Diageo (DEO) Competitors $105.42 +0.68 (+0.65%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.45 +0.03 (+0.03%) As of 04:10 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Diageo (NYSE:DEO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUD or DEO? 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BUD or DEO 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV11.74% 16.09% 6.86% Diageo N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, BUD or DEO? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diageo has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BUD or DEO? In the previous week, Diageo had 7 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Diageo and 11 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Diageo's score of 1.07 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diageo 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 1.3%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diageo pays out 46.4% 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 analysts rate BUD or DEO? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.76%. Diageo has a consensus target price of $129.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. Given Diageo's higher probable upside, 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Diageo 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Which has higher valuation & 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$59.77B2.03$5.86B$3.4519.60Diageo$20.21B2.90$3.87B$6.8515.39 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$58.65B$15.16B$16.11B$20.55BDividend Yield3.09%2.68%3.13%3.74%P/E Ratio15.3925.8620.0628.04Price / Sales2.902.6045.3141.55Price / Cash13.4010.3614.6722.25Price / Book4.8513.696.144.61Net Income$3.87B$830.20M$680.31M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.90%4.30%1.15%3.25%1 Month Performance-2.03%-0.26%1.08%4.36%1 Year Performance-18.35%-9.95%7.05%14.94% Diageo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEODiageo3.4009 of 5 stars$105.42+0.6%$129.00+22.4%-17.4%$58.65B$20.21B15.3930,367Positive NewsBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV2.4151 of 5 stars$68.72+0.3%$71.50+4.0%+14.3%$123.50B$59.77B19.92143,885Positive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.5726 of 5 stars$33.06+0.6%$39.92+20.8%+5.3%$44.90B$15.35B30.0528,000Positive NewsABEVAmbev2.9244 of 5 stars$2.41+2.1%$2.60+7.9%+15.6%$37.98B$91.67B15.0652,000Gap DownCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas1.2148 of 5 stars$12.92+0.2%$9.70-24.9%+11.1%$2.39B$2.98T13.749,638High Trading VolumeCOCOVita Coco1.5103 of 5 stars$36.10+2.4%$35.88-0.6%+30.1%$2.05B$516.01M35.74280News CoverageInsider TradeWESTWestrock Coffee2.6693 of 5 stars$5.73-3.7%$10.40+81.5%-34.7%$542.29M$850.73M-6.301,408BRCCBRC1.8889 of 5 stars$1.32-0.4%$2.88+118.6%-73.1%$280.38M$391.49M-14.61840WVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.254 of 5 stars$5.55+3.2%N/A+42.1%$27.53M$39.78M-10.88270News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBLNEBeelineN/A$1.48+10.4%N/AN/A$13.41M$3.77M-0.0491High Trading VolumeCASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.41+7.1%N/AN/A$4.90M$8.40M0.00N/AGap Up 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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