← Research LibraryThe BriefFY2026 20-F · headline figures audited against SEC data
Operating profit fell 27.2% on a $908m restructuring charge and impairments as organic net sales slipped 2.0%; a new chief executive is leading a turnaround.
The read at a glance✓ Audited against SEC data
- Growth — Revenue -0.7% to $27.76B; organic net sales -2.0%Watch
- Profitability — Operating margin 11.4%, down 413 bps; net income $1.96B, -22.9%Watch
- Cash — Operating cash flow $4.39B, +2.2%OK
- Accounting — Altman-Z in the distress zone; no manipulation flag; earnings quality safeWatch
- Capital — Dividends $1.99B, -18.3%; final dividend 30 centsNote
- Leadership — New chief executive from 1 January 2026Watch
Business
Diageo makes and sells spirits and beer worldwide. It reports in US dollars from its FY2024 annual report; earlier years were in pounds. Its headline measure, net sales, is sales after excise duties, $19,643m in fiscal 2026; the revenue figure shown here, $27.76B, is before those duties.
Latest filings
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-10-01
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-09-30
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-09-23
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-09-01
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-08-18
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