Diageo (DEO) Competitors $111.32 -0.70 (-0.63%) As of 03:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, LQR, and BLNEShould 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), LQR House (LQR), and Eastside Distilling (BLNE). 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 LQR House Eastside 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 media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. 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 $0.77 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 26.5% 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 risk and volatility, DEO or BUD? Diageo has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media refer more to DEO or BUD? In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 1 more articles in the media than Diageo. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 17 mentions for Diageo. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.97 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diageo 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DEO or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 435 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.39% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiageoOutperform Votes29859.13% Underperform Votes20640.87% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes73365.39% Underperform Votes38834.61% Which has stronger earnings & 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$20.21B3.06$3.87B$6.8516.21Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B1.95$5.34B$2.9122.31 Do analysts prefer DEO or BUD? Diageo currently has a consensus target price of $129.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.16%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.67%. 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 Diageo 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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$61.82B$51.67B$17.36B$19.02BDividend Yield2.88%2.64%2.92%4.03%P/E Ratio16.2217.3015.5833.12Price / Sales3.0629.484.1328.04Price / Cash13.7621.9616.3917.52Price / Book4.985.296.304.51Net Income$3.87B$2.61B$731.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.53%-3.39%0.87%1.38%1 Month Performance6.19%46.86%0.11%-1.99%1 Year Performance-18.97%-4.34%-1.42%5.28% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo2.3199 of 5 stars$111.29-0.7%$129.00+15.9%-18.9%$61.91B$20.21B16.2528,600Positive NewsBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.7956 of 5 stars$65.14+0.2%$66.00+1.3%+10.3%$117.08B$59.77B20.11166,600Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.5574 of 5 stars$34.06-1.0%$39.33+15.5%+2.6%$46.20B$15.35B20.6428,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastABEVAmbev1.2231 of 5 stars$2.50+1.0%$2.45-1.8%+8.8%$39.32B$89.45B13.8652,000Short Interest ↑CCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.6487 of 5 stars$15.11-1.8%$11.03-27.0%+25.5%$2.79B$2.90T20.159,350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓COCOVita Coco1.2248 of 5 stars$30.17-2.1%$34.57+14.6%+36.3%$1.72B$516.01M30.48280Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWESTWestrock Coffee2.6844 of 5 stars$5.69-0.3%$10.40+82.6%-42.8%$536.53M$850.73M-6.621,399Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBRCCBRC1.7917 of 5 stars$2.33+1.1%$4.60+97.8%-41.4%$495.33M$391.49M-29.06840Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.7357 of 5 stars$6.02-0.3%N/A+44.9%$29.88M$39.78M-9.87270Short Interest ↓LQRLQR HouseN/A$2.34-12.4%N/A+111.9%$16.45M$2.27M-1.673BLNEEastside DistillingN/A$1.49+4.2%N/AN/A$12.07M$3.91M-0.4070 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 LQR House Competitors Eastside 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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