WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
boothcheck covers WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ (WHR) but does not put one priced-in number on it: here the defensible answer is the evidence rather than a point estimate. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating. Narrative composed June 28, 2026.
• Whirlpool makes major appliances across laundry, refrigeration, cooking and dishwashing, a demand profile tied to housing, and the housing slump showed up hard: first-quarter revenue fell roughly 10% to $3.27 billion and the company posted a GAAP net loss of $85 million [Source: Q1 2026 earnings release, May 2026]. • The biggest near-term action is defensive: Whirlpool suspended its dividend starting the second quarter to preserve capital and prioritize debt repayment, against net debt of roug
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472 institutional managers reported holding WHR in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. 77 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, Vanguard Group, FMR (Fidelity), among others. On the short side, 12.0M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 20% of shares outstanding (5.1 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
WHR has cut its share count 5.2% over the past five years, spending $1.79B on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has paid one every year in our records (17 and counting); the current rate is $5.30 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $933.00M in dividends and $50.00M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at WHR over the trailing three years: 2026: 1 buy totaling $199k. 19 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
WHR's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-11 | +1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023-04-26 | -6.0% | +13.7% |
| 2023-07-26 | -2.3% | -9.0% |
| 2023-10-27 | -16.8% | +19.3% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
WHR's latest 8-K filings: 2026-08-03 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-07-01 (items 2.05); 2026-06-18 (items 1.01, 3.03, 8.01, 9.01); 2026-06-16 (items 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01); 2026-06-02 (items 8.01, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 28, 2026
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