Diageo (DEO) Competitors $109.39 +0.39 (+0.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$108.06 -1.33 (-1.21%) As of 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DEO vs. BUD, KDP, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and CASKShould you be buying Diageo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diageo include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Beeline (BLNE), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Diageo vs. Its Competitors Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Keurig Dr Pepper Ambev Compania Cervecerias Unidas Vita Coco Westrock Coffee BRC Willamette Valley Vineyards Beeline Heritage Distilling Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DEO or BUD? 9.0% of Diageo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate DEO or BUD? Diageo currently has a consensus price target of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.93%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Diageo's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diageo 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Is DEO or BUD a better dividend stock? Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is DEO or BUD more profitable? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.21% beat Diageo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DiageoN/A N/A N/A Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 12.16%16.21%6.99% Does the media refer more to DEO or BUD? In the previous week, Diageo had 3 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Diageo and 13 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Diageo's score of 0.80 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diageo 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, DEO or BUD? Diageo has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DEO or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo. Diageo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiageo$20.25B3.01$3.87B$6.8515.97Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$58.52B1.90$5.86B$3.5617.41 SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Diageo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DEO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DEO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiageoBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$60.86B$14.55B$16.02B$20.68BDividend Yield2.97%2.72%3.19%3.69%P/E Ratio15.9722.5718.7128.53Price / Sales3.011.6645.4766.35Price / Cash13.6310.1914.4923.60Price / Book5.0413.755.724.31Net Income$3.87B$830.08M$690.19M$996.14M7 Day Performance12.30%5.35%1.28%1.93%1 Month Performance4.04%1.61%-0.94%-0.54%1 Year Performance-10.96%-14.68%5.37%14.79% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo3.1299 of 5 stars$109.39+0.4%$129.00+17.9%-10.8%$60.86B$20.25B15.9730,367Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV3.0931 of 5 stars$66.39-5.4%$71.50+7.7%+1.4%$119.32B$59.77B19.24143,885KDPKeurig Dr Pepper3.6549 of 5 stars$32.97-0.9%$39.77+20.6%-2.0%$44.78B$15.35B29.4429,400Positive NewsInsider TradeABEVAmbev2.4231 of 5 stars$2.31-3.3%$2.60+12.6%+1.6%$36.40B$91.67B14.4442,167Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas1.0684 of 5 stars$11.64-2.2%$9.70-16.7%+12.2%$2.15B$2.98T12.389,638News CoverageCOCOVita Coco2.5565 of 5 stars$37.28-1.7%$38.00+1.9%+29.8%$2.11B$516.01M36.91280WESTWestrock Coffee2.616 of 5 stars$7.16+0.8%$10.40+45.3%-30.3%$677.63M$872.02M-7.871,408News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBRCCBRC2.3254 of 5 stars$2.01-1.2%$2.88+43.4%-71.2%$285.87M$391.49M-22.28840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWVVIWillamette Valley VineyardsN/A$4.80-0.2%N/A+23.5%$23.81M$39.78M-9.41270Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpBLNEBeelineN/A$2.14+9.7%N/AN/A$19.39M$3.77M-0.0691Gap UpCASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.48+10.2%N/AN/A$5.84M$8.40M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors Keurig Dr Pepper Competitors Ambev Competitors Compania Cervecerias Unidas Competitors Vita Coco Competitors Westrock Coffee Competitors BRC Competitors Willamette Valley Vineyards Competitors Beeline Competitors Heritage Distilling Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DEO) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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