DIAGEO plc vs HERSHEY CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DEO and HSY diverge most: on debt / equity, DEO reads 0.00 and HSY reads 1.20; on fcf yield, DEO reads 28.2% and HSY reads 5.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DEO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HSY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DEO | HSY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $81.96 | $173.73 |
| Market cap | $45.5B | $38.5B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.6% |
| P/E | 19.4 | — |
| P/B | 3.32 | 8.13 |
| P/S | 1.63 | 3.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0 | 19.8 |
| Revenue growth | +4.2% | +12.6% |
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.5% | 23.1% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.7% | 12.1% |
| FCF yield | 28.2% | 5.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 1.24 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.00 | 4.19 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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