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Roarable's SEC Form 4 and 13F Whale Thermometer currently classifies DOLE leadership and institutional positioning as: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING.

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Dole plc (DOLE) Insider, 13F Hedge Fund & Politician Buy/Sell Thermometer

$13.31 +1.84% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $13.33

Dole plc (DOLE) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 48/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (48/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $1.23B

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As of 2026-11-03, Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 48/100 at a spot price of $13.31 (+1.84% 1D, market cap $1.23B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, Executive Insider Alignment 12/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 11/20. Across 146 tracked Consumer Staples issuers, DOLE ranks #81 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Staples sector (Farming/Seeds/Milling), DOLE carries a Roarable D (48/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 24.2x, gross margin of 7.8%, and ROIC of 9.3%. By comparison, DMC (Del Monte Corporation) holds a D+ grade (56/100 RQD, P/E 14.0x, ROIC 5.5%, cap $1.29B) and AGRO (Adecoagro S.A.) posts a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.40B). Among the 5-stock peer group, DMC leads on earnings multiple (14.0x) while DOLE leads on capital efficiency (9.3% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for DOLE?

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Per DOLE's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001857475), Dole plc generated $9.17B in revenue (+8.2% YoY), $51.3M in net income, and $0 in free cash flow against $4.40B in total assets and $799.8M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Staples with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $13.33 (+0.14%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-0.96% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 0.4% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (48/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-5.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-4.5% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for DOLE)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4.1%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (48/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY DOLE SCORES 48/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+12/20 pts (25% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0.4% FCF Margin ($34.6M FCF) & 7.8% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+12/20 pts (25% of score)

Altman Z-Score 2.80 (WATCH ZONE (1.8–3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 4/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning6/20 pts (-14 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-14 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade C$13.46-1.6% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$13.25-0.4% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$13.20+0.8% Next Q

Current

Grade D$13.31-5.6% Hist 90D α

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While DOLE currently carries a cautious 48/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (6/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Consumer Staples with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($13.27) and Max Pain ($13.98) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $17.40.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Cannibal Buyback (-0.96% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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Contract: “DOLE Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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DOLE Smart-Money Thermometer: BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING

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▲ Disclosed Buys: 0 ($0)▼ Disclosed Sales: 0 ($0)

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No recent open-market Form 4 cluster sales or emergency dumps flagged on DOLE. Visit the Global 13F & Congressional Whale Ledger for cross-market smart-money filings.

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DOLE // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -12.32%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-03O $13.15H $13.31L $13.07C $13.31VOL 1.65M

RES: $13.84SUP: $12.50SMA50: $13.27SMA200: $14.29

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DOLE Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

17.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (DOLE)

Consumer Staples Rank #81 of 146 ⚔️ DMC vs DOLE Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Staples Peer Comparison (DOLE vs. DMC, AGRO, BV, AVO)

Industry: Farming/Seeds/Milling (25 Tracked Issuers)

Across 146 tracked Consumer Staples securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Dole plc (DOLE) ranks #81 by composite RQD confidence (48/100, grade D) and #68 by equity capitalization ($1.23B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, DMC leads on earnings valuation at 14.0x trailing P/E, while DOLE leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 9.3% ROIC and 7.8% gross margin. DMC currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 56/100 (D+) compared with DOLE at 48/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
DOLE ACTIVE Dole plc	D	48/100	24.2x	7.8%	9.3%	+1.84%	$1.23B	Benchmark Subject
DMC Del Monte Corporation	D+	56/100	14.0x	9.2%	5.5%	-1.13%	$1.29B	/dmc-vs-dole →
AGRO Adecoagro S.A.	D	48/100	—	—	—	-1.34%	$1.40B	/agro-vs-dole →
BV BrightView Holdings Inc.	D	48/100	19.2x	23.3%	5.3%	+2.89%	$1.09B	/bv-vs-dole →
AVO Mission Produce Inc.	D+	55/100	27.0x	11.6%	8.1%	-0.26%	$1.01B	/avo-vs-dole →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001857475

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Dole plc (DOLE) reported GAAP revenue of $9.17B (+8.2% vs. FY2024 revenue of $8.48B , and +11.3% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $51.3M, operating cash flow of $0, and free cash flow of $0 . On the balance sheet, DOLE closed FY2025 with $4.40B in total assets against $799.8M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 2.80, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$9.17B	$51.3M	—	—	$4.40B	$799.8M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$8.48B	$125.5M	—	—	$4.45B	$866.1M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$8.25B	$124.1M	—	—	—	—

3. DOLE Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is DOLE stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does DOLE compare to DMC and AGRO in the Consumer Staples sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for DOLE?

