Diageo plc produces, markets and sells alcoholic beverages. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
| Revenue (TTM) | $19.64B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $11.75B |
| EBITDA | $6.43B |
| Operating Margin | 27.00% |
| Return on Equity | 15.00% |
| Return on Assets | 7.48% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $1.96 |
| Book Value | $1.08 |
| Price-to-Book | 4.40 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.66 |
| EV/Revenue | 3.502 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.25 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 2.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $556.14M |
| Float | $10.00B |
| % Insiders | 0.14% |
| % Institutions | 10.01% |
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Jefferies has urged investors to buy any weakness in Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) shares, arguing the market is likely to take the departure of its finance chief negatively but that it changes little for the drinks group's turnaround. The broker reiterated a "buy" rating and a 2,200p price target on the FTSE 100 company, implying about 34% upside from 1,638.5p.
Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) has appointed WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) chief financial officer Joanne Wilson as its new CFO, with Wilson set to join the drinks group's board and executive committee in 2027. She will replace Nik Jhangiani, who joined Diageo from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in September 2024 and also served as interim chief executive between July and December 2025.
Diageo named Wilson to succeed Nik Jhangiani at some point in 2027.
Jefferies has thrown its weight behind Diageo PLC's (LSE:DGE) plan to fix its ailing US business, telling clients the shares could climb 35% as the turnaround takes hold. The investment bank kept its 'buy' rating on Diageo, the FTSE 100 drinks giant behind Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Smirnoff, with a price target of 2,200p against a current 1,626p.
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