Growth Metrics

Whirlpool (WHR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Whirlpool (WHR) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 7.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.08% through Dec 2025, up 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.09% for FY2025, 7.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.08% at Whirlpool, up from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.22% in Q3 2021, with the low at 0.13% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.07%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -32bps in 2023, then grew 21bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% in 2021, then plummeted by -147bps to 0.09% in 2022, then soared by 208bps to 0.1% in 2023, then plummeted by -85bps to 0.02% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 454bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.08%, 0.05%, and 0.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.