Whirlpool Corporation
American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.[2] The Fortune 500 company, in 2023 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]
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Home appliances |
Founded | November 11, 1911; 112 years ago (1911-11-11) in Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Founders | Louis and Emory Upton |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Marc Bitzer (Chairman and CEO) |
Products | Major appliances and small appliances |
Revenue | US$19.45 billion (2023) |
US$916 million (2023) | |
US$481 million (2023) | |
Total assets | US$17.31 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$2.36 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | ≈ 59,000 (December 2023) |
Website | whirlpool |
Footnotes / references Financials as of December 31, 2022[update].[1] |
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]