Diageo plc

DEO Consumer Defensive Beverages Wineries & Distilleries

Diageo plc’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $19.6 billion, down 2.97% from fiscal 2025.

100.14 2.44 +2.50%
Market cap
$55.8B
P/E
26.1×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
2.00%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
1.85
Beneish M
−2.82
Dividend safety
20/100

Diageo plc (DEO) Return on invested capital

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Diageo plc's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.87% (fiscal 2026) to 11.4% (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Beverages Wineries & Distilleries industry median of 0.00% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 5.87% (1.82)
FY2025 7.69% (3.55)
FY2024 11.2% 0.28
FY2023 11.0% (0.45)
FY2022 11.4% 0.27
FY2021 11.1% 5.23
FY2020 5.91% (5.52)
FY2019 11.4% 0.52
FY2018 10.9% 0.00
FY2017 10.9% 1.81

Against its own ten years

Low 5.87% High 11.4%
Ten-year median 10.9%
Current reading's percentile 8

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
BF.A Brown Forman Corporation compare 10.2%
BF.B Brown-Forman Corporation compare 10.2%
DEO Diageo plc 0.00%
IBG Innovation Beverage Group Limited compare 0.00%
AGCC Agencia Comercial Spirits Ltd compare 0.00%
WVVI Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. compare −2.31%
SNDL SNDL Inc. compare −4.08%
CASK MGP Ingredients, Inc. compare −18.8%
AMSS AMASS Brands, Inc. compare −177.5%
Beverages Wineries & Distilleries industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.96%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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