55/100BIf you had invested in Diageo ago, it would be worth $1,243 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability6
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Cash10
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Valuation5
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Growth4
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Financial strength2
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Shareholders6
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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.
Diageo key facts
- Style
- Dividend stock · 5.6/10Growth 3.7 · Value 4.9 · Dividend 5.6
- Day range
- 98.020 – 101.000
- 52-week range
- 72.450 – 102.740
- Market capitalization
- 55.47B USD
- P/E
- 31.97
- EPS
- 3.12
- Div Yield
- 2.41%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
- +1.1%
- Volume
- 59,674
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Alcoholic
- CEO
- Sir David John Lewis
- Employees
- 28K
- Website
- diageo.com
- IPO date
- 14 Mar 1991
Diageo earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 FY2027 | 3.95 | — | — | +3.95% | 10.27B | — | — | -1.82% | |
| H2 FY2026 | 2.55 | 2.80 | +9.80% | +6.06% | 9.15B | 9.18B | +0.38% | -1.72% | |
| H1 FY2026 | 3.67 | 3.80 | +3.54% | -2.81% | 10.53B | 10.46B | -0.65% | -4.05% | |
| H2 FY2025 | 2.48 | 2.64 | +6.45% | -7.04% | 9.33B | 9.34B | +0.11% | +0.40% | |
| H1 FY2025 | 4.25 | 3.91 | -8.00% | -9.28% | 10.75B | 10.90B | +1.43% | -0.56% | |
| H2 FY2024 | 2.85 | 2.84 | -0.35% | -14.46% | 9.19B | 9.31B | +1.29% | -4.19% | |
| H1 FY2024 | 4.43 | 4.31 | -2.71% | -11.32% | 10.80B | 10.96B | +1.45% | -5.82% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2029 | 7.54 | — | — | +6.83% | 19.69B | — | — | +2.45% |
| FY2028 | 7.05 | — | — | +5.70% | 19.22B | — | — | +0.54% |
| FY2027 | 6.67 | — | — | +1.12% | 19.11B | — | — | -2.71% |
| FY2026 | 6.41 | 6.60 | +2.96% | +0.76% | 19.65B | 19.64B | -0.03% | -2.97% |
| FY2025 | 6.41 | 6.55 | +2.16% | -8.39% | 20.20B | 20.25B | +0.23% | -0.12% |
| FY2024 | 7.21 | 7.15 | -0.85% | -12.59% | 20.19B | 20.27B | +0.39% | -5.07% |
| FY2023 | 8.35 | 8.18 | -2.06% | +5.41% | 21.87B | 21.35B | -2.38% | +8.12% |
Diageo analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 83.00 to 99.00, with an average of 91.00.
| Strong buy | 0 | |
| Buy | 3 | |
| Hold | 3 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 99.00 |
| Average target | 91.00 |
| Lowest target | 83.00 |
| Current price | 99.74 |
Diageo valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 31.97
- Forward P/E (FY2027)
- 14.94
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 2.83
- Price to book
- 5.10
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 11.89
Capital structure
Valuation over time
Diageo against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Keurig Dr Pepper, Target, The Kroger, Colgate-Palmolive, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Sysco, the US Consumer Defensive companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median32.016.848.7
- Gross marginBelow its median59.5%55.9%60.2%Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 41.1%
- Operating marginAt its median28.4%21.4%29.6%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 8.0%
- Net marginLowest in 5 years8.8%8.8%21.6%Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 2.8%
- Return on equityLowest in 5 years15.9%15.9%45.4%Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 20.0%
- Free cash flow marginAbove its median16.3%10.8%16.7%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 5.7%
- Revenue growthBelow its median-3.2%-4.3%33.2%Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 2.7%
- EPS growthBelow its median-26.4%-38.7%39.1%Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median -8.2%
- Debt to EBITDAAbove its median3.52×2.57×3.84×Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 3.74×
- Current ratioAt its median1.601.531.63Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 0.89
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
Diageo growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 19.59B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 1.73B USD
- Gross margin
- 59.46%
- Operating margin
- 28.35%
- Net margin
- 8.82%
Revenue / Net income
Diageo revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits | 22.17B | 79.3% | -1.1% |
| Beer | 4.49B | 16.1% | +9.4% |
| Ready To Drink | 989.00M | 3.5% | +4.2% |
| Other Product | 316.00M | 1.1% | -26.3% |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest Of World | 13.60B | 48.6% | -1.1% |
| United States | 8.14B | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| India | 3.23B | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| United Kingdom | 2.99B | 10.7% | — |
How Diageo makes its money
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
Diageo dividends
- Annual dividend
- 2.40 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 2.41%
- Payout ratio
- 64.10%
- Frequency
- Semi-annual
- Last payment
- 1.20 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Last payment date
- 3 Dec 2026
Dividends per share
Diageo financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 2.02B USD
- Total debt
- 22.20B USD
- Net cash
- -20.18B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- 3.19B USD
- Current ratio
- 1.60
- Debt to equity
- 2.04
- Piotroski score
- 5 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 2.03
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Diageo ownership
- Institutions
- 10.18%
- Institutional holders
- 750 (-23)
- Free float
- 99.93%
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
