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Diageo plc (DEO)

Consumer Defensive | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
82.50 USD +0.47 (0.573%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT

Diageo presents a classic defensive dilemma: robust profitability metrics clash with stagnating top-line growth and a precarious payout ratio. While the 4.12% yield is attractive, the 95.6% payout ratio leaves little margin for error in a company currently contracting its revenue stream. The nine-year price trajectory, which remains down nearly 9% despite a decade-long history, underscores the market's skepticism regarding the business's ability to regain momentum. Options flow confirms this hesitation, with put open interest outweighing calls in the near term, signaling a hedge against further weakness rather than a bet on a recovery. Analyst targets suggest significant upside, yet the fundamental reality of negative revenue growth and high leverage makes this a hold rather than a buy for the long term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.027493
AutoETS0.029096
AutoARIMA0.029097
AutoTheta0.039940

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.358
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 177.377
Revenue per Share 1.977798
Market Cap 45,861,437,440
Trailing P/E 18.92
Forward P/E 13.11
Beta 0.31
Profit Margins 12.19%
Website https://www.diageo.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging with heavy put open interest in the near term, suggesting a fear of further downside, while call positioning remains skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes indicating speculative hopes for a rebound rather than immediate conviction in a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.98% 3.56% 3.19% 2.76%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-17 0.800 0.977040
2025-10-17 2.519 2.580150
2025-02-28 1.620 1.488697
2024-08-30 2.519 1.926430
2024-02-29 1.620 1.074271
2023-08-24 2.509 1.517479
2023-03-02 1.529 0.869096
2022-08-25 2.278 1.238784
2022-02-24 1.571 0.813905
2021-08-26 2.480 1.302384
2021-02-25 1.535 0.950288
2020-08-13 2.208 1.583136
2020-02-27 1.436 0.996945
2019-08-08 2.121 1.296613
2019-02-28 1.369 0.884481
2018-08-09 2.130 1.479783
2018-02-22 1.423 1.040737
2017-08-09 2.032 1.554586
2017-02-22 1.192 1.038780
2016-08-10 1.925 1.688596
2016-02-24 1.300 1.252047
2015-08-12 2.177 1.992313
2015-02-25 1.301 1.101143
2014-09-19 2.158 1.810251
2014-02-26 1.299 1.040865
2013-08-14 1.793 1.393487
2013-02-27 1.127 0.950894
2012-09-05 1.708 1.540821
2012-02-29 1.048 1.096693
2011-09-07 1.631 2.072690
2011-03-02 0.996 1.290992
2010-09-08 1.464 2.179544
2010-03-03 0.916 1.402327
2009-09-09 1.445 2.294015
2009-03-04 0.792 1.784588
2008-09-10 1.553 2.104336
2008-03-05 1.035 1.260504
2007-09-12 1.624 1.898749
2007-03-07 0.981 1.287064
2006-09-13 1.457 2.073136
2006-03-08 0.832 1.329923
2005-09-14 1.343 2.248828
2005-03-02 0.860 1.515953
2004-09-15 1.217 2.470564
2004-03-03 0.803 1.457615
2003-09-17 0.992 2.279936
2003-03-05 0.702 1.762933
2002-09-18 1.010 2.031376
2002-03-06 0.590 1.215492
2001-09-19 0.871 2.113565
2001-03-07 0.574 1.405829
2000-10-11 0.804 2.169309
2000-03-08 0.596 2.212529
1999-10-06 0.834 2.046626
1999-03-24 0.561 1.295238
1998-10-07 0.737 1.871746
1998-04-01 0.832 1.672362
1995-01-20 0.702 2.987234
1994-07-18 0.406 1.517757
1994-01-24 0.600 2.123894
1993-08-02 0.365 1.431373
1993-01-15 0.598 2.288995
1992-08-03 0.416 1.294942
1992-01-17 0.666 2.025856
1991-08-05 0.388 1.457277
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.32
dividendYield 4.02
exDividendDate 2026-04-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.83
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01011825
lastDividendValue 0.8
lastDividendDate 2026-04-17
dividendDate 2026-06-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1877523
Address1 16 Great Marlborough Street
All Time High 223.14
All Time Low 22.375
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 954,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,272,780
Average Volume 1,272,780
Average Volume10Days 954,040
Beta 0.307
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Book Value 1.158618
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 82.5
Current Ratio 1.604
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 84.57
Day Low 82.315
Debt To Equity 177.377
Display Name Diageo
Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Dividend Rate 3.32
Dividend Yield 4.02
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,011,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,011,800
Earnings Growth 0.029
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.031
Earnings Timestamp End 1,772,026,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,772,026,200
Ebitda 6,184,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.31231
Enterprise To Ebitda 137.476
Enterprise To Revenue 42.935
Enterprise Value 850,288,836,608
Eps Current Year 6.48003
Eps Forward 6.2923
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 81.761
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7389984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009038519
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.77523
Fifty Two Week High 116.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -33.910004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.29129803
Fifty Two Week Low 72.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.050003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1387164
Fifty Two Week Range 72.45 - 116.41
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 668,961,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.94
Float Shares 10,002,899,189
Forward Eps 6.2923
Forward P E 13.111262
Free Cashflow 958,124,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 29,632
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.60003
Gross Profits 11,882,999,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000040000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.09810001
Implied Shares Outstanding 555,896,192
Industry Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Industry Disp Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Industry Key beverages-wineries-distilleries
Ir Website http://www.diageo.com/en-row/Investor/Pages/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Last Dividend Value 0.8
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Long Business Summary Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa. It offers beer, scotch, gin, vodka, rum, liqueur, raki, wine, Irish and Canadian whisky, US and Indian whisky, Chinese whisky, cachaça, tequila, brandy, and Chinese white spirit beverages. The company also provides ready-to-drink and non-alcoholic beverages. Its principal brands include Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, Guinness, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Casamigos, Shui Jing Fang, and McDowell's. The company was formerly known as Guinness plc and changed its name to Diageo plc in February 1998. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Long Name Diageo plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 45,861,437,440
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_375780
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 2,414,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 45,409,952,449
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 83.53
Operating Cashflow 4,095,000,064
Operating Margins 0.31291
Payout Ratio 0.9564
Peg Ratio 0.8
Phone 44 20 7947 9100
Pre Market Change -1.2300034
Pre Market Change Percent -1.4909132
Pre Market Price 81.27
Pre Market Time 1,784,029,181
Previous Close 82.03
Price Eps Current Year 12.731422
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 71.20552
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.3157663
Profit Margins 0.12189
Quick Ratio 0.573
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.125
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.470001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.572963
Regular Market Day High 84.57
Regular Market Day Low 82.315
Regular Market Day Range 82.315 - 84.57
Regular Market Open 83.53
Regular Market Previous Close 82.03
Regular Market Price 82.5
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 966,900
Return On Assets 0.072129995
Return On Equity 0.19716999
Revenue Growth -0.04
Revenue Per Share 1.977798
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 555,896,192
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0077
Shares Short 4,302,349
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,090,218
Short Name Diageo plc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0077
Short Ratio 3.35
Source Interval 15
Symbol DEO
Target High Price 136.0
Target Low Price 76.0
Target Mean Price 101.14286
Target Median Price 99.0
Total Cash 2,208,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 0.221
Total Debt 24,290,000,896
Total Revenue 19,804,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.83
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01011825
Trailing Eps 4.36
Trailing P E 18.922018
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8085
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 86.737
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.2369995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.048848815
Type Disp Equity
Volume 966,900
Website https://www.diageo.com
Zip W1F 7HS