Del Monte Corp (DMC) is slightly undervalued and Dole plc (DOLE) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, DOLE trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +48%, against +12% for DMC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $35.85; the price of $31.56 is 12% below that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 63/100 on 10 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 6.9% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $25.36; the price of $13.20 is 48% below that value.
Leak Score 54/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | DMC | DOLE |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $31.56 | $13.20 |
| Intrinsic value | $35.85 | $25.36 |
| Margin of safety | +12% | +48% |
| Leak Score | 63/100 (10/12) | 54/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 0.6% | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | 1.7% | 5.2% |
| Debt to equity | 0.30 | 1.09 |
| P/E | 44.3x | 17.0x |
| Forward P/E | 10.0x | 8.8x |
| P/B | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | 2.6% |