Pernod Ricard pips Diageo in six-month sales race – results data

Sales in second quarter of fiscal 2023 up 12% to EUR3.81bn [US$4.08bn] H1 - to end of December - also increases 12%, totalling EUR7.12bn Diageo's sale rise for the same six months was 9.4% Pernod Ricard has cited the brand recognition by consumers of its spirits portfolio as having helped with price increases during the second half of last year. The group, whose financial year runs from July to June, reported 12% sales increases for both the three- and six-month periods to the end of December. Today's results are in line with fiscal Q1, when Pernod Ricard's top line was up 11% on