CWGL vs TAP vs DEO Stock Comparison

Crimson Wine, Molson Coors Beverage and Diageo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.15 -6.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.43M
P/E
121.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins
TAP Molson Coors Beverage Co
$40.02 +11.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.93B
Div. yield
4.77%
Brewers Consumer Staples
5 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$94.42 +7.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$57.42B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.12%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Molson Coors Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Molson Coors Beverage 5, Crimson Wine 4, Diageo 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWGLTAPDEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.43M $8.67B $57.42B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 121.4x -3.3x 30.2x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.0x 15.1x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -2.6% — CWGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% -17.8% — CWGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% -12.5% — CWGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -3.2x — TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.77% 2.12% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% -11.9% -1.9% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -1.7%/yr -13.8%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 29.7% 34.3% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 39/100 — CWGL

Percentile Scorecard

CWGLTAPDEO

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

AxisCWGLTAPDEO
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 73 #5 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth 27 #9 of 12 0 #12 of 12 –
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 40 #7 of 11 –
Financial Health 94 #2 of 17 44 #10 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 58 39 –
  • CWGL ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 19 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWGLTAPDEOSPY
1 month -6.1%+11.3%+7.9% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-2.7%+10.8% +3.5%
6 months -3.9%-6.0%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date -15.3%-14.3%+9.4% +12.2%
1 year -21.0%-11.9%-1.9% +13.0%
3 years -24.5%-29.5%-36.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.0%-11.0%-13.9% +23.1%
5 years -52.6%-8.3%-52.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%-1.7%-13.8% +11.0%
10 years -55.5%-62.3%-12.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.8%-9.3%-1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCWGLTAPDEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%29.7%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%32.0%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.260.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.40-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-49.1%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-26.4%-7.6% -1.8%
52-week high $5.25$54.38$102.14 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$35.96$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.

MultipleCWGLTAPDEO
P/E now vs peer median 121.4xmedian 30.2x -3.3xmedian 30.2x 30.2xmedian 30.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 15.0x -8.1xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 17.8x 6.5xmedian 17.8x 18.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 4.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -25.03median 1.70 0.01median 1.70 —median 1.70

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 monthsCWGLTAPDEO
Revenue $72.36M $12.93B –
Gross profit $32.85M $4.10B –
Operating income -$2.29M -$2.52B –
Net income $704.00K -$2.34B –
Free cash flow -$31.77M $1.33B –
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $-12.29 –
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $2.13B $1.52B
Total debt $36.85M $7.71B $93.75B
Shares (diluted) 20.59M 187.70M 557.75M
Enterprise value $15.09M $4.50B $39.57B

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
MetricCWGLTAPDEO
P/E 121.4x -3.3x 30.2x
P/FCF -2.7x 6.5x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 4.4x –
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 2.1x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x -5.7x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x -8.1x –
EV/EBIT -48.3x -5.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.1x –
EV/FCF -3.5x 10.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 7.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.03 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPDEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -2.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -1.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -199.9% -256.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% -94.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 143.6% -318.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -307.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 143.6% -338.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -307.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.2% 20.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,125% 38.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.7% 5.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPDEO
Gross margin 45.4% 31.7% –
EBITDA margin 7.5% -13.6% –
Operating margin -3.2% -19.5% –
Pretax margin 1.5% -21.3% –
Net margin 1.0% -17.8% –
FCF margin -43.9% 10.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 15.3% –
Return on equity 0.4% -22.9% –
Return on assets 0.3% -10.1% –
Return on invested capital -0.7% -12.5% –
Return on capital employed -1.0% -13.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.4x -0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPDEO
Debt / assets 15.6% 31.6% 48.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -3.2x –
Debt / FCF -1.2x 5.8x –
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 57.7% 72.3%
Equity / assets 78.8% 42.3% 27.7%
Interest coverage -1.6x – –
Current ratio 10.5x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.31 0.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPDEO
Dividend yield – 4.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.1% 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.

ConsensusCWGLTAPDEO
Forward P/E – 9.0xFY2026 15.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.43FY2026 $6.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -18.3%FY2026 -5.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +3.6% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.74BFY2026 $19.88BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.1% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWGLTAPDEO
Held by institutions 17.4% 100.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 5 617 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +12.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 2 340 333
Institutions selling 2 196 256
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.73 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.

CWGLTAPDEO
CWGL 1.00 -0.12 -0.10
TAP -0.12 1.00 0.57
DEO -0.10 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWGL, TAP and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crimson Wine (CWGL) $85.43M, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.67B, Diageo (DEO) $57.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWGL, TAP and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 121.4x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.3x, Diageo (DEO) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 9.0x, Diageo (DEO) 15.1x). 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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 1.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Crimson Wine (CWGL) leads (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Crimson Wine (CWGL) -21.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Diageo (DEO) -1.9%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -13.9%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has the highest dividend yield: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.77%, Diageo (DEO) 2.12%. Crimson Wine (CWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWGL, TAP 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, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 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.