Every material Form 8-K Whirlpool has filed with the SEC since June 17, 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Whirlpool reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $3.68 billion, down 8.8% from a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss available to common shareholders of $249 million, or $3.80 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $1.29 per share a year earlier. The company now expects a full-year 2026 GAAP loss of $4.95 per diluted share and cut its expected full-year net sales to about $14.5 billion, versus $15.5 billion reported for 2025.
Q3 2026 ongoing EBIT was $97 million, down 46.1% from $180 million, with ongoing EBIT margin of 2.6% versus 4.5%
Q3 2026 ongoing loss per diluted share was $(0.21), compared with ongoing earnings of $2.09 in Q3 2025
2026 outlook: GAAP loss per diluted share of about $(4.95), ongoing loss of about $(1.30), and free cash flow of approximately $300 million
Net debt expected below $4.5 billion at year end 2026, improved from under $5 billion previously
Whirlpool's board appointed Karin Risi as a director effective immediately on October 19, 2026, and named her to the Human Resources and Finance committees. Risi is a former Vanguard senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in asset and wealth management, and her non-employee director pay is set at a $150,000 annual cash retainer plus $160,000 in annual equity.
Appointed October 19, 2026, effective immediately, with seats on the Human Resources and Finance committees
Annual cash retainer of $150,000 and annual equity compensation of $160,000 in Whirlpool common stock, payable at the annual stockholder meeting
Risi spent 28 years at Vanguard, most recently as managing director and chief strategy and product officer
Whirlpool reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $3.5 billion, down 6.8% from a year earlier, and ongoing EBIT of $62 million, down 69.1%. The company revised its full-year 2026 EPS outlook to reflect higher interest expense while keeping its revenue and margin outlook unchanged.
Net sales were $3,517 million versus $3,773 million; ongoing EBIT was $62 million versus $200 million
GAAP EPS was $1.15 versus $1.17; ongoing EPS was $(0.21) versus $1.34 a year earlier
Full-year 2026 ongoing EPS outlook is $2.50 to $3.00 and GAAP EPS outlook is $2.25 to $2.75, revised for new interest expense
Completed a $2 billion asset-based lending facility and issued $2 billion in secured bonds, clearing debt maturities until 2028
Whirlpool announced on July 1, 2026 that it will close its Supsa manufacturing facility in Apodaca, Mexico, by the second quarter of 2027, moving production to its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico plant and across its supply chain. The company estimates $165 million in total restructuring costs, with about $70 million expected to be cash expenditures, so shareholders face a large charge now while the filing does not quantify the expected savings.
Supsa facility in Apodaca, Mexico to close by the second quarter of 2027, with production shifted to Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Estimated total restructuring costs of $165 million: up to $95 million asset impairment, $30 million employee-related, and $40 million other
About $100 million of the $165 million expected in 2026; about $70 million total cash expenditures, with $15 million expected in 2026
Actions expected to be substantially complete in 2027
Whirlpool Finance Luxembourg entered into a First Supplemental Indenture on June 18, 2026, amending the indenture for its 1.100% Notes due 2027 to change the satisfaction and discharge period from one year to two years. The amendment follows a tender offer and consent solicitation, with holders of approximately 91.12% of the 2027 Notes validly tendering, enough to approve the change. The amendment becomes operative once Whirlpool purchases all tendered notes at the offer's expiration.
Tenders as of June 12, 2026 totaled €546,715,000 of the 2027 Notes, about 91.12% of outstanding principal, which the filing says was sufficient for the requisite consents.
The amendment replaces "one year" with "two years" in Section 10.01, accelerating the issuer's ability to satisfy and discharge the indenture for the 2027 Notes.
The amendment takes effect once the company purchases all tendered 2027 Notes at the expiration of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, described in a statement dated June 1, 2026.
The supplemental indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 with trustee U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
On June 16, 2026, Whirlpool issued $2.0 billion of senior secured second lien notes, due 2031 and 2034, and entered a new $2.0 billion asset-based revolving credit facility. The company plans to use the proceeds to pay for euro notes tendered in a concurrent tender offer, to fund defeasance of any untendered notes, and to repay its unsecured revolver, and the filing says the existing long-term credit agreement was repaid in full.
