---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000106640-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHR"
cik: "0000106640"
company_name: "WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:51:58.837583+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Whirlpool Q4 GAAP EPS $1.91, FY ongoing EPS $6.23; 2026 guidance ~$7.00 ongoing EPS

## Summary
- Full year GAAP EPS $5.66 vs $(5.87) loss in 2024; ongoing EPS $6.23, down 49% from $12.21.
- Net sales $15.5B, down 6.5% YoY; free cash flow $78M vs $385M.
- NA EBIT margin 2.8% (down from 6.7%); SDA Global EBIT margin 13.8% (up 1.3pts).
- 2026 guidance: GAAP EPS ~$6.25, ongoing EPS ~$7.00; sales $15.3-$15.6B; FCF $400-500M.
- Reduced Whirlpool India stake to ~40%; expects ~$400M debt paydown in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000106640-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHR
- cik: 0000106640
- company_name: WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664026000004/0000106640-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664026000004/whr-20260128.htm

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