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Diageo plc (DEO)

Diageo makes and sells spirits and beer. Its products are sold in nearly 180 countries and its brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. The company reports five regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa. The financial year ends on 30 June and figures are stated in US dollars.

Diageo plc

Diageo makes and sells spirits and beer. Its products are sold in nearly 180 countries and its brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. The company reports five regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa. The financial year ends on 30 June and figures are stated in US dollars.

Where it came from

Diageo plc is incorporated as a public limited company in England and Wales, and the company that is now Diageo plc was incorporated as Arthur Guinness Son and Company Limited on 21 October 1886. The group in its present form was created by the December 1997 merger of Grand Metropolitan Public Limited Company and Guinness plc. The principal executive office is at 16 Great Marlborough Street in London.

The five regions

North America is the largest by sales, with net sales of $7,249 million on volume of 46.1 million equivalent units, and it covers US Spirits, Diageo Beer Company USA, Canada and travel retail. Europe took $5,097 million on 48.9 million equivalent units across Great Britain, Ireland, France, Iberia, Italy, DACH, Central and Eastern Europe, Türkiye and MENA. Asia Pacific took $3,333 million on the largest volume of any region, 75.8 million equivalent units, spanning India, Greater China, Australia, South East Asia, North Asia and travel retail. Latin America and Caribbean took $2,160 million on 23.4 million equivalent units, and Africa $1,642 million on 32.9 million equivalent units across East Africa and South-West-Central Africa. Corporate net sales of $162 million sit outside the five, against $135 million the year before.

The people behind them

Employees are counted by where they live, and on that basis the average number for the year was 10,345 in Europe, 8,028 in Asia Pacific, 4,385 in Latin America and Caribbean, 3,110 in North America and 2,070 in Africa.

Making it

The company owns distilleries, breweries, packaging plants, maturation warehouses, cooperages and distribution warehouses, and its brands are also produced in plants owned by third parties and joint ventures. Its own major sites are in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Türkiye, North America, Brazil, Mexico, East Africa, South-West-Central Africa and India. The United Kingdom sites distil, bottle, warehouse and cooper for beer, scotch, gin, vodka, rum, ready-to-drink and non-alcoholic products, Mexico makes tequila and Brazil makes cachaça, vodka and ready-to-drink.

The year to 30 June 2026

Volume fell 1% as reported and was level on an organic basis, while net sales fell 3% as reported and 2% organically. Basic earnings came to 78.1 cents a share against 105.9 cents. The total dividend proposed was 50.00 cents a share against 103.48 cents. Net cash from operating activities was $4,392 million against $4,297 million. The filing states that exceptional operating charges were $2,527 million against $1,369 million.

Disposals and the new shape

The company announced the sale of East African Breweries PLC and of its stake in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team, as part of a stated focus on strengthening the balance sheet and reducing financial leverage, alongside the decision to reduce the dividend. Reporting is moving to a new regional operating model in which Europe, the Middle East and Africa become one EMEA region and India is reported separately.

From Diageo's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026. That filing carries no Item 4 or Item 5 heading in its body, using a cross-reference index at the back instead, so the annual report is read as one whole document rather than from separately located sections. The filing

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Diageo plc files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in US dollars. In the year to 30 June 2026 it reported revenue of USD 27,762 million, down 0.7% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was USD 1,737 million, down 26.2%, and diluted earnings per share USD 0.78.

Diageo (DEO) in brief

Diageo (DEO) reported revenue of USD 27.8 billion for the year to 30 June 2026, down 0.7% on the year before.
Read moreProfit attributable to shareholders was USD 1.7 billion and diluted earnings per share USD 0.78. Revenue was USD 28.0 billion in the year to 30 June 2025, USD 27.9 billion in the year to 30 June 2024, USD 28.3 billion in the year to 30 June 2023 and USD 29.8 billion in the year to 30 June 2022. Profit attributable to shareholders in the same years was USD 2.4 billion, USD 3.9 billion, USD 4.4 billion and USD 4.3 billion. At the close of 10 November 2026 the market cap of Diageo was $56.5 billion, 32.6 times its earnings for the year to 30 June 2026.

