Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) Stock

Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $40.35 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $2.62B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products. It operates through four segments: North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers. It markets and distributes its products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Roper, Affresh, Gladiator, Swash, everydrop, Speed Queen, Hotpoint, Bauknecht, Indesit, Ignis, Privileg, Consul, Eslabon de Lujo, Brastemp, Acros, Ariston, Diqua, and Royalstar brands. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, dealers, builders, and other manufacturers, as well as directly to consumers. Whirlpool Corporation was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Understand Whirlpool Corporation: how it makes money

Whirlpool manufactures and markets home appliances like refrigerators, laundry appliances, cooking and small domestic appliances, and dishwasher products, selling them under brands such as Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Roper, Affresh, and Gladiato.

Whirlpool's profit model is driven by operating earnings (segment EBIT) generated by Major Domestic Appliances, with the largest shown EBIT in North America and much smaller EBIT contributions from other geographies, and smaller support from Small Domestic Appliances.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
MDA NA$2.2B
MDA LatAm$0.8B
MDA Asia$0.3B

Business quality (Weak): Segment inputs are taken from available Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) net sales and they sum close to the provided 3.3B total, but the dataset provided does not offer a complete, geometry-by-product breakdown that includes Europe, Middle East and Africa plus small-domestic appliances by geography.

Valuation: At 14× earnings, WHR trades 47% below the Consumer Goods average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Positive segment operating profitability is visible in the provided EBIT figures: Major Domestic Appliances Segment EBIT (MDA North America) is 0.14B, and Small Domestic Appliances Segment EBIT (SDA Global) is 0.04B.
  • North America is the main operating earnings contributor in the provided segment EBIT set: MDA North America EBIT (0.14B) is larger than MDA Latin America EBIT (0.05B), MDA Asia EBIT (0.02B), and SDA Global EBIT (0.04B).

Bear case

  • Overall profitability is thin based on the provided margins: Gross margin is 12.7% and operating margin is 0.5% (for the provided period).
  • Operating earnings outside North America appear smaller in the provided set: MDA Asia EBIT is 0.02B, which suggests meaningful variability in regional earnings power can have an outsized impact on total results when margins are already low.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$40.35
Market Cap$2.62B
EV / EBITDA10.7
Price / Book0.67
Price / Sales0.19
FCF Yield-145.5%
DCF Value (model)$99.64
DCF Upside vs Price146.9%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$15.52B
Net Margin2.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-6.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)-196.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)-78.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score1.24 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.7
Industry P/E (Consumer Goods)22.1
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($395.68M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryConsumer Goods
CEOMarc Robert Bitzer
Employees44,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1955-09-15

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.