Diageo (DEO) Competitors $107.60 +0.33 (+0.31%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.11 -0.49 (-0.46%) As of 05:17 AM 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), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (BLNE), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Diageo vs. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Keurig Dr Pepper Ambev Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Vita Coco Westrock Coffee BRC Willamette Valley Vineyards Eastside Distilling 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals believe in DEO or BUD? 9.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is DEO or BUD more profitable? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.29% 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 10.98%15.29%6.47% Is DEO or BUD a better dividend stock? Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.3% 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$20.21B2.96$3.87B$6.8515.71Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$58.85B2.15$5.34B$3.4520.39 Does the media prefer DEO or BUD? In the previous week, Diageo had 7 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Diageo and 6 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Diageo's score of 0.79 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer DEO or BUD? Diageo presently has a consensus target price of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.89%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.66%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diageo 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.18 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEO or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 438 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.36% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiageoOutperform Votes29859.01% Underperform Votes20740.99% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes73665.36% Underperform Votes39034.64% Which has more volatility and risk, DEO or BUD? Diageo has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 15 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$59.86B$50.78B$17.48B$19.81BDividend Yield3.02%2.88%3.06%3.85%P/E Ratio15.7116.0716.3935.71Price / Sales2.9622.734.2545.94Price / Cash13.7621.9616.3917.52Price / Book4.834.926.144.84Net Income$3.87B$2.61B$737.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.08%-2.03%0.38%2.35%1 Month Performance-6.73%-9.25%1.63%5.86%1 Year Performance-19.07%-18.87%-0.04%14.72% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo2.5022 of 5 stars$107.60+0.3%$129.00+19.9%-19.1%$59.86B$20.21B15.7128,600Trending NewsBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.6915 of 5 stars$71.25+1.1%$71.50+0.3%+14.2%$128.05B$58.85B21.99166,600Positive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.3327 of 5 stars$33.25-1.2%$39.33+18.3%-3.5%$45.16B$15.52B20.1528,000Positive NewsABEVAmbev1.4439 of 5 stars$2.45+0.2%$2.70+10.4%+14.0%$38.53B$91.67B13.5852,000Positive NewsCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.4987 of 5 stars$13.61-0.1%$9.70-28.7%+9.6%$2.51B$2.98T18.159,350COCOVita Coco1.5564 of 5 stars$35.02-1.6%$35.88+2.4%+20.3%$1.99B$535.24M35.37280WESTWestrock Coffee3.0977 of 5 stars$6.77-1.6%$10.40+53.6%-31.9%$640.72M$872.02M-7.871,399Positive NewsBRCCBRC1.6353 of 5 stars$1.72-4.2%$2.88+67.6%-72.6%$365.67M$383.07M-21.44840Positive NewsWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.4501 of 5 stars$5.88+0.2%N/A+47.5%$29.21M$38.52M-9.65270BLNEEastside DistillingN/A$0.86-12.2%N/AN/A$7.75M$5.21M-0.2370CASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.70+25.0%N/AN/A$5.71M$7.79M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors Keurig Dr Pepper Competitors Ambev Competitors Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Competitors Vita Coco Competitors Westrock Coffee Competitors BRC Competitors Willamette Valley Vineyards Competitors Eastside Distilling 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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