Whirlpool Corp Dividend yield

Whirlpool Corp is part of Household Goods and Home Constr. business, which is part of Consumer Goods industry. Whirlpool Corp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Whirlpool Corp stock dividend

Whirlpool Corp paid a total dividend of 385 million USD last year, for a market value of 7,698 millions (Market Cap 7,471 millions). Whirlpool Corp dividend per share is 7.00 USD, and his stock market price 139.96 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Whirlpool Corp has a dividend yield of 5.00%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also bigger than average of Consumer Goods industry. This high dividend yield might be a sign to worry about the future of the company so deeper analysis is needed.

In addition, you should compare Whirlpool Corp stocks dividend with other Household Goods and Home Constr. companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Whirlpool Corp Dividend Payout

About the ability of Whirlpool Corp to maintain his current dividend of USD 7.00 per share, an amount that accounts for 5.00%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Whirlpool Corp payout on ernings is currently -26.00%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Consumer Goods industry, which are 39.34% and 40.18% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Whirlpool Corpcan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Whirlpool Corp is USD 23.72 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 7.00, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Whirlpool Corp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Goods industry and Household Goods and Home Constr. sector companies.

Whirlpool Corp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Whirlpool Corp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	5.00%	7.00	-26.00%	55
2022	4.95%	7.00	20.78%	55
2021	2.39%	5.61	29.89%	61
2020	2.77%	5.00	23.55%	62
2019	3.25%	4.79	-248.19%	63
2018	4.30%	4.60	34.43%	64
2017	2.61%	4.40	32.88%	72
2016	2.46%	4.00	35.46%	76
2015	2.22%	3.61	41.54%	79

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Whirlpool Corp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Household Goods and Home Constr. stocks.

Whirlpool Corp Stock performance

Finally, last moth Whirlpool Corp showed a return of -3.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.86% of Consumer Goods firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -10.60% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Household Goods and Home Constr. firms.