Dole (DOLE) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Dole (DOLE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.26% for Q1 2026, down 83.0% year-over-year from 42.68% in Q1 2025, and down 4.66% quarter-over-quarter from 7.61% 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 7.26% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 83.0% year-over-year to 7.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.26% (down 83.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.62%, down 194.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.26%, down from 7.61% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.55% in Q1 2024, with the low at 1.28% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.09% (2025), against an average of 7.84%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 823 bps in 2022, then jumped 610 bps in 2023.
- Dole's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.38% in 2022, then surged by 79 bps to 9.61% in 2023, then grew by 0 bps to 9.63% in 2024, then declined by 21 bps to 7.61% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 7.26% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DOLE's Return on Capital Employed at 7.26% in Q1 2026, 7.61% in Q4 2025, and 7.37% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 39.54 Bn | 29.96 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 22.46 Bn | 21.82 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.80% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 16.38 Bn | 15.64 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 4.03 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 12.00% |
| 5 | Del Monte | 1.49 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 121.30 Mn | 2.79% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.27 Bn | 973.83 Mn | 195.30 Mn | 5.32% |
| 7 | Adecoagro | 1.13 Bn | 904.73 Mn | 97.80 Mn | 3.33% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 458.13 Mn | 436.79 Mn | 10.93 Mn | 0.09% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 310.23 Mn | 237.30 Mn | 29.97 Mn | 10.19% |
| 10 | Alico | 297.69 Mn | 242.10 Mn | 4.05 Mn | -23.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.61% |