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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Whirlpool (WHR)

Whirlpool Q4 ongoing EPS falls 75.9% to $1.10; 2026 outlook calls for about $7.00

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

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.

Key points

  • 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

The filing

CompanyWhirlpool (WHR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 28, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0000106640-26-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 28, 2026.

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