Where is DOLE trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

DOLE last traded at $13.31 (+1.84% on volume of 1,505,382 shares), positioning the stock +0.30% above its 50-day simple moving average ($13.27) and -6.86% below its 200-day simple moving average ($14.29). Across its 52-week range of $12.52 to $16.57, DOLE sits at the 19.5% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.7 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.1% ($12.76 to $13.86).

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DOLE — Dole plc: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:30:06Z

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Dole plc scores 48 out of 100, a letter grade of D, with the verdict "Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 12/20 (ROIC 9.3%; FCF yield 0%), Whale 13F Flow at 6/20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 11/20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 7/20 (Beta 1.0; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 12/20 (Altman Z 2.8; Piotroski F 4/9; Debt/Equity 0.59).

For a prospective investor evaluating the stock today, the weakest pillars are institutional flow and macro regime fit, both scoring 6 and 7 out of 20. The cash-generation pillar is middling, and the reported FCF yield of 0% is a central tradeoff: the stock is not currently generating free-cash yield relative to its price, and market data. The forensic balance sheet, with an Altman Z of 2.8 and Debt/Equity of 0.59, provides some stability relative to the weaker pillars, but a Piotroski F-Score of 4/9 indicates limited financial-strength signals. Upside drivers would need to come from improved cash conversion and institutional re-engagement; valuation (P/E TTM of 24.2 against EPS TTM of 0.54) leaves limited margin for error. This is an analytical framing, not personalized advice.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Dole plc is a NYSE-listed issuer classified in the Consumer Staples sector and the Farming/Seeds/Milling industry,. Gross margin of 7.8%, operating margin of 2.4%, and net margin of 0.6%, per the market data, indicate a thin-margin profile. Revenue scale is shown in the financials section.

Revenue rose from $8.25B (FY 2023) to $9.17B (FY 2025), while net income declined from $124.1M to $51.3M over the same span, and operating income fell from $272.2M (FY 2023) to $223.0M (FY 2025). ROIC is 9.3%, the Altman Z-Score is 2.8, and the Piotroski F-Score is 4/9. Debt declined from $866.1M (FY 2024) to $799.8M (FY 2025), and cash declined from $330.0M to $267.9M. Debt/Equity is 0.59 per the rating data.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case: Dole trades at a sub-5 EV/EBITDA multiple per one Seeking Alpha headline, and a 10% owner recently bought $75K in stock. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 12/20 (ROIC 9.3%, FCF yield —) and Institutional Whale Flow at 6/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the top of the $12.52 – $16.57 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case: Net income fell from $124.1M in FY 2023 to $51.3M in FY 2025 while the RQD rating scores institutional flow at only 6/20 and FCF yield at 0%. Investors must weigh 24.2x trailing P/E and 8.0x EV/EBITDA against 2.4% operating margins and a 1.00 macro beta if sector demand softens.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

The only sector context provided is the Consumer Staples / Farming/Seeds/Milling classification and a Beta of 1.0.

Key Question #1: What are Dole plc's products, customers, and revenue segments, and what drove the divergence between rising revenue and falling net income?
Key Question #2: Why is the FCF reported as N/A in the financials and the FCF yield 0%, and what is the company's actual free-cash-flow generation?
Key Question #3: What is the EPS trend across FY 2023–FY 2025, since per-period EPS is listed as N/A?

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📌 Pinned Debate

Dole trades at a sub-5 EV/EBITDA multiple per one Seeking Alpha headline, and a 10% owner recently bought $75K in stock.

Picked up a starter position in DOLE in my $100K Virtual Cash book at $13.07. Dole trades at a sub-5 EV/EBITDA multiple per one Seeking Alpha headline, and a 10% owner recently bought $75K in stock.. Trading inside a $12.52–$16.57 52-week range with 0.0% FCF yield gives solid downside support if Farming/Seeds/Milling multiples expand this quarter.

VolSurface_Trader 🐂 BULL

Both sides have a point here — DOLE's 12/20 balance sheet score keeps downside contained, so the real swing factor next earnings call is backlog and FCF conversion.

SK SkepticalCFA Fundamental Contrarian 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $10.59 (-19.0%)

Spot @ $13.07

Net income fell from $124.1M in FY 2023 to $51.3M in FY 2025 while the RQD rating scores institutional flow at only 6/20 and FCF yield

Careful chasing DOLE at $13.07. Net income fell from $124.1M in FY 2023 to $51.3M in FY 2025 while the RQD rating scores institutional flow at only 6/20 and FCF yield at 0%.. Gross margin is 7.8%, but operating margin is 2.4%, which shows SG&A and reinvestment are eating into bottom-line EPS. Target $10.59 on multiple compression.