Diageo

Diageo plc

Diageo world headquarters in Great Marlborough Street, London, England
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO FTSE 100 Component
Industry	Drink industry
Predecessors	Guinness Brewery Grand Metropolitan
Founded	17 December 1997; 27 years ago (1997-12-17)
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	John Manzoni (chairman) Debra Crew (CEO) Nik Jhangiani (CFO)
Products	Alcoholic beverages: spirits, beer and wine
Revenue	US$20.269 billion (2024)[1]
Operating income	US$6.001 billion (2024)[1]
Net income	US$3.870 billion (2024)[1]
Total assets	US$45.474 billion (2024)[1]
Total equity	US$12.070 billion (2024)[1]
Number of employees	30,000 (2024)[2]
Subsidiaries	United Spirits (55.9%)[1]
Website	diageo.com

Diageo plc (/diˈædʒioʊ/ dee-AJ-ee-oh) is a British multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England. It is a major distributor of Scotch whisky and other spirits and operates from 132 sites around the world.^[1] Diageo-owned distilleries produce 40 percent of all Scotch whisky with over 24 brands, such as Johnnie Walker, J&B and Buchanan's.^[3] Its leading brands outside whisky include Guinness, Smirnoff, Baileys liqueur, Captain Morgan rum and Tanqueray and Gordon's gin.

Diageo has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange as American depositary receipts.