DEO Diageo plc
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
87.52
+0.79%
About the company
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.
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Diageo plc (DEO), a Consumer Defensive company in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, has a market capitalization of $48.16 billion. The company offers a dividend yield of 2.31%, which is within its 5-year yield range of 2.07% to 4.04%. The overall rating score is 4.0. With a momentum score of 5.0 and a value score of 1.7, the stock's intrinsic value suggests it is currently expensive relative to its fair value.
Dividend history
Diageo plc currently has a dividend streak of 0 years, indicating a lack of consecutive annual increases. Over the past three years, the dividend compounded at a CAGR of 2.45%, while the five-year CAGR stands at 2.58%. The company's dividend payments have shown some variability over time. Dividends per share were $3.457 in 2014, $3.225 in 2016, $3.644 in 2020, and $4.038 in 2023. The projected dividend for 2024 and 2025 is $4.139. The Chowder Number of 4.9 is below the 12.0 threshold.
Dividend safety
Diageo plc's dividend is rated as "safe". The payout ratio is 64.1% based on EPS of $3.12, suggesting that the dividend is adequately covered by earnings.
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