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Whirlpool Corporation

WHR
37
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$38.24
-1.65 (-4.14%)
Market Cap
$2.48B
Winston Score
37
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

10.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 62.9M (2021) → 56.2M (2025)

Whirlpool Corporation makes home appliances that most people use every day — things like washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, and ovens. It sells these products to regular households, builders, and retailers under well-known brand names including Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, and JennAir. It is one of the largest home appliance manufacturers in the world.

Whirlpool makes money by selling hardware — physical appliances — through retail stores, online channels, and directly to homebuilders and contractors. The company operates globally, with major sales in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and it generates roughly $17–19 billion in annual revenue. Its brand portfolio and manufacturing scale give it some competitive staying power, but thin margins and heavy exposure to housing market cycles are real pressures. The biggest risk the company faces is slowing demand for big-ticket home purchases when interest rates are high and consumers are cautious about spending.

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Quality

Gross Margin
12.5%
Thin — 12.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
1.5%
Thin — 1.5% operating margin
ROCE
0.5%
Weak — 0.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.6%
Shrinking sales (-3.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+1873.3%
Earnings growing fast (1873.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
229%
Turns 229% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-0.1%
Burning cash (-0.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.71
Elevated debt (1.71)
Interest Cover
1.72x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+3.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (12.9 → 9.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
11.52%
Healthy income — 11.52% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
-36.4%
Dividend cut (-36.4% YoY) — warning sign

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