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Price: 18.875 EUR -1.8%
Market Cap: €65.4B
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
12.1B 12.2B 12.9B 11.8B 16.4B 20.9B 20.6B 20.3B 20.2B
(4.7B) (4.6B) (4.9B) (4.7B) (6.5B) (8.1B) (8.3B) (8.1B) (8.1B) (8B)
7.4B 7.5B 8B 7.1B 9.9B 12.8B 12.3B 12.2B 12.2B 11.7B
(3.8B) (3.7B) (3.9B) (3.5B) (5.1B) (6.3B) (6B) (6.3B) (7.8B) (8.5B)
(1.8B) (1.9B) (2B) (1.8B) (2.8B) (3.7B) (3.7B) (3.7B) (3.7B) (3.2B)
(2B) (1.8B) (1.8B) (1.7B) (2.3B) (2.7B) (2.3B) (2.6B) (4.2B) (5.3B)
3.6B 3.8B 4.1B 3.6B 4.8B 6.5B 6.3B 5.9B 4.3B
15m 86m 74m (45m) (25.7m) 83.9m (260m) (451m) (328m) (598m)
571.6m 531.5m 618.4m 661.1m 625.5m 631.4m 907m 1.1B 761m —
(22m) (128m) 61m (1.5B) (1.3m) (594.2m) (402m) (14m) (162m) 6m
(35m) (37m) (16m) (26m) (24.4m) (44.7m) (9m) (20m) (308m) —
3.6B 3.7B 4.2B 2B 4.8B 5.9B 5.6B 5.5B 3.5B 2.6B
(732m) (950m) (898m) (589m) (1.2B) (1.4B) (1.2B) (1.3B) (999m) (606m)
2.8B 2.8B 3.3B 1.5B 3.6B 4.5B 4.5B 4.2B 2.5B 2B
(110m) (122m) (177m) (45m) (178.7m) (120.5m) (34m) (296m) (184m) (221m)
2.7B 3B 3.2B 1.4B 3.4B 4.4B 4.4B 3.9B 2.4B
1.05 1.21 1.30 0.60 1.46 1.89 1.96 1.73 1.06