DEO Stock — Diageo plc

Diageo plc (DEO)

DEO is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.66%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 7/100 (High risk). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.8%.

At the current 3.66% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $366 per year, or $30.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual semi-annual payments vary.

DEO performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.8%.

DEO key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

7 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.26%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/14/1991

Distribution rate

3.66%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.66%

5-year average yield

3.0

Last close

$90.68

Market cap

$51,059,412,992

Average volume

691854.0

Next dividend

$0.80

Next ex-dividend date

10/16/2026

Next payment date

12/03/2026

Beta

0.317

Payout ratio

1.0652

P/E ratio

29.44

Forward P/E

13.6054

EPS

$3.08

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.66%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.66%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DEO risks and drawbacks

DEO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 32.8%.

Who may consider DEO — and who may not

DEO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DEO pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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