DEO vs MGPI vs SAM Stock Comparison

Diageo, Mgp Ingredients and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DEO Diageo Plc
$91.35 +7.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$55.55B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.19%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins
MGPI Mgp Ingredients Inc
$17.21 +29.0% 1M -30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$368.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$487.01M
Div. yield
2.79%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$198.50 +22.1% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Diageo leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Diageo 4, Boston Beer 3, Mgp Ingredients 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOMGPISAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.55B $368.62M $2.04B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x -1.5x -27.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 10.2x 22.1x MGPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -15.9% -3.5% SAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -51.2% -3.6% SAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -25.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.19% 2.79% — MGPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% -30.3% -6.8% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr -23.2%/yr -16.6%/yr DEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 46.8% 37.4% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 34/100 56/100 SAM

Percentile Scorecard

DEOMGPISAM

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

AxisDEOMGPISAM
Valuation 46 #21 of 38 38 #24 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth – 0 #33 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability – 23 #24 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 28 #27 of 37 50 #19 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 59 #10 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 38 34 56
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MGPI ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEOMGPISAMSPY
1 month +7.1%+29.0%+22.1% +0.7%
3 months +2.6%-3.0%+7.0% +3.7%
6 months +13.3%-13.7%-16.3% +7.1%
Year to date +5.9%-29.2%+1.7% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%-30.3%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years -40.0%-81.9%-40.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.7%-43.5%-15.9% +22.8%
5 years -54.2%-73.2%-59.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.5%-23.2%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years -14.7%-51.0%+26.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%-6.9%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEOMGPISAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%46.8%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%50.0%40.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.02-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.65-0.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-89.8%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-34.8%-23.7% -1.2%
52-week high $102.14$26.40$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$12.74$161.08 $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.

MultipleDEOMGPISAM
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 26.8x -1.5xmedian 26.8x -27.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.0x -2.7xmedian 18.0x -169.6xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.4x 699.5xmedian 18.4x 11.0xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.89 0.02median 1.89 0.62median 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 monthsDEOMGPISAM
Revenue – $487.01M $2.03B
Gross profit – $168.77M $937.09M
Operating income – -$278.73M -$96.37M
Net income – -$250.57M -$73.06M
Free cash flow – $527.00K $185.06M
EPS (diluted) – $-11.61 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $13.60M $308.10M
Total debt $93.75B $341.24M –
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 21.46M 10.22M
Enterprise value $37.70B $308.41M $1.07B

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
MetricDEOMGPISAM
P/E 29.2x -1.5x -27.9x
P/FCF 17.4x 699.5x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 8.7x
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 4.3x 0.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – -2.7x -169.6x
EV/EBIT – -2.5x -17.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 1,321x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 34.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.02 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOMGPISAM
Revenue growth (1Y) – -15.9% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -25.2% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -15.8% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2,848% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -59.5% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -1,552% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -65.6% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,555% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -66.9% -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -83.3% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.3% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -99.2% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.0% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEOMGPISAM
Gross margin – 34.7% 46.1%
EBITDA margin – -52.0% -0.5%
Operating margin – -57.2% -4.7%
Pretax margin – -58.9% -4.3%
Net margin – -51.2% -3.6%
FCF margin – 0.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.2% 11.5%
Return on equity – -42.2% -10.1%
Return on assets – -24.0% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – -25.6% –
Return on capital employed – -28.7% -12.2%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.1x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEOMGPISAM
Debt / assets 48.7% 33.0% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 647.5x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 42.3% 40.6%
Equity / assets 27.7% 57.7% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 6.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOMGPISAM
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.0% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusDEOMGPISAM
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2027 10.2xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.26FY2027 $1.69FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2027 -40.7%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +21.9% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 $463.37MFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 -13.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +2.3% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOMGPISAM
Held by institutions 9.2% 72.3% 83.2%
Institutions holding 720 150 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.2% +11.2%
Institutions buying 334 81 158
Institutions selling 256 51 113
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.59 1.40

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.

DEOMGPISAM
DEO 1.00 0.52 0.43
MGPI 0.52 1.00 0.34
SAM 0.43 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, MGPI and SAM?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $55.55B, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) $368.62M, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Beer (SAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -15.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Beer (SAM) has the highest net margin (Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -51.2%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -0.4%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -30.3%, Boston Beer (SAM) -6.8%. Over five years, Diageo (DEO) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -14.5%/yr, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -23.2%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) has the highest dividend yield: Diageo (DEO) 2.19%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 2.79%. Boston Beer (SAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.2%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 46.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.