Whirlpool Corp
whirlpoolcorp.comWhirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) is a home appliance manufacturing company that designs, manufactures, and markets major and small domestic appliances under multiple brands. Revenue is generated through transactional sales of appliances to retailers, distributors, and directly to consumers across nearly every country in the world. Whirlpool reported approximately $16 billion in annual net sales and employed roughly 41,000 people in FY2025. The company operates three segments: MDA North America, MDA Latin America, and SDA Global, following the deconsolidation of its MDA Europe segment as of April 1, 2024 and the deconsolidation of Whirlpool India as of December 31, 2025. Incorporated in Delaware in 1955 and founded in 1911, Whirlpool markets brands including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and JennAir. The business is capital-intensive, manufacturing products in four countries and selling into a global but highly competitive appliance market.
Products & Services
Major domestic appliances including refrigerators (french door lineup under Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands), laundry machines (top-load washers with removable agitator, refreshed Whirlpool top load laundry), cooking appliances (JennAir induction downdraft), and small domestic appliances. Notable product history includes the first electric wringer washer (1911), the first residential stand mixer (1919), and the first countertop microwave (1967). As of FY2025, more than 30% of the North America product portfolio was transitioned to new or refreshed products.
Revenue Model
Transactional product sales of major and small domestic appliances to retailers, distributors, and consumers. Revenue is recognized on unit sales across three operating segments: MDA North America, MDA Latin America, and SDA Global (as of FY2025, per the 10-K filed 2026-02-11).
Customers & Markets
Residential consumers purchasing kitchen and laundry appliances. Products marketed in nearly every country worldwide. End markets include new home construction, home renovation, and appliance replacement cycles. No specific customer concentration data disclosed in the filing excerpts.
Geographic Exposure
Products marketed in nearly every country worldwide. As of FY2025, active reporting segments cover North America and Latin America (MDA) and a global small domestic appliances segment. MDA Europe was deconsolidated April 1, 2024. Whirlpool India was deconsolidated as of December 31, 2025. Manufacturing operations span four countries.
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