LCUT vs KDP vs WHR Stock Comparison

Lifetime Brands, Keurig Dr Pepper and Whirlpool Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.24 -10.6% 1M +127.6% 1Y
Market cap
$182.87M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.93 +11.0% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.08B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
WHR Whirlpool Corp /De/
$27.32 -13.0% 1M -64.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.57B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

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Lifetime Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 6, Keurig Dr Pepper 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTKDPWHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $182.87M $48.08B $1.91B KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 33.7x -12.6x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 14.7x 23.0x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +27.5% -6.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 7.1% -1.0% KDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 4.3% 0.4% LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.7x 7.1x LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +127.6% +21.1% -64.8% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -0.7%/yr -33.6%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 26.4% 51.4% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 39/100 34/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTKDPWHR

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

AxisLCUTKDPWHR
Valuation 98 #2 of 41 51 #19 of 38 70 #13 of 41
Growth 75 #11 of 41 47 #18 of 33 23 #32 of 41
Profitability 76 #10 of 39 67 #11 of 31 37 #25 of 39
Financial Health 45 #24 of 43 14 #32 of 37 14 #37 of 43
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 18 #19 of 23 26 #21 of 28
Overall 65 39 34
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • WHR ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCUTKDPWHRSPY
1 month -10.6%+11.0%-13.0% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+11.1%-29.0% +5.9%
6 months +23.7%+20.7%-50.0% +8.5%
Year to date +108.6%+24.7%-62.1% +13.3%
1 year +127.6%+21.1%-64.8% +12.4%
3 years +55.8%+16.9%-73.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+5.4%-35.6% +23.5%
5 years -51.4%-3.2%-87.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.5%-0.7%-33.6% +11.0%
10 years -41.6%-60.4%-81.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.2%-8.9%-15.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLCUTKDPWHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%26.4%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.4%25.8%53.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.021.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.80-1.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-36.9%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-0.7%-70.6% -0.9%
52-week high $9.90$35.19$92.82 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$25.31$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.

MultipleLCUTKDPWHR
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.7x 33.3xmedian 26.9x -11.9xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 9.6x 17.9xmedian 17.9x 9.3xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 11.7x 24.1xmedian 18.5x -19.6xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.62 -12.04median 2.10 -0.21median 0.62

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 monthsLCUTKDPWHR
Revenue $661.06M $20.09B $14.57B
Gross profit $286.63M $9.92B $1.91B
Operating income $56.07M $3.26B $428.00M
Net income $31.80M $1.50B -$120.00M
Free cash flow $20.78M $1.97B -$92.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.41 $1.05 $-2.31
Cash & equivalents $5.45M $1.52B $1.10B
Total debt $148.24M $29.98B $6.85B
Shares (diluted) 22.61M 1.36B 65.50M
Enterprise value $147.16M $44.13B -$1.73B

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
MetricLCUTKDPWHR
P/E 5.7x 33.3x -11.9x
P/FCF 9.1x 24.1x -19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 18.8x 5.8x
P/S 0.3x 2.4x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 1.6x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -5.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x 17.9x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 5.9x 23.3x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 16.0x 38.6x -82.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 30.1x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -12.04 -0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPWHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 27.5% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 11.3% -8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 14.6% -23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.9% -14.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 566.4% 22.4% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 10.4% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 191.8% -2.7% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% -2.3% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 188.0% -7.2% 28.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -2.8% 57.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 19.4% -28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 9.0% -25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.8% 23.0% -248.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 6.4% -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPWHR
Gross margin 43.4% 49.4% 13.1%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 21.2% 5.6%
Operating margin 8.5% 16.2% 2.9%
Pretax margin 5.7% 9.8% 0.5%
Net margin 4.8% 7.1% -1.0%
FCF margin 3.1% 9.8% -0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 12.6% 2.1%
Return on equity 15.3% 5.1% -3.1%
Return on assets 5.5% 1.9% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 4.3% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 5.4% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.7x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPWHR
Debt / assets 24.0% 34.2% 40.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.7x 7.1x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 15.2x -74.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 66.6% 78.0%
Equity / assets 35.2% 33.4% 22.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 1.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.92 0.78 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTKDPWHR
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.6% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – -9.2% -60.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -6.6% -53.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLCUTKDPWHR
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 -80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -46.9% +11.8% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $703.72MFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $14.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +13.6% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTKDPWHR
Held by institutions 43.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 88 852 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +12.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 65 469 250
Institutions selling 15 284 130
Buyers to sellers 4.33 1.65 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.

LCUTKDPWHR
LCUT 1.00 0.07 0.05
KDP 0.07 1.00 0.14
WHR 0.05 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCUT, KDP and WHR?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $182.87M, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $48.08B, Whirlpool (WHR) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCUT, KDP and WHR?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.7x, Whirlpool (WHR) -12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.2x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Whirlpool (WHR) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Whirlpool (WHR) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest net margin (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Whirlpool (WHR) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +127.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +21.1%, Whirlpool (WHR) -64.8%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.5%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.7%/yr, Whirlpool (WHR) -33.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, Whirlpool (WHR) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCUT, KDP 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, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads on 6. 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.