Dole plc (DOLE)Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | Dublin, Ireland | NYSE
14.85 USD
-0.09
(-0.602%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 14.85 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:23 p.m. EDT
DOLE is a classic 'buy the rumor, sell the news' setup where the options market is screaming for a drop (the 11% IV and massive put volume at 10/12.5 strikes), yet the actual price action has been resilient and trending up (closing at 15.17 after a 14-day run). The massive institutional buying (Tudor Investment, Dimensional, Shah Capital) provides a strong fundamental floor, but this is clearly an earnings-pricing event. While the dividend yield is decent, the low payout ratio suggests the capital is better spent on buybacks or organic growth rather than payouts, which limits the long-term dividend rating. The risk of a 'drop to earnings' crash is high given the 11% IV spike on the longest-dated puts, despite the positive price momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.038644 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.038686 |
| MSTL | 0.039183 |
| AutoTheta | 0.043760 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 6.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.150 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 82.925 |
| Revenue per Share | 96.41 |
| Market Cap | 1,413,195,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.85 |
| Forward P/E | 9.85 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | 0.56% |
| Previous Name | Total Produce plc |
| Website | https://www.doleplc.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:23 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a strong 'bonding' or hedging behavior with massive put options interest (high volume and OI at strikes 10.0 and 12.5. This indicates an extreme contrarian fear of a crash, likely anchored to an earnings date. Conversely, there is significant call volume at the 17.5 strike (up 17.6% volume), suggesting speculative bets on upside following the earnings event. The intraday IV spike on puts will be 11.48x (17 vs moves, implies a potential tail risk event, while the calls were 10.00%, suggesting moderate volatility improvement. The underlying stock has been trending up over the last 14 days (from 14.39 to 15.57), but the options positioning reflects a conflict between short-term fear and medium-term optimism.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.59% | 1.21% | 2.09% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | 0.085 | 0.593161 |
| 2025-06-09 | 0.085 | 0.619539 |
| 2025-03-20 | 0.080 | 0.570981 |
| 2024-12-11 | 0.080 | 0.546376 |
| 2024-09-11 | 0.080 | 0.525712 |
| 2024-06-12 | 0.080 | 0.676593 |
| 2024-03-20 | 0.080 | 0.694193 |
| 2023-12-13 | 0.080 | 0.696532 |
| 2023-09-13 | 0.080 | 0.725626 |
| 2023-06-15 | 0.080 | 0.618936 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.080 | 0.725637 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.080 | 0.847839 |
| 2022-09-15 | 0.080 | 0.976252 |
| 2022-06-16 | 0.080 | 0.989265 |
| 2022-03-28 | 0.080 | 0.686583 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.080 | 0.663788 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.032480955 |
| Address1 | 29 North Anne Street |
| All Time High | 17.66 |
| All Time Low | 7.2 |
| Ask | 15.3 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 683,530 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 744,419 |
| Average Volume | 744,419 |
| Average Volume10Days | 683,530 |
| Beta | 0.689 |
| Bid | 14.17 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Book Value | 14.334 |
| City | Dublin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.85 |
| Current Ratio | 1.172 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 14.97 |
| Day Low | 14.625 |
| Debt To Equity | 82.925 |
| Display Name | Dole |
| Dividend Date | 1,775,606,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.34 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.29 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,500,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,500,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,502,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,502,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,502,600 |
| Ebitda | 328,671,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03583 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.653 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.274 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,515,428,864 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.3849 |
| Eps Forward | 1.50742 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,792,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 353 1 887 2731 |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.1502 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.3001995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.019814888 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 3.2480955 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.7199993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10380201 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.33 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18610223 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.52 - 16.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,627,651,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 83,664,949 |
| Forward Eps | 1.50742 |
| Forward P E | 9.85127 |
| Free Cashflow | 68,650,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 32,027 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.077870004 |
| Gross Profits | 714,307,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09762 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73405 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 95,164,646 |
| Industry | Farm Products |
| Industry Disp | Farm Products |
| Industry Key | farm-products |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-30 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,792,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.085 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Dole plc engages in sourcing, production, distribution, and marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables worldwide. It operates through three segments: Fresh Fruit; Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA; and Diversified Fresh Produce - Americas and ROW. The company offers bananas, pineapples, and plantains; avocados, kiwis, apples, berries, and cherries; and imported and local fresh fruits and vegetables through retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and food service channels. It is also involved in the commercial cargo business. The company offers its products under the DOLE brand. It serves grocery stores, wholesalers, mass merchandisers, supercenters, foodservice operators, club stores, convenience stores, distributors, and smaller regional customers. Dole plc was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. |
| Long Name | Dole plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,413,195,008 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_30301231 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-20 |
| Net Income To Common | 97,278,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,421,759,796 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 14.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 88,668,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.011849999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.33169997 |
| Phone | 353 1 887 2600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 14.85 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,807,859 |
| Prev Name | Total Produce plc |
| Previous Close | 14.94 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.722796 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0359983 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.15406185 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00559 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.625 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0899992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.602404 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.97 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.625 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.625 - 14.97 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 680,999 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030539999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08713 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.092 |
| Revenue Per Share | 96.41 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 95,164,645 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.016 |
| Shares Short | 1,521,345 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,120,877 |
| Short Name | Dole plc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0212 |
| Short Ratio | 1.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DOLE |
| Target High Price | 21.5 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.55 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 280,776,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.95 |
| Total Debt | 1,245,340,032 |
| Total Revenue | 9,172,907,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.34 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.022757698 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.0 |
| Trailing P E | 14.85 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.40605 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.44395065 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.03081696 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 680,999 |
| Website | https://www.doleplc.com |
| Zip | D07 PH36 |