COOK vs GFF vs WHR Stock Comparison

Traeger, Griffon and Whirlpool Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COOK Traeger, Inc.
$46.94 +0.7% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$131.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$484.98M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GFF Griffon Corp
$100.30 +2.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.88%
Building Products Industrials
9 wins
WHR Whirlpool Corp /De/
$27.44 -13.4% 1M -62.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.57B
Div. yield
6.56%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 9, Traeger 1, Whirlpool 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOOKGFFWHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.34M $4.56B $1.81B GFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 24.6x -11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.8x 23.1x GFF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.3% +26.9% -6.4% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.2% 6.5% -1.0% GFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -16.6% 19.0% 0.4% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.9x 2.2x 7.1x COOK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.88% 6.56% WHR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% +30.6% -62.8% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.5%/yr +30.8%/yr -33.5%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.5% 36.0% 51.7% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 37/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

COOKGFFWHR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCOOKGFFWHR
Valuation 73 #12 of 42 58 #24 of 56 71 #13 of 42
Growth 37 #27 of 42 84 #9 of 52 24 #32 of 42
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 83 #9 of 49 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 33 #30 of 44 27 #41 of 56 16 #37 of 44
Shareholder Returns – 45 #23 of 41 33 #19 of 28
Overall 41 60 37
  • COOK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • GFF ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • WHR ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCOOKGFFWHRSPY
1 month +0.7%+2.0%-13.4% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%+7.3%-28.8% +3.9%
6 months +10.0%+8.9%-50.3% +8.2%
Year to date -13.1%+36.2%-62.0% +12.9%
1 year -7.0%+30.6%-62.8% +12.3%
3 years -64.8%+153.3%-73.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.4%+36.4%-35.5% +23.3%
5 years -95.2%+281.9%-86.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -45.5%+30.8%-33.5% +10.9%
10 years —+511.6%-81.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.9%-15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOOKGFFWHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.5%36.0%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.7%32.7%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.421.331.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.85-1.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-39.3%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.8%-6.5%-70.4% -1.2%
52-week high $82.00$107.22$92.82 $779.14
52-week low $24.42$66.79$26.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCOOKGFFWHR
P/E now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 16.0x 24.6xmedian 20.1x -11.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 9.8x 10.8xmedian 11.8x 9.3xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 11.9x 15.3xmedian 16.2x -19.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 35.3xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.64 0.67median 0.99 -0.21median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCOOKGFFWHR
Revenue $484.98M $2.75B $14.57B
Gross profit $193.32M $1.11B $1.91B
Operating income -$97.77M $459.31M $428.00M
Net income -$112.65M $178.97M -$120.00M
Free cash flow $61.56M $297.20M -$92.00M
EPS (diluted) $-40.99 $3.96 $-2.31
Cash & equivalents $59.69M $110.35M $1.10B
Total debt $1.60B $1.27B $6.85B
Shares (diluted) 2.75M 45.15M 65.50M
Enterprise value $12.48M $4.15B -$1.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCOOKGFFWHR
P/E -1.1x 24.6x -11.9x
P/FCF 2.1x 15.3x -19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 13.4x 5.8x
P/S 0.3x 1.7x 0.1x
P/B 0.8x 35.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -0.7x -21.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -9.6x 10.8x 9.3x
EV/EBIT -4.8x 12.5x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 7.7x 19.2x -82.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 16.8x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 0.67 -0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOOKGFFWHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.3% 26.9% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 0.0% -8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 17.9% -23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 5.4% -14.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -844.7% 151.5% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 51.1% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -222.7% 155.8% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 35.2% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -213.0% 156.8% 28.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 36.9% 57.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 239.1% 11.2% -28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -7.7% -25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 441.9% 17.2% -248.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -9.7% -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOOKGFFWHR
Gross margin 39.9% 40.5% 13.1%
EBITDA margin -10.2% 19.3% 5.6%
Operating margin -20.2% 16.7% 2.9%
Pretax margin -23.9% 13.9% 0.5%
Net margin -23.2% 6.5% -1.0%
FCF margin 12.7% 10.8% -0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 12.4% 2.1%
Return on equity -65.8% 166.5% -3.1%
Return on assets -17.1% 9.5% -0.7%
Return on invested capital -16.6% 19.0% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -16.4% 27.8% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.9x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOOKGFFWHR
Debt / assets 61.2% 69.0% 40.4%
Debt / equity 2.4x 9.8x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.9x 2.2x 7.1x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 4.3x -74.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 93.0% 78.0%
Equity / assets 25.6% 7.0% 22.0%
Interest coverage -3.1x 5.2x 1.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 2.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.03 – 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOOKGFFWHR
Dividend yield – 0.9% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% -59.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.0% -53.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCOOKGFFWHR
Forward P/E – 19.8xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 -80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.0% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $432.40MFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $14.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -22.7%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +5.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOOKGFFWHR
Held by institutions 33.8% 79.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 65 347 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +0.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 39 179 250
Institutions selling 17 120 130
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.49 1.92

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

COOKGFFWHR
COOK 1.00 0.18 0.17
GFF 0.18 1.00 0.46
WHR 0.17 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COOK, GFF and WHR?

Griffon (GFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Traeger (COOK) $131.34M, Griffon (GFF) $4.56B, Whirlpool (WHR) $1.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Traeger (COOK) -16.3%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Whirlpool (WHR) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Griffon (GFF) has the highest net margin (Traeger (COOK) -23.2%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Whirlpool (WHR) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Traeger (COOK) -16.6%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Traeger (COOK) -7.0%, Griffon (GFF) +30.6%, Whirlpool (WHR) -62.8%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Traeger (COOK) -45.5%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Whirlpool (WHR) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Whirlpool (WHR) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.88%, Whirlpool (WHR) 6.56%. Traeger (COOK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Traeger (COOK) 92.5%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Whirlpool (WHR) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COOK, GFF and WHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Griffon (GFF) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.