CWGL vs MGPI vs DEO Stock Comparison

Crimson Wine, Mgp Ingredients and Diageo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.01 -9.3% 1M -23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$82.55M
P/E
117.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
5 wins
MGPI Mgp Ingredients Inc
$15.32 +19.5% 1M -35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$342.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$500.01M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.39B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crimson Wine leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crimson Wine 5, Diageo 4, Mgp Ingredients 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWGLMGPIDEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.55M $342.39M $51.39B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 117.3x -1.4x 29.8x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.1x 14.9x MGPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -18.0% — CWGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% -48.2% — CWGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% -26.5% — CWGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -1.4x — MGPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.6% -35.0% -2.3% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr -24.8%/yr -14.3%/yr DEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 46.1% 34.3% CWGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 36/100 38/100 CWGL

Percentile Scorecard

CWGLMGPIDEO

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

AxisCWGLMGPIDEO
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 46 #21 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Growth 22 #26 of 33 0 #33 of 33 –
Profitability 50 #16 of 31 23 #24 of 31 –
Financial Health 75 #10 of 37 50 #19 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Shareholder Returns 14 #20 of 23 59 #10 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Overall 45 36 38
  • CWGL ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MGPI ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWGLMGPIDEOSPY
1 month -9.3%+19.5%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%-18.1%+4.7% +3.9%
6 months -7.4%-24.2%+17.9% +8.2%
Year to date -18.2%-37.0%+7.9% +12.9%
1 year -23.6%-35.0%-2.3% +12.3%
3 years -27.1%-83.7%-37.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.0%-45.4%-14.3% +23.3%
5 years -54.2%-75.9%-53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.5%-24.8%-14.3% +10.9%
10 years -57.8%-56.7%-13.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.3%-8.0%-1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWGLMGPIDEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%46.1%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.0%50.0%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.030.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.76-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-89.8%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-42.0%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $5.25$26.40$102.14 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$12.74$72.47 $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.

MultipleCWGLMGPIDEO
P/E now vs peer median 117.3xmedian 26.1x -1.4xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 14.0x -2.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 18.1x 369.4xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -24.18median 2.07 0.02median 2.07 —median 2.07

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 monthsCWGLMGPIDEO
Revenue $72.36M $500.01M –
Gross profit $32.85M $177.75M –
Operating income -$2.29M -$269.74M –
Net income $704.00K -$242.03M –
Free cash flow -$31.77M $888.00K –
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $-11.23 –
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $17.79M $1.52B
Total debt $36.85M $369.60M $93.75B
Shares (diluted) 20.59M 21.43M 557.75M
Enterprise value $12.21M $282.34M $31.45B

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
MetricCWGLMGPIDEO
P/E 117.3x -1.4x 29.8x
P/FCF -2.6x 369.4x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 13.4x –
P/S 1.1x 0.7x 2.0x
P/B 0.4x 0.6x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x -2.8x –
EV/EBIT -47.0x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x –
EV/FCF -3.4x 765.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 27.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -24.18 0.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWGLMGPIDEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -18.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -14.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -26.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -12.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -199.9% -1,343% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% -56.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 143.6% -3,519% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -61.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 143.6% -3,543% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -62.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.2% -81.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% -28.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,125% -98.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.7% -53.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWGLMGPIDEO
Gross margin 45.4% 35.5% –
EBITDA margin 7.5% -48.9% –
Operating margin -3.2% -53.9% –
Pretax margin 1.5% -55.3% –
Net margin 1.0% -48.2% –
FCF margin -43.9% 0.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 4.9% –
Return on equity 0.4% -41.4% –
Return on assets 0.3% -23.2% –
Return on invested capital -0.7% -26.5% –
Return on capital employed -1.0% -27.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.4x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWGLMGPIDEO
Debt / assets 15.6% 34.9% 48.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.2x 416.2x –
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 44.1% 72.3%
Equity / assets 78.8% 55.9% 27.7%
Interest coverage -1.6x – –
Current ratio 10.5x 7.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.27 0.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWGLMGPIDEO
Dividend yield – 3.1% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.4% 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.

ConsensusCWGLMGPIDEO
Forward P/E – 9.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.69FY2026 $6.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -40.7%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +21.9% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $463.37MFY2026 $19.88BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – -13.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.3% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWGLMGPIDEO
Held by institutions 17.4% 72.3% 9.2%
Institutions holding 5 149 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 2 80 333
Institutions selling 2 51 256
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.57 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.

CWGLMGPIDEO
CWGL 1.00 0.00 -0.10
MGPI 0.00 1.00 0.53
DEO -0.10 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWGL, MGPI and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crimson Wine (CWGL) $82.55M, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) $342.39M, Diageo (DEO) $51.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWGL, MGPI and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 117.3x, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -1.4x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) is cheapest (Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 9.1x, Diageo (DEO) 14.9x). 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%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 1.0%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -48.2%). On return on invested capital, Crimson Wine (CWGL) leads (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.7%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Crimson Wine (CWGL) -23.6%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -35.0%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%. Over five years, Diageo (DEO) compounded fastest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -14.5%/yr, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -24.8%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/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) 30.7%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 46.1%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWGL, MGPI and DEO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 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.