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

Whirlpool posts Q3 loss of $3.80 per share as net sales fall 8.8%

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings

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.

Key points

  • 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

The filing

CompanyWhirlpool (WHR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 26, 2026, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0000106640-26-000070

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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