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DOLE vs COST // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Dole plc (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DOLE 3
— COST 9
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $13.15 (+0.08%) • MKT CAP: $1.24B
gross-margins
7.80%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
gross-margins
12.82%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DOLE VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DOLE | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 7.80% | 12.82% | -5.02 | COST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.30% | 42.43% | -33.13 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.0x | 31.4x | -23.36 | DOLE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.09% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.40% | 3.85% | -1.45 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.60% | 3.04% | -2.44 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 10.14% | -1.94 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.61% | 0.58% | +2.03 | DOLE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.80 | 9.38 | -6.58 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.5 | 57.7 | -12.24 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.5x | 39.7x | -17.22 | DOLE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.24B | $441.39B | -$440.15B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DOLE REV | COST REV | DOLE GROSS % | COST GROSS % | DOLE FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $9.17B | $275.24B | 7.8% | 12.8% | — | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $8.48B | $254.45B | 8.5% | 12.6% | — | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $8.25B | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | — | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DOLE // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73