DGE.L Diageo plc
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
16.89
+0.09%
About the company
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa. It offers beer, scotch, gin, vodka, rum, liqueur, raki, wine, Irish and Canadian whisky, US and Indian whisky, Chinese whisky, cachaça, tequila, brandy, and Chinese white spirit beverages. The company also provides ready-to-drink and non-alcoholic beverages. Its principal brands include Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, Guinness, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Casamigos, Shui Jing Fang, and McDowell's. The company was formerly known as Guinness plc and changed its name to Diageo plc in February 1998. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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DIAGEO PLC ORD 28 101/108P operates in the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 4.0%. This yield is near the higher end of its five-year range, which spans from 2.03% to 4.09%, with a five-year average of 2.74%. The dividend is assessed as "safe." Its current market price is 15.74 GBP, with a market capitalization of 34,999,226,368.0 GBP.
Dividend history
DIAGEO has a stated dividend increase streak of 1 year. Over the last three years, the dividend has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.39%, while the five-year CAGR stands at 2.58%. The company pays dividends semi-annually, typically in April and October. Historical dividends in pence per share are: 2014: 51.7p, 2015: 62.67p, 2016: 59.2p, 2017: 62.2p, 2018: 65.3p, 2019: 68.57p, 2020: 69.88p, 2021: 72.55p, 2022: 76.18p, and 2023: 80.0p. Projected dividends for 2024 and 2025 are 79.28p and 79.39p, respectively.
Dividend safety
The dividend's safety is rated as "safe." DIAGEO's dividend payout ratio stands at 76.83% of earnings. The company maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 177.38%. Liquidity is indicated by a current ratio of 1.604 and a quick ratio of 0.573.
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