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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
As of March 31, 2026, Dole’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $140.8 million, of which $134.4 million represented equity method investments, and $6.4 million represented investments in which Dole does not have significant influence. As of December 31, 2025, Dole’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $142.1 million, of which $135.6 million represented equity method investments, and $6.5 million represented investments in which Dole does not have significant influence. There are no significant investees in which Dole holds 20.0% or more of their voting stock that are not accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
Dole’s consolidated net income includes its proportionate share of the net income or loss of equity method investments in affiliates. When Dole records its proportionate share of net income, it increases equity method earnings in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the carrying value in that investment in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Conversely, when Dole records its proportionate share of a net loss, it decreases equity method earnings in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the carrying value in that investment in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Cash dividends received from investments in which Dole does not have significant influence are recorded in other income (expense), net, and have historically not been significant.
During the three months ended, March 31, 2026, investments in and disposals of unconsolidated affiliates were not material.During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Dole divested of a portion of ownership shares in an equity method investment located in the U.S. and recognized a gain in equity method earnings of $6.9 million, net of income tax. This disposal was part of a non-cash transaction whereby Dole effectively exchanged a portion of its ownership shares in this equity method investment for an additional shareholding in a non-wholly owned consolidated subsidiary in the U.S.
In the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, total equity method earnings were $1.6 million and $8.3 million, respectively.
Transactions with Unconsolidated Affiliates
In the ordinary course of business, Dole enters into arm’s length transactions with unconsolidated affiliates, which include trading sales and purchases of goods and other supplies. From time to time, Dole also provides both seasonal and long-term loans to these affiliates, though these amounts have historically not been significant. The following table presents sales to and purchases from investments in unconsolidated affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Sales$36,983 $32,443 
Purchases42,369 34,394 
The following tables presents amounts due from and to investments in unconsolidated affiliates as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Amounts due from investments in unconsolidated affiliates presented within trade receivables$24,472 $32,489 
Amounts due from investments in unconsolidated affiliates presented within other receivables2,318 2,435 
Amounts due from investments in unconsolidated affiliates presented within other assets13,824 9,338 
Amounts due to investments in unconsolidated affiliates presented within accounts payable(14,933)(11,745)