then plunged by 40 bps to 0.66% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest DOLE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 0.66% (Q1 2026), 0.47% (Q4 2025), and 31.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 41.79 Bn | 41.18 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 3.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.70 Bn | 22.91 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 4.51% |
| 3 | Cal-Maine Foods | 4.20 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 12.00% |
| 4 | Del Monte | 1.35 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 5 | Dole | 1.34 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 184.99 Mn | -0.66% |
| 6 | Adecoagro | 1.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 2.52% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 568.49 Mn | 531.53 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 16.60% |
| 8 | Alico | 298.33 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -29.46% |
| 9 | Forafric Global | 283.29 Mn | 284.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Limoneira | 240.76 Mn | 259.12 Mn | 21.52 Mn | -15.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.61% |