secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ (WHR)
CIK:        0000106640
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000106640-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664026000004/0000106640-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664026000004/whr-20260128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106640-26-000004

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