Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryHome appliances
FoundedNovember 11, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-11-11) in Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
FoundersLouis and Emory Upton
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Marc Bitzer
(Chairman and CEO)
ProductsMajor appliances and small appliances
RevenueDecrease US$19.45 billion (2023)
Increase US$916 million (2023)
Increase US$481 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$17.31 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$2.36 billion (2023)
Number of employees
≈ 59,000 (December 2022)
Websitewhirlpool.com whirlpoolcorp.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
References:[1]

Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.[2] In 2023, the Fortune 500 company had an annual revenue of approximately $19 billion in sales, around 59,000 employees, and more than 55 manufacturing and technology research centers globally.[3]

The company markets its namesake flagship brand Whirlpool alongside other brands including Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Gladiator GarageWorks, Inglis, Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Ignis, Indesit, Consul, and, in Europe, Hotpoint (in the Americas, the Hotpoint brand is controlled by Haier).[4]

In its domestic U.S. market, Whirlpool has eleven manufacturing facilities which employs about 15,000 workers.[5]

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  2. ^ "Contact Us". Whirlpool Corporation. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Whirlpool". Fortune. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Our Brands | Whirlpool Corporation". www.whirlpoolcorp.com. August 15, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Whirlpool Corporation recognizes Manufacturing Day 2021 by celebrating U.S. plant work force". October 2021.