Diageo Valuation

Is GUI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GUI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GUI (€31.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€48.43)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GUI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GUI?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

GUI key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA14.1x
PEG Ratio3.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GUI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GUI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.4x
000858 Wuliangye YibinLtd
18.4x11.1%CN¥583.9b
SWA Schloss Wachenheim
10.8x7.3%€122.0m
STZ Constellation Brands
27.1x11.2%US$46.5b
RI Pernod Ricard
17.5x6.9%€35.6b
GUI Diageo
17.9x4.8%€60.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GUI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the peer average (18.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GUI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Beverage Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a10.2%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GUI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the European Beverage industry average (17.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GUI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GUI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.9x
Fair PE Ratio30.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GUI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GUI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€31.80
€35.32
+11.1%
12.4%€42.35€27.50n/a22
Apr ’25€34.34
€35.17
+2.4%
12.1%€41.54€27.91n/a21
Mar ’25€34.84
€35.97
+3.3%
13.4%€47.94€28.05n/a23
Feb ’25€33.98
€35.74
+5.2%
13.3%€47.68€27.73n/a23
Jan ’25€33.20
€37.17
+12.0%
13.7%€47.38€28.51n/a24
Dec ’24€32.88
€38.05
+15.7%
13.0%€47.65€28.62n/a24
Nov ’24€36.48
€42.58
+16.7%
12.1%€53.25€33.84n/a25
Oct ’24€35.44
€43.36
+22.4%
11.7%€53.40€34.99n/a24
Sep ’24€37.88
€43.80
+15.6%
10.0%€52.21€34.44n/a24
Aug ’24€40.00
€43.51
+8.8%
11.3%€54.84€33.88n/a23
Jul ’24€39.92
€43.84
+9.8%
11.7%€55.18€30.39n/a23
Jun ’24€39.36
€45.91
+16.6%
12.5%€56.51€30.83n/a23
May ’24€41.90
€44.94
+7.3%
12.4%€55.43€29.53€32.6323
Apr ’24€41.80
€45.52
+8.9%
12.8%€58.21€29.87€34.3423
Mar ’24€40.80
€46.29
+13.5%
12.8%€59.22€30.73€34.8425
Feb ’24€40.40
€45.28
+12.1%
13.2%€57.48€29.82€33.9825
Jan ’24€41.40
€48.03
+16.0%
13.0%€58.46€32.54€33.2025
Dec ’23€45.40
€47.21
+4.0%
12.9%€56.92€32.82€32.8825
Nov ’23€42.60
€49.40
+16.0%
12.9%€60.65€34.96€36.4825
Oct ’23€43.60
€51.51
+18.1%
14.0%€67.42€35.25€35.4425
Sep ’23€44.00
€51.98
+18.1%
12.8%€66.43€36.58€37.8825
Aug ’23€47.00
€50.29
+7.0%
12.9%€64.42€35.47€40.0024
Jul ’23€40.80
€48.33
+18.5%
11.2%€58.73€35.17€39.9223
Jun ’23€42.80
€50.36
+17.7%
11.4%€56.07€34.18€39.3623
May ’23€48.20
€51.55
+7.0%
11.2%€57.26€34.91€41.9023

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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