# Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $39.30, market value $2.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.9×** (5-yr avg 10.4×, 3-yr avg 12.4×). Whirlpool Corporation trades at 12.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 10.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.05**. A PEG of 0.05 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.1×**. Enterprise value is 8.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -6.7%** (5-yr avg 8.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 7.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 13.6%**. Whirlpool Corporation keeps 13.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.2%**. 4.2% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.0%**. 2.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.7%**. 11.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.1%.
- **Return on assets: 1.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -6.5%** (3-yr -7.7%/yr, 5-yr -4.4%/yr). Revenue fell 6.5% over the last year, against -4.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 196.4%** (5-yr -19.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 196.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -53.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -53.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.26**. Debt is 2.26 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.5×**. It would take 5.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 9.90%** ($2.70 per share, trailing). Whirlpool Corporation yields 9.90%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 94%**. 94% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.8%/yr** (1-yr -24.3%). The dividend has grown 1.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Whirlpool Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $51.25 (+30% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -56.2%** (YTD -44.8%, 3-mo -0.4%). The shares are down 56.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -59.3%** (10.9% above the low). Trading 59% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.26** (volatility 49%). Beta of 1.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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