Whirlpool reported mixed second-quarter results, with revenue declining year over year and both quarterly EPS and revenue falling below analyst expectations, while raising its full-year EPS guidance above prior consensus. The company's full-year 2026 earnings outlook now guides to GAAP diluted EPS of US$2.25 to US$2.75 and a net earnings margin near 1.1 percent. The combination of weaker near-term performance and a more confident full-year profitability outlook puts added weight on management's raised guidance as the key short-term catalyst, even as pressure on margins and volumes in Whirlpool's core North American and European markets remains the biggest near-term risk. The Q2 miss came alongside a 16.4% share price drop. Before the miss, the most bearish analysts already expected only about 3 percent annual revenue growth and 1.3 percent margins by 2029.
Whirlpool CorporationMixed Q2 with revenue and EPS missing estimates but full-year EPS guidance raised above consensus, alongside a 16.4% share price drop.
Whirlpool China Co Ltd