$1.0 billion of 7.500% notes due July 1, 2031 and $1.0 billion of 7.875% notes due July 1, 2034, with interest paid semi-annually from January 1, 2027
Early tender results: 73.06% of the 1.250% notes due 2026 and 91.12% of the 1.100% notes due 2027 were tendered by June 12, 2026
Early settlement is expected on or about June 18, 2026; the tender offer expires June 30, 2026, with final settlement anticipated July 6, 2026
The new ABL facility of up to $2.0 billion matures five years after its effective date and bears interest based on Term SOFR or other benchmark rates plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.00%
Whirlpool reported first-quarter 2026 GAAP net loss available to common shareholders of $85 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared with a profit of $1.28 per diluted share a year earlier. Net sales fell 9.6% to $3.27 billion, and the company cited a significant U.S. industry decline and a planned dividend suspension to prioritize debt paydown.
Net sales were $3,273 million, down 9.6% from $3,621 million in Q1 2025.
Ongoing EBIT was $44 million, a 1.3% margin, versus $214 million and 5.9% a year earlier.
2026 GAAP EPS outlook is $2.45 to $2.95, and ongoing EPS outlook is $3.00 to $3.50.
The company plans a common dividend suspension and debt reduction of over $900 million in 2026.
Whirlpool disclosed that Alessandro Perucchetti, formerly Executive Vice President and President of Whirlpool North America, stepped down from his executive officer role effective January 1, 2026, and his employment ended March 31, 2026. He will receive $2,997,560 in two installments under a Waiver and Release Agreement, and the payments depend on his compliance with its terms. The filing describes a routine executive departure and does not report any change to company financial results.
Executive officer role ended effective January 1, 2026, as part of talent planning; employment terminated March 31, 2026
Payment of $2,997,560: first installment within 30 days of termination, second in March 2027
Eligible for a prorated 2026 annual incentive award, to be determined by the Human Resources Committee in February 2027
Payments are contingent on a waiver and release of claims, two years of restrictive covenants, and ongoing cooperation
Whirlpool disclosed a Waiver and Release Agreement with former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer James Peters, whose employment ended March 30, 2026. Peters will receive $3,046,500 in two installments, with the second due in March 2027, plus a prorated 2026 incentive award and vesting of a 20,000 restricted stock unit award on March 1, 2028, all contingent on compliance with the agreement.
Peters stepped down as an executive officer effective January 1, 2026, as part of ongoing talent planning
Employment terminated March 30, 2026; severance totals $3,046,500, paid in two installments
Second installment due March 2027; 2026 prorated incentive award to be determined in February 2027
Outstanding 20,000 restricted stock unit award eligible to vest March 1, 2028
Whirlpool said executive vice president James Peters decided on March 11, 2026 to resign, effective March 30, 2026. Peters had already stepped down as chief financial officer and president of Whirlpool Asia effective December 31, 2025, as part of the company's talent planning process.
James Peters announced his resignation as executive vice president on March 11, 2026.
His resignation is effective March 30, 2026.
He previously stepped down as chief financial officer and president, Whirlpool Asia, effective December 31, 2025.
The filing does not name a successor or state any financial impact.
Whirlpool closed concurrent offerings of common stock and depositary shares representing its 8.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on February 27, 2026, after underwriters exercised their over-allotment options in full on February 25. The company said it will use the net proceeds to repay part of its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, and the new preferred stock will rank ahead of common stock for dividends and liquidation payments.
Common stock: 6,884,057 shares at $69.00 per share, plus 1,014,493 option shares exercised in full on February 25, 2026.
Depositary shares: 10,500,000 at $50.00 each, plus 1,000,000 option shares exercised in full on February 25, 2026; each represents a 1/20th interest in a preferred share.
Estimated net proceeds before option exercise were $454.9 million (common) and $508.1 million (depositary shares).
Preferred stock pays 8.50% on a $1,000 liquidation preference and automatically converts on or about February 15, 2029 into 12.334 to 14.492 common shares per preferred share. A separate $30 million private placement of 434,782 common share
Whirlpool reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and gave 2026 guidance. Fourth-quarter net sales fell 0.9% to $4,098 million and ongoing earnings per diluted share dropped to $1.10 from $4.57, while full-year ongoing EPS fell 49.0% to $6.23. The company expects 2026 ongoing EPS of about $7.00, which would be above its 2025 ongoing result, and plans to pay down about $400 million of debt.
