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WHR (Whirlpool) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 5.78 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Whirlpool Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-02), Whirlpool's current share price is $78.55. Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.59. Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 5.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WHR' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.69   Med: 21   Max: 38.86
Current: 5.75

During the past years, Whirlpool's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 38.86. The lowest was 5.69. And the median was 21.00.

WHR's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
83.08% of 195 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 16.17 vs WHR: 5.75

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Whirlpool's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-14.211. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $13.59 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Whirlpool Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Whirlpool Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Whirlpool Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.14 19.65 10.17 8.79 8.38

Whirlpool Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.14 7.33 7.60 8.38 6.63

Competitive Comparison of Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Whirlpool Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=78.55/13.59
=5.78

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Whirlpool's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Whirlpool's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-14.211/134.9266*134.9266
=-14.211

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Whirlpool Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.375 100.684 0.503
201509 1.468 100.392 1.973
201512 13.704 99.792 18.529
201603 -9.527 100.470 -12.794
201606 1.757 101.688 2.331
201609 0.975 101.861 1.291
201612 14.128 101.863 18.714
201703 -6.882 102.862 -9.027
201706 1.625 103.349 2.122
201709 -0.041 104.136 -0.053
201712 13.610 104.011 17.655
201803 -10.804 105.290 -13.845
201806 0.014 106.317 0.018
201809 -2.557 106.507 -3.239
201812 24.673 105.998 31.407
201903 -15.194 107.251 -19.115
201906 -0.591 108.070 -0.738
201909 2.274 108.329 2.832
201912 24.570 108.420 30.577
202003 -14.155 108.902 -17.538
202006 -0.064 108.767 -0.079
202009 16.682 109.815 20.497
202012 14.617 109.897 17.946
202103 1.714 111.754 2.069
202106 5.559 114.631 6.543
202109 8.389 115.734 9.780
202112 10.694 117.630 12.267
202203 -7.070 121.301 -7.864
202206 0.321 125.017 0.346
202209 6.782 125.227 7.307
202212 15.430 125.222 16.626
202303 -10.456 127.348 -11.078
202306 -0.254 128.729 -0.266
202309 -1.320 129.860 -1.372
202312 18.289 129.419 19.067
202403 -17.996 131.776 -18.426
202406 5.000 132.554 5.090
202409 2.301 133.029 2.334
202412 17.509 133.157 17.742
202503 -14.211 134.927 -14.211

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Whirlpool  (NYSE:WHR) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Whirlpool Business Description

Address
2000 North M-63, Benton Harbor, MI, USA, 49022-2692
Whirlpool Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances and related products. Its reportable segments consist of five operating segments, which consist of Domestic Appliances (MDA) North America; MDA Europe, MDA Latin America; MDA Asia; and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA). Product categories include refrigeration, laundry, cooking, and dishwashing. The company has also a portfolio of small domestic appliances, including the KitchenAid stand mixer. The company's international brands include Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, and Brastemp, among others.
Executives
Marc R Bitzer director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2000 M-63N, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
James W Peters officer: EXEC VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO 2000 M-63N, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Juan Carlos Puente officer: EVP & PRES. WHIRLPOOL LAR 2000 N. M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Christopher S Conley officer: Vice President and Controller 2000 N M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Rudolph Wilson director 2000 N. M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49085
Carey L Martin officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 2000 N. M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Ava Harter officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Gary T Dicamillo director 888 WASHINGTON STREET, DEDHAM MA 02027
Everhart Carl E. Winn officer: EVP & PRESIDENT, NA 2000 N. M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Joseph T. Liotine officer: EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & PRES NA 2000 M-63N, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Gilles Morel officer: EVP AND PRESIDENT, EMEA 2000 N-M63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Shengpo Wu officer: PRESIDENT, ASIA ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Joao Carlos Brega officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2000 M-63N, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Jennifer A. Laclair director ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213