secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dole plc (DOLE)
CIK:        0001857475
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-10T10:05:46+00:00
Accession:  0001857475-26-000074
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dole Q2 revenue $2.5B (+2.9%), adjusted EBITDA $116.8M (-14.8%); FY26 EBITDA target ~$400M
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- Revenue $2,499M, +2.9% YoY; net income $35.1M vs $18.0M; diluted EPS $0.27 vs $0.10.
- Adjusted EBITDA $116.8M, -14.8% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.46 vs $0.55; Fresh Fruit EBITDA down 30.9% on higher sourcing costs.
- Post-quarter-end: completed Ecuador port sale for ~$95M net proceeds; acquired Greenfood Fresh Produce in Scandinavia.
- FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at ~$400M; Q2 dividend $0.085/share payable Oct 7.
- Repurchased 719,290 shares for $10M in Q2; $85.4M remaining under buyback.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000074/0001857475-26-000074-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857475/000185747526000074/dole-20260810.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857475-26-000074

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