Whirlpool Corporation (WHR)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryFurnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesSnapshot 2026-10-30
$29.94+2.01%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryFurnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Discretionary is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Generate operating cash flow of about $700 million in 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 6% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 71% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskWhirlpool’s recovery rests on restoring margins through pricing and cost cuts. Yet Q3 revenue fell 8.8% year over year, and earnings missed. Management cut 2026 organic sales guidance to about $14.5 billion and EBIT margin guidance to 2.0%-2.2%. WHR trades at 0.1× sales versus the 0.8× peer median, with expectations modest versus our view. The specific risk is failed cash delivery: the operating cash flow comparison against about $700 million needs review. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 67%. peer multiples imply a price about 13% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch; this read is provisional
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. WHR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering WHR (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WHR in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 4 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Discretionary (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Strengthen the balance sheet and reduce debt
Credit downgrade and 11x leverage materially worsen balance-sheet risk amid the earnings slump.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $29.94
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $29.94.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Deliver operating cash flow and free cash flow objectives
Low projected EBIT margins challenge margin recovery; roughly $300M FCF target offers only partial offset.
Threatens: Accelerate cost take-out and pricing actions to restore margins
Third outlook cut signals worsening operating performance and undermines margin-restoration confidence.
Threatens: Accelerate cost take-out and pricing actions to restore margins
Softer quarter and inflation pressure sales, complicating margin recovery.
Threatens: Deliver operating cash flow and free cash flow objectives
Projected full-year loss amid rising costs and falling sales threatens cash-flow delivery.
Threatens: Accelerate cost take-out and pricing actions to restore margins
Softer quarter and inflation pressure sales, complicating margin recovery.
Threatens: Accelerate cost and pricing actions to restore margins
Pricing trends may hinder margin restoration efforts.
Advances: Debt reduction of over $900 million in 2026
Balance sheet fixes support debt reduction goals.