The share in the US

Last close$101.53 on 10 November 2026
52-week range$72.47 (24 March 2026) to $102.14 (24 February 2026)
Over one yearup 6.8%
Market cap$56.5 billion: 2,224,397,125 shares outstanding at 30 June 2026 (20-F, excluding 208 million own shares, as the 20-F rounds them), each US share standing for 4 ordinary shares
P/E, latest fiscal year32.6: the last close over diluted EPS for the year to Jun 2026, USD 0.78 per ordinary share times 4, USD 3.12 per US share. The company reports once a year, so this is the latest fiscal year, not the last four quarters.

US dollars per share as it trades in the US; the market cap and the P/E are worked out here, not filed. Prices from IEX, for splits.

Ratios

From the latest annual report, the year to Jun 2026, in dollars

ROE16.0%
ROCE9.7%
Operating margin11.4%
Net margin6.3%
FCF marginn/a
Interest cover2.63
Debt to equity1.98
Cash conversion2.53
Share count, last 12 months0.1%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-0.6%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-26.9%
EPS$3.12

At the close of 10 November 2026

Price$101.53
Market cap$56.5 billion
Stock P/E32.58
Price to book5.19
EV / EBITDAn/a
Dividend yield3.3%
Market cap / sales2.03
52-week high$102.14
52-week low$72.47
Price, 1 year6.8%
Price CAGR, 3 yearsn/a
Price CAGR, 5 yearsn/a
Worked from the filed figures; hover a name for the formula.
Read moreThe priced ones use the latest price, the last regular-hours trade on IEX. Debt to equity here stands on the borrowing lines of Diageo plc's balance sheet, added together, finance leases inside them only where the company puts them there; operating leases are a separate line. Nothing here is a valuation or a view.
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The public record on DEO

Dividends$1.85 billion paid in cash dividends in FY2026
Filings32 in twelve months: 29 reports on Form 6-K, most often batch filing (12); result of annual general meeting (1); change in chair of remuneration committee (1); diageo issues fiscal 27 q1 trading statement (1); publication of restated regional financial results (1)
Planned insider salesno Form 144 notice in twelve months
Options tapeput/call 0.68 by open interest at the 10 November 2026 close; the straddle prices a 3.8% move to 20 November 2026
13F holders729 funds reported a position for the quarter to 30 June 2026; largest FMR LLC
Congress1 House trade disclosed in six months
Short interest3.0 million shares short, 3.03 days to cover at 30 October 2026

Income statement (profit and loss), 5 fiscal years

Year toJun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Revenue29,75128,27027,89127,96427,762
Cost of sales7,9238,2898,0718,0727,962
Gross profit12,59312,26612,19812,17311,681
Research and development58.063.069.074.071.0
Operating profit5,8975,5476,0014,3353,156
Finance costs1,2171,1211,2851,2511,200
Profit before tax5,8085,6425,4603,5372,564
Income tax1,3981,1631,294999606
Profit for the year4,4104,4794,1662,5381,958
Profit attributable to shareholders4,2804,4453,8702,3541,737
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
USD million, from each year's annual report on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the IFRS tags the company filed.
Read moreA line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated. Profit attributable to shareholders is the profit available to ordinary shareholders, after amounts due to holders of preference shares, as the company files it. Profit for the year includes the part that belongs to minority shareholders; profit attributable to shareholders is the part EPS is struck on. Each year links to its own page.
Year toJun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Diluted EPS1.841.961.731.060.78
Basic EPS1.851.961.731.060.78
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F

USD per ordinary share, as filed. One US-listed share can stand for more or fewer ordinary shares; the P/E above puts the two on the same basis.

