Diageo (DEO) Competitors $103.30 +0.14 (+0.14%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.12 -0.19 (-0.18%) As of 07:34 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, DEO or BUD? Diageo has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$20.27B2.84$3.87B$6.8515.08Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B2.04$5.86B$3.4519.69 Does the media prefer DEO or BUD? In the previous week, Diageo had 24 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Diageo and 6 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Diageo's score of 0.58 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate DEO or BUD? Diageo presently has a consensus price target of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.88%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.27%. Given Diageo's higher probable upside, 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 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Anheuser-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 3.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% 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. 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DEO or BUD more profitable? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% 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 11.74%16.09%6.86% 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$57.39B$15.08B$16.26B$20.85BDividend Yield3.08%2.68%3.17%3.65%P/E Ratio15.0823.8216.6826.34Price / Sales2.841.6446.3559.22Price / Cash13.1410.2414.8222.29Price / Book4.7613.636.084.66Net Income$3.87B$830.08M$692.22M$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.20%-0.95%-0.69%-0.29%1 Month Performance1.66%5.65%3.01%4.91%1 Year Performance-19.96%-12.98%-1.31%10.53% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo2.5868 of 5 stars$103.30+0.1%$129.00+24.9%-21.3%$57.39B$20.27B15.0830,367BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV2.6021 of 5 stars$68.49-0.6%$71.50+4.4%+10.0%$123.09B$59.77B19.85143,885Positive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.3816 of 5 stars$33.780.0%$39.92+18.2%+2.4%$45.88B$15.52B30.7129,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeABEVAmbev2.3328 of 5 stars$2.40-2.8%$2.60+8.3%+9.4%$37.82B$16.59B15.0042,167News CoverageCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas0.7764 of 5 stars$13.23-1.9%$9.70-26.7%-1.9%$2.44B$3.08B14.079,638COCOVita Coco1.3203 of 5 stars$38.39+2.2%$35.88-6.6%+48.3%$2.18B$516.01M38.01280News CoverageInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionWESTWestrock Coffee3.6894 of 5 stars$6.30-1.7%$10.40+65.1%-37.0%$596.23M$850.73M-6.921,408Positive NewsBRCCBRC2.6526 of 5 stars$1.58-0.9%$2.88+82.5%-69.4%$335.82M$383.07M-17.50840News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.0628 of 5 stars$5.60-0.7%N/A+20.9%$27.80M$38.52M-10.98270Gap UpBLNEBeelineN/A$1.29-7.2%N/AN/A$11.69M$5.21M-0.0391Analyst UpgradeCASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.41-4.2%N/AN/A$4.98M$8.40M0.00N/A 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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