Diageo/£DGE
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About Diageo
Formed in 1997 through the merger of Grand Metropolitan and Guinness, Diageo is the largest distiller globally by sales. Diageo acquired some of the Seagram assets in 2001, which gave it brands such as Captain Morgan rum and Crown Royal Canadian whisky. Since then, mergers and acquisitions have mostly been bolt-on in nature, plugging gaps in the company's product and geographic portfolio. The firm has also shed noncore brands over the years, including the majority of its wine assets in 2015.
- Ticker
- £DGE
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 27,972
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.diageo.com
Diageo Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£39B
30.39
£0.58
0.32
£0.63
3.57%
Price and volume
Market cap
£39B
Beta
0.32
52-week high
£19.04
52-week low
£12.96
Average daily volume
4.6M
Dividend rate
£0.63
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.604
Quick ratio
0.487
Long term debt to equity
1.515
Total debt to equity
1.713
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
106.28%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.45%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
5,144.689
Gross margin (TTM)
60.95%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.84%
Operating margin (TTM)
31.43%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.63%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£520,190
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.03%
Return on equity (TTM)
14.99%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
30.394
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.681
Price to book
3.61
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-15.66
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
18.139
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.51%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.97
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.57%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-2.97%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-26.30%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.50%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.51%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-26.44%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-4.09%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-20.24%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-4.42%
What the Analysts think about Diageo
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Diageo stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Diageo stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Organic operating profit rose 2% in FY26 and the margin expanded by 116 basis points, while free cash flow increased to $3.2 billion. Planned cost savings could support investment and earnings even as sales recover. (Diageo)
Guinness is a promising growth engine: Diageo plans to step up investment and nearly double production to meet demand. That could help it capture more growth in premium beer, including in North America. (Diageo, The Guardian)
Diageo still has growth beyond its troubled US spirits business: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa grew organically in FY26. Those regions helped offset weakness in North America and Asia Pacific. (Diageo)
Reported operating profit fell 27.2% in FY26 after $1.5 billion of impairment charges and $0.9 billion of restructuring costs. The scale of the write-downs and charges raises questions about past investment and the cost of the turnaround. (Diageo)
Net debt was $20.5 billion, or 3.1 times adjusted EBITDA, and the full-year dividend was cut to 50 cents from 103.48 cents. Lower payouts and planned asset sales show that balance-sheet repair is taking priority over shareholder income. (Diageo)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 13 Oct 2026.
Diageo Financial Performance
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Diageo Earnings Performance
Company profitability
Upcoming events
Funds containing Diageo
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £DGE weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage€EXH3 | €319M | 9.87% |
iShares Core FTSE 100£CUKX | £3.2B | 1.57% |
iShares Core FTSE 100£ISF | £17B | 1.57% |
iShares Core FTSE 100€ISFA | £16B | 1.57% |
Vanguard FTSE 100£VUKE | £4.7B | 1.42% |
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