Revenue by segment

Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026Share
of the parts, latest year
Europe7,5317,2458,0248,0378,58231.1%
North America8,8888,8598,5148,6367,99129.0%
Asia Pacific7,4816,4846,3206,0825,70820.7%
Latin America and Caribbean2,5852,7142,4322,3902,79710.1%
Africa3,1962,8642,4782,6842,5229.1%
EuropeNorth AmericaAsia PacificLatin America and CaribbeanAfrica
29.7Jun 202228.2Jun 202327.8Jun 202427.8Jun 202527.6Jun 2026

USD billion; hover a block for its figure and share

USD million, from the latest 20-F, in the company's own words. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above.

Revenue by product or service

Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026Share
of the parts, latest year
Spirits24,05922,85522,40622,16621,80578.5%
Beer4,1604,0264,1074,4934,55416.4%
Ready to Drink1,1721,0799499891,1134.0%
Other3603104293162901.0%
SpiritsBeerReady to DrinkOther
29.8Jun 202228.3Jun 202327.9Jun 202428.0Jun 202527.8Jun 2026

USD billion; hover a block for its figure and share

USD million, from the latest 20-F, in the company's own words. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above.

Revenue by region

Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026Share
of the parts, latest year
Rest of World14,20614,03813,75413,60413,98350.4%
United States8,4158,3668,0418,1387,40826.7%
India4,2823,3013,2473,2333,21311.6%
United Kingdom2,8482,5652,8492,9893,15811.4%
Rest of WorldUnited StatesIndiaUnited Kingdom
29.8Jun 202228.3Jun 202327.9Jun 202428.0Jun 202527.8Jun 2026

USD billion; hover a block for its figure and share

USD million, from the latest 20-F, in the company's own words. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above.

Cash flow statement

Year toJun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Cash from operations5,2133,6364,1054,2974,392
Cash from investing-1,792-1,426-1,595-1,720-982
Cash from financing-4,373-3,041-3,106-1,494-3,784
Dividends paid2,3002,0652,2422,2981,846
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
USD million, from the cash flow statement as filed.
Read morePurchase of property, plant and equipment is the cash line as filed; purchases of intangible assets and acquisitions are not in it. Free cash flow is cash from operations less that purchase, arithmetic on the two filed lines. Cash from investing and from financing are the company's own section totals, below zero where cash went out. Buybacks are the cash paid for the company's own shares.

Balance sheet at year end

Year toJun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Funded by
Equity attributable to shareholders9,4359,85610,03211,09010,871
Non-controlling interests2,0761,8532,0382,0882,083
Borrowings, as filed19,38520,79121,01723,74821,511
Lease liabilitiesn/a564604653685
Other liabilities13,28711,81911,78311,74311,695
Total equity and liabilities44,18344,88345,47449,32246,845
Owned
Property, plant and equipment7,0767,7388,5099,5288,996
Goodwilln/a2,8072,8602,9492,436
Cash and cash equivalents2,7651,8131,1302,2001,520
Trade and other receivables3,5493,4273,4873,5043,277
Inventories8,5849,6539,72010,65810,529
Other assets22,20919,44519,76820,48320,087
Total assets44,18344,88345,47449,32246,845
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
USD million, at each fiscal year end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own; other liabilities and other assets are each total less the rows shown. Borrowings is the company's own stated total where it files one; it is never added up from its parts here.

Ratios on the filed lines

Year toJun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Gross margin42.3%43.4%43.7%43.5%42.1%
Operating margin19.8%19.6%21.5%15.5%11.4%
Net margin14.4%15.7%13.9%8.4%6.3%
Return on year-end equity45.4%45.1%38.6%21.2%16.0%
Effective tax rate24.1%20.6%23.7%28.2%23.6%
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F

Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year: margins over revenue, return on equity as profit attributable to shareholders over year-end equity, tax over profit before tax.

Questions

What was Diageo's revenue in the year to 30 June 2026?

Diageo (DEO) reported revenue of USD 27.8 billion for the year to 30 June 2026, down 0.7% on the year before.

