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Whirlpool Of IndiaWHIRLPOOL.NSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

India · INR·Consumer & Retail›Electronics/Appliances

Indian listed arm of US-based Whirlpool, manufacturing and selling refrigerators, washing machines and other home appliances.

Momentum neutral 45
Mkt cap
$1.11B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
60%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.04M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
29.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-12.6 pp
WACC 16.2%
Hurdle
+41 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
5 days
11 Nov 2026
Close · INR₹826.70
1D+0.4%
1W+1.5%
1M-2.2%
3M-0.5%
6M-15.5%
YTD-8.1%
1Y-41.8%
ATR %4.0%
Beta0.89
52w lowhigh42.5% off high

What Whirlpool Of India does

Indian listed arm of US-based Whirlpool, manufacturing and selling refrigerators, washing machines and other home appliances.

Makes most of what it sells in its own Indian plants and sells through dealers, large retail chains and online marketplaces, with refrigerators the biggest category. The US parent licenses its brand and technology for a royalty.

Products and services

  • Refrigerators
  • Washing machines
  • Air conditioners
  • Microwave ovens

Customers

  • Retail consumers
  • Modern trade/e-commerce
  • Dealers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Consumer durables
  • Home appliances
  • Refrigerators & laundry
  • White-goods retail

What could go right

  • Rising urban appliance penetration
  • Premiumization

What could go wrong

  • Intense Korean/local competition
  • Commodity input cost swings

Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Global Whirlpool brand and dealer network, but competes in a commoditized appliance segment.

Headquarters: Gurugram, India · Founded: 1960 · Employees: 16,610

Named competitors

  • LG Electronics India LGEINDIA.NS
  • Samsung India Electronics private or unlisted
  • Voltas VOLTAS.NS
  • Godrej Appliances private or unlisted
  • Haier India private or unlisted

Whirlpool Of India at a glance

Size Whirlpool Of India (WHIRLPOOL.NS) is an India Consumer Discretionary company (Electronics/Appliances) with a market value of $1.11B, the 567th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹826.70 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 15.5%, against -17.5% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 6.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.0%); the operating margin is 2.4% (peer median 7.6%).

Valuation It trades at 29.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 21.8× (5th most expensive of 15).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 47% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is +41 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 12.6 points below its cost of capital (16.2% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026WHIRLPOOL.NS 86Peer median 83
Six months, rebased to 100: Whirlpool Of India against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Whirlpool Of India financials

Reported figures in INR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₹83.3B₹80.3B₹79.2B₹68.3B₹66.6B
Revenue growth—+1%+16%+2%—
Gross profit₹16.0B₹13.8B₹13.9B₹11.1B₹10.8B
EBITDA₹4.09B₹5.15B₹5.63B₹4.26B₹4.01B
Net income₹2.51B₹2.94B₹3.59B₹2.17B₹2.19B
Free cash flown/a₹1.76B₹6.10B₹6.71B₹1.62B
Capital expendituren/a₹2.63B₹1.20B₹661M₹1.81B
Total debtn/a₹3.59B₹2.84B₹2.31B₹1.12B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Whirlpool Of India competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-60%-40%-20%0%+20%-40%-20%0%+20%60307560321968869668861003282068804960098300266800270577400026556600HARVIA6884013014791691002045605555002959WHIRLPOOL.NS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Whirlpool Of India is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+25%+50%+75%20×40×6032196886966886106880496009830026680027057740HARVIA6884011691002045605555WHIRLPOOL.NSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Whirlpool Of India is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%6030750012376009830026680027057740HARVIA6884011691002959WHIRLPOOL.NSGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Whirlpool Of India is the large dot.

