Growth Metrics

Whirlpool (WHR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Whirlpool (WHR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.43% for Q1 2026, up 144.0% year-over-year from 2.64% in Q1 2025, and down 23.65% on a QoQ basis from 8.43% in Q4 2025.

Whirlpool (WHR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.43% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 144.0% year-over-year to 6.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.43% (up 144.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.69%, up 719.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 6.43% in Q1 2026 per WHR's latest filing, from 8.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.88% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 13.39% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.08% (2024), against an average of 3.45%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 3226 bps; it then soared 2132 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing WHR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.27% in 2022, then surged by 208 bps to 10.0% in 2023, then tumbled by 85 bps to 1.52% in 2024, then surged by 454 bps to 8.43% in 2025, then decreased by 24 bps to 6.43% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WHR Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 6.43% (Q1 2026), 8.43% (Q4 2025), and 4.55% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 SharkNinja 15.84 Bn 15.84 Bn 694.97 Mn 24.66%
2 Somnigroup International 14.07 Bn 13.96 Bn 776.90 Mn 9.32%
3 Mohawk Industries 6.29 Bn 5.42 Bn 641.90 Mn 4.65%
4 Patrick Industries 2.95 Bn 2.92 Bn 226.86 Mn 9.92%
5 Whirlpool 2.54 Bn 1.91 Bn 415.00 Mn 6.43%
6 Hni 2.20 Bn 2.12 Bn 499.90 Mn 1.67%
7 Interface 1.67 Bn 1.61 Bn 126.72 Mn 17.76%
8 La-Z-Boy 1.51 Bn 1.21 Bn 233.51 Mn 7.65%
9 Leggett & Platt 1.39 Bn 881.61 Mn 170.70 Mn 12.15%
10 Millerknoll 1.06 Bn 948.22 Mn 352.90 Mn 6.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.43%
Dec 31, 2025 8.43%
Sep 30, 2025 4.55%
Jun 30, 2025 5.17%
Mar 31, 2025 4.99%
Dec 31, 2024 1.52%
Sep 30, 2024 6.12%
Jun 30, 2024 6.08%
Mar 31, 2024 7.93%
Dec 31, 2023 10.00%
Sep 30, 2023 -8.36%
Jun 30, 2023 -8.79%
Mar 31, 2023 -13.39%
Dec 31, 2022 -9.27%
Sep 30, 2022 7.82%
Jun 30, 2022 10.60%
Mar 31, 2022 18.88%
Dec 31, 2021 19.84%
Sep 30, 2021 21.50%
Jun 30, 2021 20.84%
Mar 31, 2021 15.90%
Dec 31, 2020 13.37%
Sep 30, 2020 12.69%
Jun 30, 2020 12.32%
Mar 31, 2020 14.18%
Dec 31, 2019 15.22%
Sep 30, 2019 13.70%
Jun 30, 2019 10.98%
Mar 31, 2019 4.37%
Dec 31, 2018 3.09%
Sep 30, 2018 2.52%
Jun 30, 2018 2.55%
Mar 31, 2018 9.03%
Dec 31, 2017 9.52%
Sep 30, 2017 11.12%
Jun 30, 2017 11.62%
Mar 31, 2017 11.87%
Dec 31, 2016 11.39%
Sep 30, 2016 12.37%
Jun 30, 2016 12.06%
Mar 31, 2016 11.89%
Dec 31, 2015 11.10%
Sep 30, 2015 10.44%
Jun 30, 2015 10.31%
Mar 31, 2015 9.91%
Dec 31, 2014 12.57%
Sep 30, 2014 13.62%
Jun 30, 2014 12.77%
Mar 31, 2014 13.66%
Dec 31, 2013 14.18%
Sep 30, 2013 13.12%
Jun 30, 2013 11.61%
Mar 31, 2013 9.61%
Dec 31, 2012 10.02%
Sep 30, 2012 9.68%
Jun 30, 2012 8.44%
Mar 31, 2012 8.94%
Dec 31, 2011 9.01%
Sep 30, 2011 8.56%
Jun 30, 2011 9.97%
Mar 31, 2011 10.30%
Dec 31, 2010 10.68%
Sep 30, 2010 11.36%