DEO trades in a confirmed downtrend following a death cross signal — despite screening attractively at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12.6 times with a PEG ratio of 0.78, the combination of consecutive earnings misses, a free cash flow shortfall at only 40% of reported net income, and leverage at 1.8 times debt-to-equity warrants reducing exposure until both the technical and fundamental picture stabilize.
Thesis pillars
- Fcf Quality Red Flag→Stable
- Confirmed Downtrend Death Cross→Stable
- Earnings Miss Streak↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026· older than 90 days
Diageo plc (DEO) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.70 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away).
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,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.70 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 91d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated Nov 4, 2026Recent Developments — Diageo plc
Latest news
- NEWS Diageo plc Releases First Quarter Trading Update — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Diageo India's The Singleton Social Appoints Shruti Haasan as Brand Ambassador — fiscal.ai Nov 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Is It Too Late to Buy Diageo PLC (DEO) After 4.9% Rally? GF Value Says Undervalued - GuruFocus — GuruFocus Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Diageo PLC Stock (DEO) Moved Up by 5.04% on Aug 6: What Investors Need To Know - TradingKey — TradingKey Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Diageo PLC Stock (DEO) Moved Up by 5.04% on Aug 6: What Investors Need To Know - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com Aug 6, 2026 positive
Latest item Nov 4, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:54:11Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Revenue shrinking — -1.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.70 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $92.86. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $93.34 reached (−4.5% from $97.70); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $92.86. Stop-loss: $92.86.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.9% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0.
Diageo plc trades at a P/E of 31.3 (forward 13.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
32 analysts rate DEO, with a consensus score of 3.9/5. 7 analysts publish price targets averaging $107.
What does Diageo plc do?Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic...
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, and Chinese white spirit beverages, as well as Irish, Canadian, Chinese US, and Indian whisky. 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, Buchanan's, 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.