How much did Diageo earn in the year to 30 June 2026?

Profit attributable to shareholders was USD 1.7 billion for the year to 30 June 2026, and diluted earnings per share USD 0.78.

What is Diageo's P/E ratio?

At the close of 10 November 2026, Diageo traded at 32.6 times its earnings for the year to 30 June 2026.

What is Diageo's market cap?

The market cap of Diageo was $56.5 billion at the close of 10 November 2026.

Peers: Beer & Liquor

CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Coca-Cola Co. KO$416.9 billion28.5039.1%30.0%7.1%1.112.2%
PepsiCo Inc. PEP$195.7 billion18.0448.9%15.3%6.4%2.334.0%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV BUD *$173.8 billion25.397.8%26.0%-0.7%0.842.6%
Diageo plc DEO *$56.5 billion32.5816.0%11.4%-0.7%1.983.3%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP$51.2 billion34.506.5%15.6%43.0%1.142.4%
Ambev S.A. ABEV *$43.8 billion15.4417.6%26.4%-1.4%0.04n/a
Constellation Brands, Inc. STZ$24.6 billion13.0522.4%30.2%-4.3%1.202.8%
Brown Forman Corp. BF.B$14.1 billion19.8818.2%25.4%-0.8%0.613.0%
Primo Brands Corp. PRMB$8.7 billion42.986.8%8.6%-13.0%1.691.9%
Vita Coco Company, Inc. COCO$3.8 billion33.0828.1%19.9%26.0%0.00n/a
Westrock Coffee Co. WEST$867 millionn/an/a-0.3%16.3%n/an/a
Amass Brands AMSS$3 millionn/an/an/an/an/an/a
All 14 in Beer & Liquor
CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Coca-Cola Co. KO$416.9 billion28.5039.1%30.0%7.1%1.112.2%
PepsiCo Inc. PEP$195.7 billion18.0448.9%15.3%6.4%2.334.0%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV BUD *$173.8 billion25.397.8%26.0%-0.7%0.842.6%
Diageo plc DEO *$56.5 billion32.5816.0%11.4%-0.7%1.983.3%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP$51.2 billion34.506.5%15.6%43.0%1.142.4%
Ambev S.A. ABEV *$43.8 billion15.4417.6%26.4%-1.4%0.04n/a
Constellation Brands, Inc. STZ$24.6 billion13.0522.4%30.2%-4.3%1.202.8%
Brown Forman Corp. BF.B$14.1 billion19.8818.2%25.4%-0.8%0.613.0%
Primo Brands Corp. PRMB$8.7 billion42.986.8%8.6%-13.0%1.691.9%
Molson Coors Beverage Co. TAP$7.5 billion8.518.7%10.2%-2.3%0.584.7%
Vita Coco Company, Inc. COCO$3.8 billion33.0828.1%19.9%26.0%0.00n/a
Boston Beer Co. Inc. SAM$2.2 billionn/a-9.9%-5.1%-3.7%0.00n/a
Westrock Coffee Co. WEST$867 millionn/an/a-0.3%16.3%n/an/a
Amass Brands AMSS$3 millionn/an/an/an/an/an/a
10 companies share its SEC industry code (Beverages); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Beer & Liquor, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

Annual reports on EDGAR

FormYear toFiled
20-F30 June 202618 August 2026EDGAR
20-F30 June 202514 August 2025EDGAR
20-F30 June 20241 August 2024EDGAR
20-F30 June 20233 August 2023EDGAR
20-F30 June 20224 August 2022EDGAR
20-F30 June 20215 August 2021EDGAR
20-F30 June 20207 August 2020EDGAR
20-F30 June 20195 August 2019EDGAR
20-F/A30 June 201815 August 2018EDGAR
20-F30 June 20186 August 2018EDGAR
20-F30 June 20178 August 2017EDGAR
20-F30 June 20169 August 2016EDGAR