DEODiageo plc

$86.74-7.9% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +2% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 13% since the previous count, down from 0.7% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How DEO is trading

Diageo plc is −7.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 26 points behind the market.

−7.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+1.8%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
50

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
14%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$71.75 – $133.78 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$86.74
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+0.51%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−7.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−49%
vs 50-day average$89.36
−2.9%
52-week high
$101.12
52-week low
$71.75
Annualised volatility
30%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+1.6%
2025−29%
2024−10%
2023−16%
2022−17%
2021+42%
2020−3.3%
2019+21%
2018−0.43%
2017+44%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10+0.16%
Feb103 of 10−1.9%
Mar105 of 10−1.4%
Apr108 of 10+3.7%
May105 of 10−0.21%
Jun103 of 10−2.4%
Jul118 of 11+3.6%
Aug115 of 11+0.62%
Sep115 of 11−2.4%
Oct115 of 11−1.6%
Nov105 of 10+1.9%
Dec107 of 10+2.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.