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Maker of major home appliances — refrigerators, washers, ranges, dishwashers — sold under Whirlpool, Maytag and other brands.
Maker of major home appliances — refrigerators, washers, ranges, dishwashers — sold under Whirlpool, Maytag and other brands.
Sells mostly to appliance retailers, home-improvement chains and builders, then earns repeat sales from replacement parts and service. Profit is driven by volume in North America, its largest region, steel and component costs, and promotions.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale, distribution). Portfolio of established appliance brands and manufacturing scale, though the category is price-competitive.
Headquarters: Benton Harbor, Michigan, US · Founded: 1911 · Employees: 41,000
Size Whirlpool (WHR) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Electronics/Appliances) with a market value of $2.01B, the 1785th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $30.54 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 32.1%, against -3.0% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 6.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.8%); the operating margin is 2.1% (peer median 7.8%).
Valuation It trades at 0.6× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.2× (4th cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.2 points below its cost of capital (6.5% WACC).
Credit Whirlpool has 12 bonds outstanding ($6.35B), rated B- by the agencies and trading like B at a weighted spread of 663 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 27.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 1 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.6B | $15.5B | $16.6B | $19.5B | $19.7B |
| Revenue growth | — | -7% | -15% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.89B | $2.37B | $2.55B | $3.19B | $3.02B |
| EBITDA | $686M | $1.07B | $1.20B | $1.56B | $1.68B |
| Net income | -$123M | $317M | -$323M | $481M | -$1.52B |
| Free cash flow | -$249M | $81.0M | $384M | $366M | $820M |
| Capital expenditure | $562M | $389M | $451M | $549M | $570M |
| Total debt | $7.71B | $7.19B | $7.34B | $7.84B | $8.20B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool WHR | $2.01B | -32% | -6% | 2% | 0.6× | n/a |
| Lgelectronics 066570.KS | $17.3B | -2% | +8% | 4% | 0.2× | -4.5% |
| SamsungElec 005930.KS | $886B | -14% | +88% | 46% | 2.0× | -7.2% |
| Electrolux ELUX-A.ST | $2.50B | +11% | -3% | -1% | 0.4× | 1.2% |
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.
| Measure | WHR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +4.7% | -3.4% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -32.1% | -3.0% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -67.8% | -27.9% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -6.5% | +4.8% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 7.8% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.6× | 2.2× | 4th cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.2 pp | +2.1 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.6× | -0.1× | most indebted of 9 |
| Bond spread | 663 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool WHR | United States | $2.01B | -32% | -6% | 2% | 0.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Spectrum Brands SPB | United States | $1.99B | +6% | +1% | 9% | 0.9× | -2.5% | +1.4% |
| Sonos SONO | United States | $1.94B | +9% | +6% | 6% | 1.2× | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| Hangzhou Robam Appliances 002508.SZ | China | $2.28B | -10% | -18% | 8% | 1.3× | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| Shanghai Flyco Electrical Appliance 603868.SS | China | $2.34B | +4% | +1% | 17% | 3.5× | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| Theon International THEON.AS | Netherlands | $2.36B | -10% | +32% | 23% | 4.6× | 18.7% | +52.2% |
| Tatung 2371.TW | Taiwan | $1.70B | -15% | +8% | 4% | 1.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Cowell e 1415.HK | Hong Kong | $2.38B | -33% | +15% | 7% | 0.6× | -10.3% | +36.2% |
| Electrolux ELUX-A.ST | Sweden | $2.50B | +11% | -3% | -1% | 0.4× | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| Edifier Technology 002351.SZ | China | $1.60B | +8% | -1% | 18% | 2.9× | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| Sichuan Jiuzhou Electric 000801.SZ | China | $1.58B | -19% | +20% | 3% | 2.4× | n/a | n/a |
| IMAX IMAX | United States | $2.61B | +35% | +15% | 23% | 6.8× | 12.2% | +24.5% |
| Casio Computer 6952.T | Japan | $2.74B | +24% | +12% | 11% | 1.2× | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| Shenzhen Newway Photomask Making 688401.SS | China | $1.45B | -27% | +18% | 26% | 7.2× | 23.6% | +23.7% |
| Kingclean Electric 603355.SS | China | $2.79B | +4% | -2% | 8% | 2.5× | 4.4% | +9.4% |
| OneRobotics (Shenzhen) 6600.HK | Hong Kong | $1.41B | -55% | +48% | -9% | 8.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Joyoung 002242.SZ | China | $2.87B | +131% | -7% | -1% | 2.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Gettop Acoustic 002655.SZ | China | $1.39B | -19% | +11% | 2% | 6.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Tamron 7740.T | Japan | $1.39B | +22% | +2% | 17% | 2.1× | 5.9% | +12.0% |
| Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances 002705.SZ | China | $1.38B | -25% | -4% | 4% | 0.7× | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| Guangdong TCL Smart Home Appliances 002668.SZ | China | $1.37B | -12% | +4% | 12% | 0.5× | -18.7% | +17.4% |
Whirlpool has 12 bonds outstanding with $6.35B face value. The agencies rate it B-; its bonds trade like B. Weighted yield 11.43%, a spread of 663 bp over government bonds.