CWGL vs DEO vs STCB Stock Comparison

Crimson Wine, Diageo and Starco Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.15 -6.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$83.79M
P/E
119.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$94.42 +7.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.69B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins
STCB Starco Brands, Inc.
$0.02 -33.3% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$35.93M
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Diageo leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Diageo 4, Crimson Wine 4, Starco Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWGLDEOSTCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.79M $51.69B $23.45M DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.0x 30.2x -1.0x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.1x 0.1x STCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% — -28.6% CWGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% — -64.5% CWGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x — -0.4x STCB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% -1.9% -33.3% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -13.8%/yr -47.7%/yr DEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 34.3% 278.1% CWGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 38/100 16/100 CWGL

Percentile Scorecard

CWGLDEOSTCB

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

AxisCWGLDEOSTCB
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 43 #22 of 38 21 #36 of 45
Growth 25 #25 of 33 – 0 #42 of 42
Profitability 50 #16 of 31 – 13 #35 of 40
Financial Health 76 #10 of 38 30 #27 of 38 30 #33 of 47
Shareholder Returns 14 #20 of 23 41 #14 of 23 –
Overall 46 38 16
  • CWGL ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STCB ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWGLDEOSTCBSPY
1 month -6.1%+7.9%-33.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%+10.8%-33.3% +3.5%
6 months -3.9%+19.5%-60.0% +7.0%
Year to date -15.3%+9.4%-50.0% +12.2%
1 year -21.0%-1.9%-33.3% +13.0%
3 years -24.5%-36.2%-85.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.0%-13.9%-47.7% +23.1%
5 years -52.6%-52.5%-96.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%-13.8%-47.7% +11.0%
10 years -55.5%-12.6%-99.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.8%-1.3%-43.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCWGLDEOSTCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%34.3%278.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%36.4%571.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.26-1.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.05-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-67.4%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-7.6%-71.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.25$102.14$0.07 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$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.

MultipleCWGLDEOSTCB
P/E now vs peer median 121.4xmedian 26.6x 30.2xmedian 26.6x -0.7xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x -1.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 18.3x 18.0xmedian 18.3x -19.4xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -25.03median 2.09 —median 2.09 0.03median 0.42

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 monthsCWGLDEOSTCB
Revenue $72.36M – $35.93M
Gross profit $32.85M – $14.09M
Operating income -$2.29M – -$21.80M
Net income $704.00K – -$23.09M
Free cash flow -$31.77M – -$808.95K
EPS (diluted) $0.03 – $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $1.52B $901.13K
Total debt $36.85M $93.75B $28.09M
Shares (diluted) 20.59M 557.75M 784.19M
Enterprise value $13.45M $31.76B $18.26M

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
MetricCWGLDEOSTCB
P/E 121.4x 30.2x -0.7x
P/FCF -2.7x 18.0x -19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x – -19.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.1x 0.4x
P/B 0.5x 4.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.4x 18.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x – -1.2x
EV/EBIT -48.3x – -1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 0.6x
EV/FCF -3.5x – -28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x – -28.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.03 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWGLDEOSTCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% – -28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% – -18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – -6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -199.9% – -1,279%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% – -48.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.6% – -1,579%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% – -49.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 143.6% – -1,224%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – -25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.2% – -165.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% – -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,125% – -196.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.7% – -40.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWGLDEOSTCB
Gross margin 45.4% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 7.5% – -54.2%
Operating margin -3.2% – -60.7%
Pretax margin 1.5% – -64.3%
Net margin 1.0% – -64.5%
FCF margin -43.9% – -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% – -2.3%
Return on equity 0.4% – -177.7%
Return on assets 0.3% – -66.0%
Return on invested capital -0.7% – –
Return on capital employed -1.0% – -101.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.4x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWGLDEOSTCB
Debt / assets 15.6% 48.7% 24.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -1.2x – -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 72.3% 63.8%
Equity / assets 78.8% 27.7% 36.2%
Interest coverage -1.6x – –
Current ratio 10.5x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.31 – -5.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWGLDEOSTCB
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
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.

ConsensusCWGLDEOSTCB
Forward P/E – 15.1xFY2027 0.1xFY2026
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
HoldersCWGLDEOSTCB
Held by institutions 17.4% 9.2% –
Institutions holding 5 719 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.4% –
Institutions buying 2 333 –
Institutions selling 2 256 –
Buyers to sellers 1.00 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.

CWGLDEOSTCB
CWGL 1.00 -0.10 0.00
DEO -0.10 1.00 -0.17
STCB 0.00 -0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWGL, DEO and STCB?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crimson Wine (CWGL) $83.79M, Diageo (DEO) $51.69B, Starco Brands (STCB) $23.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, CWGL, DEO and STCB?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 119.0x, Diageo (DEO) 30.2x, Starco Brands (STCB) -1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Starco Brands (STCB) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 15.1x, Starco Brands (STCB) 0.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crimson Wine (CWGL) +1.5%, Starco Brands (STCB) -28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 1.0%, Starco Brands (STCB) -64.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Crimson Wine (CWGL) -21.0%, Diageo (DEO) -1.9%, Starco Brands (STCB) -33.3%. Over five years, Diageo (DEO) compounded fastest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -13.9%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr, Starco Brands (STCB) -47.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crimson Wine (CWGL) has been the steadiest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.6%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, Starco Brands (STCB) 278.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWGL, 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 4. 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.