Diageo plc (DGE) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Diageo plc
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, cachaça, tequila, brandy,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Diageo plc operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
Diageo plc at a Glance
| Company | Diageo plc |
| Ticker | DGE |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £16.57 |
| Market cap | £36.85B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 28.57 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.01 |
| 52-week high | £20.36 |
| 52-week low | £12.96 |
| Dividend yield | 2.67% |
| Ex-dividend date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 14.99% |
| Debt-to-equity | 171.34% |
| Average volume | 5.02M |
| Shares outstanding | 2.22B |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
| Employees | 27,972 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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