Whirlpool Of India competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (WHIRLPOOL.NS vs LGEINDIA.NS vs VOLTAS.NS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Whirlpool Of India WHIRLPOOL.NS$1.11B-16%+6%2%29.3×47.2%
LG Electronics India LGEINDIA.NS$12.6B+14%+1%9%52.1×36.6%
Voltas VOLTAS.NS$3.84B-19%+4%4%50.1×n/a

How Whirlpool Of India compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Whirlpool Of India against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureWHIRLPOOL.NSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-2.2%-6.4%8th highest of 21
6-month return-15.5%-17.5%10th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-42.5%-39.9%9th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+6.0%+4.0%10th highest of 21
Operating margin2.4%7.6%7th lowest of 21
Forward P/E29.3×21.8×5th most expensive of 15
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)47.2%9.0%most demanding of 12
Growth delivered (Del g)+6.4%+7.9%5th lowest of 12
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+40.8 pp-4.9 ppmost demanding of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital-12.6 pp+2.3 pp3rd lowest of 21
Net debt / EBITDA-5.4×-3.3×2nd least indebted of 5

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Whirlpool Of India WHIRLPOOL.NSIndia$1.11B-16%+6%2%29.3×47.2%+6.4%
Hangzhou Heatwell Electric Heating Technology 603075.SSChina$1.05B-26%+11%15%n/a9.0%+7.9%
Ningbo Fujia Industrial 603219.SSChina$1.03B-26%+3%4%55.6×n/an/a
XGimi Technology 688696.SSChina$1.01B+7%+4%2%27.9×n/an/a
Hefei I-TEK OptoElectronics 688610.SSChina$1.01B+18%+72%14%45.9×n/an/a
Woori Technology 032820.KSSouth Korea$984M-64%-2%-12%n/an/an/a
Actions Technology 688049.SSChina$1.25B-1%+26%17%30.3×n/an/a
Ningbo Hicon Industry Technology 001237.SZChina$969Mn/a-10%14%n/a9.9%-10.3%
Whirlpool China 600983.SSChina$936M-13%-2%11%14.0×-7.2%-1.9%
Guangdong TCL Smart Home Appliances 002668.SZChina$1.37B-12%+4%12%8.4×-18.7%+17.4%
Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances 002705.SZChina$1.38B-25%-4%4%24.3×-2.7%+4.2%
Tamron 7740.TJapan$1.39B+22%+2%17%15.3×5.9%+12.0%
Gettop Acoustic 002655.SZChina$1.39B-19%+11%2%n/an/an/a
OneRobotics (Shenzhen) 6600.HKHong Kong$1.41B-55%+48%-9%n/an/an/a
Harvia HARVIA.HEFinland$858M+7%+12%19%24.7×14.0%+12.8%
Shenzhen Newway Photomask Making 688401.SSChina$1.45B-27%+18%26%17.9×23.6%+23.7%
Guangdong Hongjing Optoelectronic Technology 301479.SZChina$810M-46%+19%8%n/an/an/a
JS Global Lifestyle 1691.HKHong Kong$808M+9%0%0%18.1×23.1%-16.8%
Guoguang Electric 002045.SZChina$807M-13%-17%-4%10.0×n/an/a
Ningbo Dechang Electrical Machinery Made 605555.SSChina$794M-29%+11%2%42.1×11.9%+16.8%
Bear Electric Appliance 002959.SZChina$794M-18%-7%7%19.3×-6.6%+7.5%

Questions

Who are Whirlpool Of India's main competitors?
Named competitors: LG Electronics India (LGEINDIA.NS), Samsung India Electronics (private or unlisted), Voltas (VOLTAS.NS), Godrej Appliances (private or unlisted), Haier India (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Hangzhou Heatwell Electric Heating Technology (603075.SS), Ningbo Fujia Industrial (603219.SS), XGimi Technology (688696.SS), Hefei I-TEK OptoElectronics (688610.SS), Woori Technology (032820.KS), Actions Technology (688049.SS).
Is Whirlpool Of India expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 29.3× against a peer median of 21.8×, 5th most expensive of 15 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 47% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is +41 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has Whirlpool Of India stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -15.5% against -17.5% for the median peer; over one year -41.8%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.