WHR dividend analysis

WHR dividend deep dive

WHR returns 7.20% per year through the dividend at the current $162.00 share price. The payout sits at 32% of trailing earnings, leaving 68% as retained capital — the standard line for evaluating dividend safety alongside the company's free-cash-flow trajectory.

Pillar mix backing the WHR dividend: Quality 37/100, Risk -12/100, and a payout-strain adjustment that lands the dividend safety at 44/100. The Risk pillar is the place to look first if leverage or earnings cyclicality is a concern.

Reinvested-distribution math on WHR at $162.00: holding yield (7.20%) and growth (5.2%) constant, the cumulative income compounds to roughly 44.1% over 5 years, 107.5% over 10, 330.7% over 20.

On the peer line for WHR: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). The cohort-mean yield (3.13%) sets the baseline; the 7.20% read on WHR is 4.07 pp above that anchor.

For WHR cash-flow planning: ex-date 2026-03-01, settlement 2026-03-15, quarterly run-rate $2.915/share. Annualized: $11.66.

WHR synthesis: yield 7.20%, growth 5.2%, safety 44/100, payout 32%. The next earnings line will tell whether free-cash-flow conversion supports the current trajectory.