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Whirlpool revises 2026 ongoing EPS guidance to ~$6.00 after equity offerings, adding 13.9M diluted shares
WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
- Ongoing EPS guidance reduced from ~$7.00 to ~$6.00 due to dilution from concurrent stock and preferred offerings.
- Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding increase to 71.3M from 57.4M, an addition of 13.9M shares.
- Interest expense expected to decrease to ~$293M (pre-tax) from ~$330M, reflecting debt reduction.
- Dividends paid expected to rise to ~$270M from ~$200M, driven by new preferred stock dividends.
- GAAP EPS outlook approximately $5.35 with restructuring and tax adjustments.