Diageo (DEO) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025)
Diageo (DEO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.14% for Q4 2025, down 1639.0% year-over-year from 0.4% in Q4 2024, and down 45.35% quarter-over-quarter from 11.24% in Q2 2025.
Diageo (DEO) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Diageo (DEO) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.14% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 6.14%, down 1639.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 6.14% (down 1639.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.46%, down 953.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 6.14% in Q4 2025 per DEO's latest filing, from 11.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 34.56% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 6.14% in Q4 2025.
- A 4-year average of 20.22% and a median of 22.95% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed decreased 12 bps in 2022, then tumbled 2333 bps in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 23.48% in 2021, then retreated by 1 bps to 23.36% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 22.53% in 2024, then plunged by 73 bps to 6.14% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows DEO's Return on Capital Employed at 6.14% in Q4 2025, 11.24% in Q2 2025, and 22.53% in Q4 2024.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diageo | 179,394,718.17 Bn | 179,394,718.17 Bn | - | 6.14% |
| 2 | Sndl | 2.36 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 38.51 Mn | -0.29% |
| 3 | Mgp Ingredients | 351.86 Mn | 339.85 Mn | 33.58 Mn | -28.15% |
| 4 | Agencia Comercial Spirits | 246.49 Mn | 230.66 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | LQR House | 18.69 Mn | 14.23 Mn | -22,236.00 | -41.09% |
| 6 | Willamette Valley Vineyards | 13.89 Mn | 13.49 Mn | 5.03 Mn | -0.06% |
| 7 | Epsium Enterprise | 5.34 Mn | 3.32 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Splash Beverage | 854,741.06 | 473,546.06 | 1,848.00 | 81.55% |
| 9 | Diageo | - | - | - | 6.14% |
| 10 | Splash Beverage | - | - | 1,848.00 | 81.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.79% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.76% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 36.58% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 35.02% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 39.41% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 39.25% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 23.11% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 24.93% |