WHR Consumer CyclicalBeta data

Whirlpool Corporation

$30.13-4.71%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Country: United States
Market cap: 2.0B USD
Enterprise value: 8.8B USD
Full-time employees: 41,000

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.15 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (2.05× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.15 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (2.05× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,320 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 13%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
Whirlpool reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 86% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.
Relative to its earnings, Whirlpool looks cheaper than 86% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 6.5% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.
Whirlpool's revenue fell 6.5% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.

StockQuotient Score

27/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 27 → Nov 4 27

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

57/100

Moderate▼ 4 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 61 → 57

Share price +9.9%-6
Company's reported figures updated+2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield

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Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield10.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score 1.73Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield-16.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.13Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield193.1%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

11/100

Weak

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ Revenue growth

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Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth-7.7%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.88Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth-6.5%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.57Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

28/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROIC
▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin

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Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin4.7%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.37Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets1.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.71Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital1.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.92Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin13.6%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity5.9%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.15

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.72Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.15×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.59Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity2.05×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -4.47Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Whirlpool

Is Whirlpool getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 27/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Whirlpool valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 10.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 86% of peers).Earnings yield 10.1% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 86% of peers). Free cash flow yield -16.7% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -16.7% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Whirlpool growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 11/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. 3-year revenue growth -7.7% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).3-year revenue growth -7.7% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).
How profitable is Whirlpool?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 28/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on invested capital 1.8% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).Return on invested capital 1.8% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).
How risky is Whirlpool?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 2.05× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 87% of peers).Debt / equity 2.05× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

WHR price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.15 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (2.05× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.15 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (2.05× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,320 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 13%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

Whirlpool reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 86% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.

Relative to its earnings, Whirlpool looks cheaper than 86% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 6.5% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.

Whirlpool's revenue fell 6.5% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.

Questions investors ask about Whirlpool

Is Whirlpool getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 27/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Whirlpool valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 10.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 86% of peers).Earnings yield 10.1% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 86% of peers). Free cash flow yield -16.7% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -16.7% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Whirlpool growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 11/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. 3-year revenue growth -7.7% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).3-year revenue growth -7.7% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 89% of peers).

How profitable is Whirlpool?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 28/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on invested capital 1.8% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).Return on invested capital 1.8% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).

How risky is Whirlpool?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 2.05× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 87% of peers).Debt / equity 2.05× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.