Q4 2025 net sales $4,098 million, down 0.9% year over year; Q4 GAAP EPS $1.91 versus a $7.10 loss a year earlier
Full-year 2025 net sales $15.5 billion, down 6.5%; ongoing EBIT $729 million, down 17.8%
2026 outlook: ongoing EPS about $7.00, GAAP EPS about $6.25, net sales $15.3 to $15.6 billion
2026 free cash flow guided at $400 to $500 million; Whirlpool reduced its stake in Whirlpool of India to about 40% and used proceeds to reduce debt
Whirlpool announced a broad senior leadership reshuffle, including a new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Roxanne Warner, effective January 1, 2026. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer James Peters and North America President Alessandro Perucchetti will step down from their roles effective December 31, 2025. Leadership changes at this level and the filing's new pay terms for several executives are significant for shareholders to track.
Roxanne Warner, currently Executive Vice President Finance and Controller, becomes Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2026
James Peters steps down from his current role after 9 years effective December 31, 2025, and will continue as a non-executive executive vice president leading enterprise transformation
Juan Carlos Puente and Ludovic Beaufils are named Executive Presidents effective January 1, 2026, with base salaries of $780,000 each
Alessandro Perucchetti steps down as President, Whirlpool North America, effective December 31, 2025, and will remain in a full-time advisory role
Whirlpool reported third-quarter 2025 net sales of $4.03 billion, up 1.0% from a year earlier, but GAAP earnings per diluted share fell to $1.29 from $2.00 and ongoing EPS fell to $2.09 from $3.43. The company narrowed its full-year outlook to GAAP EPS of about $6.00 and ongoing EPS of about $7.00, and revised operating cash flow to about $600 million and free cash flow to about $200 million.
Q3 net sales were $4,033 million versus $3,993 million, up 1.0%; ongoing EBIT fell 22.7% to $180 million.
GAAP net earnings available to Whirlpool were $73 million versus $109 million a year earlier, down 33.3%.
A non-cash loss of $14 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, from Beko Europe B.V. equity in affiliates weighed on Q3 results.
The company declared a Q4 dividend of $0.90 per share and expects full-year free cash flow of about $200 million.
Whirlpool's board appointed Mary Ellen Adcock, executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer at The Kroger Co., as a director effective August 18, 2025. She will sit on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and her non-employee director pay includes a $150,000 annual cash retainer and $160,000 in annual equity.
Appointed to the board on August 18, 2025, effective immediately, and named to the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Annual cash retainer of $150,000, consistent with other non-employee directors
Annual equity compensation of $160,000, paid in Whirlpool common stock on the date of the annual stockholders meeting
Adcock joined Kroger in 1999 and was named executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer in November 2024
Whirlpool reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $3,773 million, down 5.4% from $3,989 million a year earlier, and GAAP earnings per diluted share of $1.17, down from $3.96. The company blamed negative consumer sentiment and competitors' pre-loading of Asian imports ahead of tariffs, and updated its full-year 2025 outlook to GAAP EPS of $5.00 to $7.00 and ongoing EPS of $6.00 to $8.00. For shareholders, the sharp profit decline and weaker demand in North America are the key concerns.
Q2 net sales were $3,773 million, down 5.4% from $3,989 million; excluding currency, down 3.2%
Q2 GAAP EPS was $1.17 versus $3.96; ongoing EPS was $1.34 versus $2.39
A non-cash loss of $19 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, from Beko Europe equity in affiliates weighed on Q2 results
Full-year 2025 guidance: GAAP EPS of $5.00 to $7.00, ongoing EPS of $6.00 to $8.00, free cash flow of approximately $400 million
Whirlpool's board appointed Judith K. Buckner, president of Reynolds Cooking & Baking, as a director on June 16, 2025, effective immediately. She also joins the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Human Resources Committee, and the filing says she will receive the same non-employee director pay as other board members.
Appointed by the board on June 16, 2025, effective immediately
Annual cash retainer of $150,000 and annual equity compensation of $160,000 in Whirlpool common stock, paid on the date of the annual stockholders meeting
Joins the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Human Resources Committee
Chairman and CEO Marc Bitzer said her experience in the kitchen category will be an asset
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