---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001857475-26-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DOLE"
cik: "0001857475"
company_name: "Dole plc"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:58:40.927339+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dole Q1 rev up 11.6% to $2.34B; Adj EBITDA $100.3M, down 4.3%; FY target at least $400M

## Summary
- Revenue $2,342M (+11.6% YoY); net income $37.7M, diluted EPS $0.33 vs $0.41 prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $100.3M (-4.3% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.33 vs $0.35.
- Fresh Fruit segment EBITDA fell 17% on higher sourcing costs; Diversified Americas & ROW EBITDA up 28.7%.
- Reaffirms FY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of at least $400M.
- Post-quarter: regulatory approval for Ecuador port sale; close expected by end of Q2 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001857475-26-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DOLE
- cik: 0001857475
- company_name: Dole plc
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000049/0001857475-26-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000049/dole-20260511.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857475-26-000049.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 43d8a5e5db76f3e36652f94427b87e2411ea8b37
  claim: Dole plc reported First Quarter 2026 (three months ended March 31, 2026) results: revenue $2,342 million, net income $37.7 million, EPS $0.33 diluted. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: Dole plc Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results DUBLIN – May 11, 2026 - Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) ("Dole" or the "Group" or the "Company") today released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000049/0001857475-26-000049-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.