DEO vs CWGL vs TAP Stock Comparison

Diageo, Crimson Wine and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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

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.

QuestionDEOCWGLTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.42B $85.43M $8.67B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 121.4x -3.3x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x — 9.0x 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 2.12% — 4.77% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% -21.0% -11.9% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -13.9%/yr -1.7%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 30.6% 29.7% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 39/100 CWGL

Percentile Scorecard

DEOCWGLTAP

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureDEOCWGLTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%30.6%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%34.8%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.11-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.69-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-56.9%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-21.0%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $102.14$5.25$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$3.90$35.96 $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.

MultipleDEOCWGLTAP
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 30.2x 121.4xmedian 30.2x -3.3xmedian 30.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 20.3xmedian 15.0x -8.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.8x -2.7xmedian 17.8x 6.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.70 -25.03median 1.70 0.01median 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 monthsDEOCWGLTAP
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 $1.52B $11.84M $2.13B
Total debt $93.75B $36.85M $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 20.59M 187.70M
Enterprise value $39.57B $15.09M $4.50B

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
MetricDEOCWGLTAP
P/E 30.2x 121.4x -3.3x
P/FCF 18.0x -2.7x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 4.4x
P/S 2.1x 1.2x 0.7x
P/B 4.4x 0.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 0.5x -5.7x
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
MetricDEOCWGLTAP
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
MetricDEOCWGLTAP
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
MetricDEOCWGLTAP
Debt / assets 48.7% 15.6% 31.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x -3.2x
Debt / FCF – -1.2x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 21.2% 57.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 78.8% 42.3%
Interest coverage – -1.6x –
Current ratio 1.6x 10.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.31 0.87

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOCWGLTAP
Held by institutions 9.2% 17.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 719 5 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.4% +12.2%
Institutions buying 333 2 340
Institutions selling 256 2 196
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.00 1.73

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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, CWGL and TAP?

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

Which stock is cheaper, DEO, CWGL and TAP?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 30.2x, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 121.4x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 15.1x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 9.0x). 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: Diageo (DEO) -1.9%, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -21.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -13.9%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.