Diageo (DEO) Competitors $97.76 -0.19 (-0.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$98.08 +0.32 (+0.32%) As of 06:45 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, COCO, CCU, WEST, BRCC, CASK, WVVI, and YHCShould 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), Vita Coco (COCO), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Heritage Distilling (CASK), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and LQR House (YHC). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Diageo vs. Its Competitors Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Keurig Dr Pepper Ambev Vita Coco Compania Cervecerias Unidas Westrock Coffee BRC Heritage Distilling Willamette Valley Vineyards LQR House Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Diageo (NYSE:DEO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BUD or DEO? 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Diageo 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BUD or DEO a better dividend stock? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $4.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diageo pays out 72.3% 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 more volatility and risk, BUD or DEO? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diageo has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUD or DEO 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV12.16% 16.21% 6.99% Diageo N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer BUD or DEO? In the previous week, Diageo had 17 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Diageo and 5 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Diageo's score of 0.72 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diageo 9 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BUD or DEO? 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 RatioAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B2.02$5.86B$3.5617.36Diageo$20.25B2.69$2.35B$6.8514.27 Do analysts recommend BUD or DEO? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.90%. Diageo has a consensus target price of $119.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.72%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Diageo 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 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. 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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$54.41B$14.34B$15.82B$21.82BDividend Yield5.06%2.64%3.21%3.61%P/E Ratio14.278.8817.4932.47Price / Sales2.692.4446.4985.68Price / Cash10.149.7714.6524.48Price / Book4.1313.557.194.60Net Income$2.35B$761.17M$675.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.74%0.41%0.76%-0.70%1 Month Performance1.85%4.99%-0.44%-0.62%1 Year Performance-28.49%-17.30%-0.83%10.39% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo3.9969 of 5 stars$97.76-0.2%$119.00+21.7%-28.6%$54.41B$20.25B14.2729,860Short Interest ↓BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV3.407 of 5 stars$59.37-0.4%$71.00+19.6%-5.0%$115.92B$59.77B16.68143,885Analyst ForecastKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.6076 of 5 stars$26.42+2.3%$35.00+32.5%-25.1%$35.89B$15.76B23.5929,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeABEVAmbev2.398 of 5 stars$2.14+1.2%$2.35+10.1%-3.1%$33.64B$91.72B13.3442,167COCOVita Coco2.4571 of 5 stars$39.81-4.8%$40.63+2.0%+33.3%$2.26B$516.01M37.21280Upcoming EarningsCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas1.0674 of 5 stars$11.76+2.0%$10.00-15.0%+9.1%$2.17B$3.03T13.849,638WESTWestrock Coffee2.341 of 5 stars$4.47+0.4%$10.00+123.7%-26.6%$423.35M$850.73M-4.761,408BRCCBRC2.0917 of 5 stars$1.35+1.1%$2.88+113.8%-58.2%$333.87M$391.49M-8.97840News CoverageCASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.66-9.2%N/AN/A$17.37M$7.27M0.00N/AWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards1.7765 of 5 stars$3.37-9.9%N/A+15.3%$16.72M$39.78M-6.36270Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeYHCLQR House0.35 of 5 stars$0.80-0.2%N/AN/A$8.29M$2.50M-0.01N/AShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors Keurig Dr Pepper Competitors Ambev Competitors Vita Coco Competitors Compania Cervecerias Unidas Competitors Westrock Coffee Competitors BRC Competitors Heritage Distilling Competitors Willamette Valley Vineyards Competitors LQR House 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 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA Worldwide Gold Lockdown Is Now UnderwayCentral banks around the world are hoarding gold at one of the fastest rates in history — and former Goldman S...Stansberry Research | SponsoredNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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