Diageo plc (DEO) Stock

About Diageo plc

Diageo plc, operating through its various subsidiaries, stands as a major global player in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The company boasts an extensive product range, featuring a wide selection of spirits such as Scotch, diverse whiskies (including Canadian and American varieties), gin, vodka, rum, tequila, cachaça, brandy, raki, and liqueurs. Beyond spirits, their offerings extend to wines, convenient ready-to-drink mixtures, and a variety of beers, notably encompassing ciders and even non-alcoholic options. These products are sold under a multitude of globally recognized brands. Key labels include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit, and Buchanan's for whiskies; Smirnoff, Cîroc, and Ketel One among their vodka portfolio; Casamigos, DeLeon, and Don Julio for tequila; alongside popular names like Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray, and Guinness. With a substantial international presence, the firm conducts its business activities across numerous territories, specifically North America, Europe, Turkey, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Asia Pacific region. Diageo was founded in 1886 and maintains its principal corporate office in London, United Kingdom.

Diageo plc is led by CEO Sir David John Lewis, employs 30,092 people, headquartered in London, GB, publicly traded since 1991.

Diageo plc (DEO) stock trades at $89.16 with a market capitalization of $49.56B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.57, price-to-book of 69.40, price-to-sales of 2.25. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $72.45 and $116.41, and currently trades 23.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.18%.

On profitability, Diageo plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 19.72%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 32.90%, an operating margin of 27.28%, a net profit margin of 12.18%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Diageo plc reported annual revenue of $20.2B, net profit of $2.4B, revenue has compounded at 11.5% a year over the last five years, profit at 10.8% a year.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.09 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 1.63, total assets of $49.3B, $2.2B in cash and equivalents.

DEO has an average daily trading volume of 1,187,646 shares, a beta of 0.30 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.diageo.com