NWL vs AOS vs WHR Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Smith A O and Whirlpool Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.86 +6.9% 1M +86.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
4.78%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$67.10 +17.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
2.18%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
WHR Whirlpool Corp /De/
$32.66 +8.8% 1M -53.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.57B
Div. yield
5.51%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 7, Newell Brands 3, Whirlpool 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLAOSWHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $9.01B $2.16B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.7x 18.4x -14.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 18.6x 27.4x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% -0.7% -6.4% NWL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.4% 13.0% -1.0% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 20.8% 0.4% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 0.6x 7.1x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.78% 2.18% 5.51% WHR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.6% +3.0% -53.7% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.7%/yr -2.9%/yr -31.6%/yr AOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 28.3% 53.1% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 61/100 34/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

NWLAOSWHR

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

AxisNWLAOSWHR
Valuation 44 #24 of 42 66 #20 of 57 66 #15 of 42
Growth 23 #32 of 41 28 #39 of 54 25 #31 of 41
Profitability 26 #29 of 39 89 #7 of 53 37 #25 of 39
Financial Health 10 #39 of 43 78 #14 of 59 14 #37 of 43
Shareholder Returns 81 #6 of 27 46 #23 of 42 27 #20 of 27
Overall 37 61 34
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodNWLAOSWHRSPY
1 month +6.9%+17.8%+8.8% -1.0%
3 months -5.0%+6.2%-27.7% -0.4%
6 months +26.8%+9.9%-40.3% +4.5%
Year to date +57.5%+0.3%-54.7% +12.4%
1 year +86.6%+3.0%-53.7% +13.6%
3 years -15.3%-6.2%-70.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%-2.1%-33.6% +20.8%
5 years -75.7%-13.5%-85.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -24.7%-2.9%-31.6% +10.4%
10 years -87.7%+49.6%-78.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year -18.9%+4.1%-14.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNWLAOSWHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%28.3%53.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%26.6%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.731.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.600.11-1.01 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-43.4%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-16.6%-64.8% -1.6%
52-week high $6.36$80.47$92.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$55.34$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.

MultipleNWLAOSWHR
P/E now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 18.7x 18.4xmedian 22.2x -14.2xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 10.8x 12.4xmedian 13.9x 9.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 12.8x 16.0xmedian 18.0x -23.4xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.70 0.82median 1.06 -0.25median 0.70

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 monthsNWLAOSWHR
Revenue $7.31B $3.80B $14.57B
Gross profit $2.60B $1.47B $1.91B
Operating income $72.00M $668.30M $428.00M
Net income -$323.00M $494.60M -$120.00M
Free cash flow $53.00M $561.70M -$92.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.75 $3.63 $-2.31
Cash & equivalents $249.00M $234.50M $1.10B
Total debt $4.84B $673.10M $6.85B
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 136.10M 65.50M
Enterprise value $1.63B $8.20B -$1.49B

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
MetricNWLAOSWHR
P/E -7.7x 18.4x -14.2x
P/FCF 47.1x 16.0x -23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 14.7x 6.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.4x 0.1x
P/B 1.1x 4.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 12.4x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 98.4x 14.1x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 133.7x 16.8x -85.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 15.4x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 0.82 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLAOSWHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% -0.7% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 0.0% -8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% -0.4% -23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 0.1% -14.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -7.2% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -3.9% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,246% -6.8% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 18.2% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,225% -3.5% 28.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 22.5% 57.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% -6.6% -28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% -0.2% -25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 365.0% -1.8% -248.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.2% 0.5% -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLAOSWHR
Gross margin 35.6% 38.6% 13.1%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 20.1% 5.6%
Operating margin 1.0% 17.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin -4.3% 16.8% 0.5%
Net margin -4.4% 13.0% -1.0%
FCF margin 0.7% 14.8% -0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.1% 2.1%
Return on equity -13.4% 27.0% -3.1%
Return on assets -2.9% 13.6% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 20.8% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 24.0% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.2x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLAOSWHR
Debt / assets 44.3% 18.4% 40.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 0.6x 7.1x
Debt / FCF 91.3x 1.2x -74.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 50.1% 78.0%
Equity / assets 21.6% 49.9% 22.0%
Interest coverage – 26.4x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.53 6.37 1.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLAOSWHR
Dividend yield 4.8% 2.2% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.6% -50.1%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 5.8% -44.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -39.3% 40.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 239.6% 35.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusNWLAOSWHR
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 -80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% +15.0% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $14.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +3.9% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLAOSWHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 421 616 460
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +7.1% +2.9%
Institutions buying 234 317 251
Institutions selling 124 226 131
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.40 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.

NWLAOSWHR
NWL 1.00 0.30 0.36
AOS 0.30 1.00 0.47
WHR 0.36 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, AOS and WHR?

Smith A O (AOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.50B, Smith A O (AOS) $9.01B, Whirlpool (WHR) $2.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newell Brands (NWL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%, Whirlpool (WHR) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%, Whirlpool (WHR) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +86.6%, Smith A O (AOS) +3.0%, Whirlpool (WHR) -53.7%. Over five years, Smith A O (AOS) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -24.7%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -2.9%/yr, Whirlpool (WHR) -31.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Whirlpool (WHR) has the highest dividend yield: Newell Brands (NWL) 4.78%, Smith A O (AOS) 2.18%, Whirlpool (WHR) 5.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 54.1%, Smith A O (AOS) 28.3%, Whirlpool (WHR) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWL, AOS 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, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 7. 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.