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Price: 19.22 EUR 0.92% Market Closed
Market Cap: €66.5B
Financial profile · FY2026

A global beverage portfolio with durable cash generation and a recent earnings reset

Diageo’s history shows a broad beverage portfolio with revenue that expanded through 2022 before flattening, while operating margins and earnings have since compressed. It still generates recurring operating cash flow above capital spending, making cash conversion more resilient than reported profitability.

What is developing

The June 30, 2026 results show a meaningful earnings reset rather than a wholesale change in cash economics: reported operating profit and net income fell sharply, while free cash flow improved as capital spending declined. The distinction matters because restructuring and impairment charges explain much of the reported profit pressure, whereas cash generation remained positive.

What matters next

Whether reported operating profit recovers as restructuring charges subside without renewed revenue and price/mix deterioration.

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Metric FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
1.2B 874m 932m 3.3B 2.7B 2.3B 1.4B 1.1B 2.2B 1.5B
1.2B 874m 932m 3.3B 2.7B 2.3B 1.4B 1.1B 2.2B 1.5B
24m 25m 124m 73m 59.1m 184.1m 437m 355m 447m 497m
2.4B 2.6B 2.6B 2.1B 3.1B 3.8B 3.4B 3.5B 3.7B 3.5B
2.2B 2.2B 2.2B 1.5B 2.4B 2.9B 2.6B 2.7B 2.8B 3.3B
263m 414m 381m 621m 699.4m 832.5m 839m 771m 879m 244m
4.8B 5B 5.5B 5.8B 7.8B 9.6B 9.7B 9.7B 10.7B 10.5B
216m 191m 270m 159m 289.3m 848.7m 288m 404m 467m 1.1B
8.7B 8.7B 9.4B 11.5B 14.7B 17.5B 15.6B 15.1B 17.5B 17.2B
4B 4.1B 4.5B 5B 6.3B 8B 7.9B 8.7B 9.7B 9.2B
4B 4.1B 4.5B 5B 6.3B 8B 7.9B 8.7B 9.7B —
(2.5B) (2.7B) (3B) (3.3B) (4.3B) (4.9B) (4.3B) (4.5B) (5.1B) —
9.8B 9.9B 9.9B 9.4B 11.3B 13B 11.7B 12B 11.8B 13.4B
2.7B 2.7B 2.7B 1.9B 2.5B 3.1B 2.8B 2.9B 2.9B —
66m 73m 62m 51m 59.1m 62.3m 78m 101m 50m 64m
2.9B 3B 3.2B 3.6B 4.3B 5B 5.4B 5.4B 5.8B 5.8B
654m 1.2B 1.6B 1.9B 1.8B 2.7B 1.4B 1.3B 1.5B 1.2B
2.7B 2.7B 2.7B 1.9B 2.5B 3.1B 2.8B 2.9B 2.9B —
28.8B 29.7B 31.3B 33.3B 41.1B 49.4B 44.9B 45.5B 49.3B 46.8B
1.4B 1.5B 1.7B 1.3B 2.6B 3.7B 10B 3.1B 3.1B 6.4B
1.7B 1.9B 1.9B 1.8B 2.5B 3.3B 2.6B 2.6B 3B —
274m 279m 860m 170m 144m 100.2m 295m 500m 22m —
2.2B 1.6B 1.1B 1.9B 2.4B 2.1B 1.9B 2.5B 3B 2.4B
1.1B 1.1B 1.4B 1.2B 1.6B 2.2B 1.4B 1.2B 1.6B 1.9B
37.8m 48.9m 71.1m 98m 99.6m 109.6m 92m 84m 82m —
6.7B 6.4B 7B 6.5B 9.2B 11.4B 9.6B 9.9B 10.7B 10.7B
6.7B 8.2B 10.7B 15.2B 16.9B 20.2B 19.1B 19.1B 21.4B 19.1B
2.1B 2B 2B 2B 2.5B 3.1B 2.8B 2.9B 2.9B 2.5B
1.7B 1.8B 1.8B 1.7B 2B 2.3B 1.9B 2B 2.1B 2.1B
1.3B 1.5B 1.4B 1.2B 1.7B 1.8B 1.7B 1.5B 1.1B 1.6B
18.5B 19.8B 22.9B 26.5B 32.2B 38.9B 35B 35.4B 38.2B 36B
797m 780m 753m 742m 952.7m 978.7m 898m 887m 887m 887m
10.8B 11B 9.1B 7.5B 10.6B 11.7B 10.7B 13.9B 14.4B 8.3B
1.3B 1.3B 1.4B 1.4B 1.7B 1.8B 1.7B 1.7B 1.7B 1.7B
(2.2B) (2.1B) (2B) (1.9B) (2.4B) (2.5B) (1.8B) (2.3B) (2.2B) —
(453m) (1B) (818m) (929m) (2B) (1.4B) (3.4B) (4.2B) (3.6B) —
10.3B 9.9B 8.4B 6.8B 8.9B 10.6B 9.9B 10B 11.1B 10.9B
28.8B 29.7B 31.3B 33.3B 41.1B 49.4B 44.9B 45.5B 49.3B 46.8B
2.5B 2.5B 2.4B 2.3B 2.3B 2.3B 2.2B 2.2B 2.2B 2.2B