# DIAGEO plc (DEO)

- Sector: Consumer Staples · Industry: Beverages Wineries and Distilleries
- SEC CIK: 0000835403 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000835403))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/deo
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-02-25; latest fiscal period ended 2025-12-31

## Grade

**B** on the balance-sheet rubric used for lenders, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | $2.6B |  |
| Earnings growing overall | failed | $2.6B | $4.4B |
| Earnings growing recently | passed | $2.6B | $2.5B |
| Earns well on its assets | passed | 5.1% |  |
| Book value per share growing | passed | $24.59 | $16.23 |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 3 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 9.3% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 9.3% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 4.3% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 18.8% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 2.00 |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $27.7B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $2.6B |
| Net margin | 9.3% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 18.8% |
| Debt to equity | 2.00 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.08 |
| Share price | $86.27 |
| Market value | $52.5B |
| Price / earnings | 79.7x |
| Price / sales | 1.9x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/deo)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/deo/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/deo/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/deo/earnings)

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