AGCC vs DEO vs STCB Stock Comparison

Agencia Comercial Spirits, Diageo and Starco Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.34B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
5 wins
STCB Starco Brands, Inc.
$0.03 0.0% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$35.93M
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Diageo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Diageo 5, Starco Brands 1, Agencia Comercial Spirits 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCCDEOSTCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.40M $51.34B $23.53M DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 385.4x 29.8x -1.0x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 0.2x STCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -28.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -64.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +243.3% -2.3% 0.0% AGCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -14.3%/yr -42.3%/yr DEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 107.4% 34.3% 280.5% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 38/100 15/100 DEO

Percentile Scorecard

AGCCDEOSTCB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGCCDEOSTCB
Valuation 3 #37 of 38 43 #22 of 38 14 #38 of 44
Growth – – 0 #40 of 40
Profitability – – 14 #33 of 38
Financial Health 33 #25 of 37 31 #26 of 37 31 #32 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 41 #14 of 23 –
Overall – 38 15
  • AGCC ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STCB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGCCDEOSTCBSPY
1 month -1.8%+6.4%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%+4.7%0.0% +3.9%
6 months -19.9%+17.9%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date +51.2%+7.9%-25.0% +12.9%
1 year +243.3%-2.3%0.0% +12.3%
3 years —-37.1%-78.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-14.3%-40.2% +23.3%
5 years —-53.6%-93.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-14.3%-42.3% +10.9%
10 years —-13.2%-99.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.4%-41.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGCCDEOSTCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 107.4%34.3%280.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%36.4%571.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.26-0.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.27-0.070.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.7%-67.4%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-8.9%-57.1% -1.2%
52-week high $23.96$102.14$0.07 $779.14
52-week low $4.30$72.47$0.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGCCDEOSTCB
P/E now vs peer median 385.4xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x -1.0xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 81.8xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x -1.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -67.7xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x -29.1xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 51.4xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 —median 2.07 0.04median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGCCDEOSTCB
Revenue – – $35.93M
Gross profit – – $14.09M
Operating income – – -$21.80M
Net income – – -$23.09M
Free cash flow – – -$808.95K
EPS (diluted) – – $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $15.82M $1.52B $901.13K
Total debt $24.96M $93.75B $28.09M
Shares (diluted) – 557.75M 784.19M
Enterprise value $491.57M $31.41B $27.36M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGCCDEOSTCB
P/E 385.4x 29.8x -1.0x
P/FCF -67.7x 17.7x -29.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – -29.1x
P/S 81.8x 2.0x 0.7x
P/B 51.4x 4.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 51.7x 4.4x 28.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -1.6x
EV/EBIT – – -1.4x
EV/Revenue – – 0.9x
EV/FCF – – -38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -38.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCCDEOSTCB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -1,279%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -48.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -1,579%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -49.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -1,224%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -165.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -196.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -40.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCCDEOSTCB
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin – – -54.2%
Operating margin – – -60.7%
Pretax margin – – -64.3%
Net margin – – -64.5%
FCF margin – – -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – -2.3%
Return on equity – – -177.7%
Return on assets – – -66.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -101.1%
Asset turnover – – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCCDEOSTCB
Debt / assets 88.5% 48.7% 24.3%
Debt / equity 2.5x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 72.3% 63.8%
Equity / assets 35.0% 27.7% 36.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – -4.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCCDEOSTCB
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGCCDEOSTCB
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2027 0.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.26FY2027 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -5.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $19.88BFY2027 $34.84MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2027 -13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCCDEOSTCB
Held by institutions – 9.2% –
Institutions holding – 719 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.4% –
Institutions buying – 333 –
Institutions selling – 256 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.30 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGCCDEOSTCB
AGCC 1.00 0.10 -0.07
DEO 0.10 1.00 -0.17
STCB -0.07 -0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCC, DEO and STCB?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) $507.40M, Diageo (DEO) $51.34B, Starco Brands (STCB) $23.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCC, DEO and STCB?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 385.4x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x, Starco Brands (STCB) -1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Starco Brands (STCB) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 14.9x, Starco Brands (STCB) 0.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) returned the most: Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) +243.3%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%, Starco Brands (STCB) 0.0%. Over five years, Diageo (DEO) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr, Starco Brands (STCB) -42.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 107.4%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, Starco Brands (STCB) 280.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGCC, DEO and STCB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diageo (DEO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.