---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000106640-23-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHR"
cik: "0000106640"
company_name: "WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T03:56:25.338329+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Whirlpool Q2 GAAP EPS $1.55, ongoing $4.21; reaffirms FY guide

## Summary
- Net sales $4.79B, down 6% YoY; ongoing EBIT margin 7.3%, up ~200 bps sequentially.
- Cost takeout actions delivered ~$150M YoY benefit in Q2; $800-900M program on track.
- North America EBIT margin 10.3% vs 14.1% YoY; Europe margin improved to 2.0% from 0.2%.
- FY 2023 guidance reaffirmed: GAAP EPS $13-$15, ongoing $16-$18; FCF ~$800M.
- Europe transaction expected to close Q4 2023; returned $193M in dividends in H1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000106640-23-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHR
- cik: 0000106640
- company_name: WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000112/0000106640-23-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000112/whr-20230724.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106640-23-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ reported second quarter 2023 results: revenue $4,792, net income $85, EPS $1.55.
  - Period: second quarter 2023
  - Revenue: $4,792
  - Net income: $85
  - EPS: $1.55
  - Result: reported results
  source text: KEY RESULTS Quarterly Results Sequential (1) Year-Over-Year Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Change Q2 2023 Q2 2022 Change Net sales ($M) $4,792 $4,649 3.1% $4,792 $5,097 (6.0)% Net sales excluding currency ($M) $4,752 $4,649 2.2% $4,813 $5,097 (5.6)% GAAP net earnings (loss) available to Whirlpool ($M) $85 $(179) nm $85 $(371) nm Ongoing EBIT (2) ($M) $352 $251 40.2% $352 $461 (23.6)% GAAP earnings (loss) per diluted share $1.55 $(3.27) nm $1.55 $(6.62) nm Ongoing earnings per diluted share (3) $4.21 $2.66 58.3% $4.21 $5.97 (29.5)%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000112/0000106640-23-000112-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ reported full year 2023 results: revenue approximately $19.4 billion, EPS $13.00 to $15.00 and $16.00 to $18.00. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full year 2023
  - Revenue: approximately $19.4 billion
  - EPS: $13.00 to $15.00 and $16.00 to $18.00
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Reaffirming full-year 2023 earnings guidance, including: • Full-year GAAP and ongoing (3) earnings per diluted share of $13.00 to $15.00 and $16.00 to $18.00, respectively • Full-year expectations for 2023 net sales of approximately $19.4 billion • Cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1.4 billion and free cash flow (4) of approximately $800 million remains unchanged
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000112/0000106640-23-000112-index.htm

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