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DEO Dividend

Diageo plc

NYSEConsumer DefensiveStockData as of
Dividend yield
3.44%
Annual dividend
$3.32
Payout ratio
1.05
Frequency
Semi-Annual
Share price
$94.94
Market cap
$52.8B

Is DEO a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is above the market median3.44% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
  • Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.05 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
  • Dividend has been cut 8 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2019, 2022 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2022.

DEO dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1991 to 2025.

1991199920052011201720232025
Peak $4.14 in 2024Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for DEO, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.8000Semi-Annual
$2.5192Semi-Annual
$1.6200Semi-Annual
$2.5192Semi-Annual
$1.6200Semi-Annual
$2.3928Semi-Annual
$1.5422Semi-Annual
$2.2775Semi-Annual
$1.5610Semi-Annual
$2.4700Semi-Annual
$1.5348Semi-Annual
$2.1980Semi-Annual
$1.4360Semi-Annual
$2.0887Semi-Annual
$1.3688Semi-Annual
$2.1011Semi-Annual
$1.4232Semi-Annual
$2.0320Semi-Annual
$1.1920Semi-Annual
$1.8463Semi-Annual
$1.2700Semi-Annual
$2.1370Semi-Annual
$1.3010Semi-Annual
$2.1580Semi-Annual
$1.2986Semi-Annual
$1.8938Semi-Annual
$1.1047Semi-Annual
$1.7232Semi-Annual
$1.0480Semi-Annual
$1.5862Semi-Annual
$0.9960Semi-Annual
$1.4640Semi-Annual
$0.8851Semi-Annual
$1.4456Semi-Annual
$0.8192Semi-Annual
$1.4579Semi-Annual
$1.0481Semi-Annual
$1.6243Semi-Annual
$0.9810Semi-Annual
$1.4570Semi-Annual

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Frequently asked questions

Does DEO pay a dividend?
Yes. Diageo plc pays a semi-annual dividend, currently yielding 3.44% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.32 per share.
How much does DEO pay in dividends?
$3.32 per share over the last twelve months, paid semi-annual. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next DEO ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for DEO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.