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How Whirlpool Corporation stacks up
WHR · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
28/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #258 of 362 · scores higher than 28% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score32 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including WHR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 28?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.8% vs peer median 7.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 1.5% vs peer median 3.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 62% of peers. Operating margin: 4.7% vs peer median 6.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WHR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WHR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 1.8% | 9.5% | 23% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 4.7% | 7.1% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 1.5% | 4.1% | 29% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | 5.9% | 11.8% | 34% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 13.6% | 36.0% | 11% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WHR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 253 | 7.9B USD | 29 | 26 | |
| 258 | 2.7B USD | 28 | 43 | |
| 258 | 431M USD | 28 | 41 | |
| 258 | 1.0B USD | 28 | 37 | |
| 258 | 2.0B USD | 28 | 27 | |
| 258 | 271M USD | 28 | 62 | |
| 263 | 1.2B USD | 27 | 19 | |
| 263 | 414M USD | 27 | 36 | |
| 263 | 378M USD | 27 | 26 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score