Dole (DOLE) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Dole (DOLE) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.26% in Q1 2026, down 4.66% quarter-over-quarter from 7.61% in Q4 2025, and down 83.0% on a YoY basis from 42.68% in Q1 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 was 7.26% for Q1 2026 at Dole, down from 7.61% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.55% in Q1 2024 to a low of 1.28% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.46% across 5 years, with a median of 7.68% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 640 bps in 2023, then sank 346 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.65% in 2022, then soared by 70 bps to 9.61% in 2023, then increased by 0 bps to 9.63% in 2024, then fell by 21 bps to 7.61% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 7.26% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.26% (Q1 2026), 7.61% (Q4 2025), and 7.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 3.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 4.51% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 28.85% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 2.52% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.26% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.27% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -29.46% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.55% |