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How Diageo plc stacks up
DEO · against 820 other Consumer Defensive companies
Profitability
55/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #366 of 821 · scores higher than 55% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score82 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including DEO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 55?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 4.2% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 67% of peers. Operating margin: 11.4% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DEO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DEO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 761 reported | 8.1% | 7.7% | 51% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 817 reported | 11.4% | 7.6% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 784 reported | 4.2% | 4.0% | 53% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 770 reported | 15.0% | 8.3% | 73% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 824 reported | 59.8% | 32.0% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DEO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235.8B INR (≈$2.8B) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 229.1B INR (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 3 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 4.0B MYR (≈$881M) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 99 | 81 | |
| 366 | 3.8B CNY (≈$534M) | 55 | 58 | |
| 366 | 446M HKD (≈$57M) | 55 | 55 | |
| 366 | 93.0B MXN (≈$5.0B) | 55 | 52 | |
| 366 | 6.5B USD | 55 | 37 | |
| 366 | 52.3B USD | 55 | 25 | |
| 366 | 2.7B EUR (≈$3.0B) | 55 | 61 | |
| 366 | 498M EUR (≈$547M) | 55 | 60 | |
| 366 | 17.8B MXN (≈$959M) | 55 | 64 | |
| 366 | 851M CAD (≈$621M) | 55 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score