DEO vs BLNE vs MGPI Stock Comparison

Diageo, Beeline Holdings and Mgp Ingredients Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$91.35 +7.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.81B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
5 wins
BLNE Beeline Holdings, Inc.
$0.67 -23.0% 1M -77.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
1 win
MGPI Mgp Ingredients Inc
$17.21 +29.0% 1M -30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$487.01M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Diageo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Diageo 5, Mgp Ingredients 3, Beeline Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOBLNEMGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.81B $20.41M $361.59M DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x -0.9x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x — 10.2x MGPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +269.9% -15.9% BLNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -231.1% -51.2% MGPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -25.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x -1.3x MGPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% -77.1% -30.3% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr — -23.2%/yr DEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 104.8% 46.8% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 16/100 34/100 DEO

Percentile Scorecard

DEOBLNEMGPI

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

AxisDEOBLNEMGPI
Valuation 46 #21 of 38 14 #33 of 38 38 #24 of 38
Growth – 13 #29 of 33 0 #33 of 33
Profitability – 10 #28 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Financial Health 28 #27 of 37 42 #22 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 0 #23 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Overall 38 16 34
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • BLNE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MGPI ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEOBLNEMGPISPY
1 month +7.1%-23.0%+29.0% +0.7%
3 months +2.6%-26.4%-3.0% +3.7%
6 months +13.3%-62.1%-13.7% +7.1%
Year to date +5.9%-61.0%-29.2% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%-77.1%-30.3% +11.9%
3 years -40.0%—-81.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.7%—-43.5% +22.8%
5 years -54.2%—-73.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.5%—-23.2% +10.9%
10 years -14.7%—-51.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%—-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEOBLNEMGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%104.8%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%115.4%50.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.262.66-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.74-0.65 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-93.5%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-81.3%-34.8% -1.2%
52-week high $102.14$3.59$26.40 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$0.63$12.74 $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.

MultipleDEOBLNEMGPI
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 26.8x -0.9xmedian 26.8x -1.5xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.0x -1.8xmedian 18.0x -2.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.4x -1.2xmedian 18.4x 699.5xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.89 -0.01median 1.89 0.02median 1.89

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 monthsDEOBLNEMGPI
Revenue – $10.02M $487.01M
Gross profit – – $168.77M
Operating income – -$20.55M -$278.73M
Net income – -$21.63M -$250.57M
Free cash flow – -$18.00M $527.00K
EPS (diluted) – $-0.74 $-11.61
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $1.41M $13.60M
Total debt $93.75B $10.41M $341.24M
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 31.41M 21.46M
Enterprise value $31.88B $12.74M $301.38M

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
MetricDEOBLNEMGPI
P/E 29.2x -0.9x -1.5x
P/FCF 17.4x -1.2x 699.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.2x 18.2x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 0.8x
P/B 4.3x 0.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -1.8x -2.7x
EV/EBIT – -1.5x -2.5x
EV/Revenue – 3.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF – -1.7x 1,321x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.7x 34.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.01 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOBLNEMGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 269.9% -15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% -15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -25.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -56.6% -2,848%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -46.5% -59.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -1.2% -1,552%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.5% -65.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 72.6% -1,555%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 84.3% -66.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -101.3% -83.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -115.9% -32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -101.3% -99.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -112.1% -58.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEOBLNEMGPI
Gross margin – – 34.7%
EBITDA margin – -172.1% -52.0%
Operating margin – -205.0% -57.2%
Pretax margin – -212.2% -58.9%
Net margin – -231.1% -51.2%
FCF margin – -179.5% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -179.5% 4.2%
Return on equity – -42.7% -42.2%
Return on assets – -32.5% -24.0%
Return on invested capital – – -25.6%
Return on capital employed – -37.9% -28.7%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEOBLNEMGPI
Debt / assets 48.7% 16.5% 33.0%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – -0.6x 647.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 19.8% 42.3%
Equity / assets 27.7% 80.2% 57.7%
Interest coverage – -70.9x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 6.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -2.85 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOBLNEMGPI
Dividend yield 2.2% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -16.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% -16.3% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusDEOBLNEMGPI
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2027 – 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.26FY2027 $-0.01FY2026 $1.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2027 – -40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% – +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 $27.10MFY2026 $463.37MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 +225.4%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +143.7% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOBLNEMGPI
Held by institutions 9.2% 12.8% 72.3%
Institutions holding 720 38 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -9.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 334 20 81
Institutions selling 256 7 51
Buyers to sellers 1.30 2.86 1.59

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.

DEOBLNEMGPI
DEO 1.00 0.04 0.52
BLNE 0.04 1.00 0.02
MGPI 0.52 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, BLNE and MGPI?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $51.81B, Beeline Holdings (BLNE) $20.41M, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) $361.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

Beeline Holdings (BLNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beeline Holdings (BLNE) +269.9%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) has the highest net margin (Beeline Holdings (BLNE) -231.1%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -51.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -0.4%, Beeline Holdings (BLNE) -77.1%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -30.3%. Over five years, Diageo (DEO) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -14.5%/yr, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.2%, Beeline Holdings (BLNE) 104.8%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.