secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dole plc (DOLE)
CIK:        0001857475
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001857475-26-000049
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000049/0001857475-26-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000049/dole-20260511.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857475-26-000049

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