Research Alert: Whirlpool Shares Fall 20% On Big Earnings Miss And Guidance Cut

-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

Whirlpool reported a Q1 ongoing loss of $(0.56) per share versus $1.70 in the prior year and $1.03 below estimates, while net sales declined 9.6% to $3.273B, missing estimates by $167M. Organic sales fell 6.1% as geopolitical disruption triggered recession-level U.S. appliance demand collapse, with ongoing EBIT margin contracting 460 basis points to 1.3%. In our opinion, the 20% share decline is justified given the company's three-year average forward P/E of 9.3x. Management updated full-year guidance to ongoing EPS of $3.00-$3.50 from $7.00 previously, with sales of approximately $15.0B versus prior guidance of $15.3B-15.6B. The company announced over $150M in structural cost savings targeting 100 basis points of margin expansion and completed strategic recapitalization raising $557M through preferred stock issuance. Management suspended the common dividend to prioritize deleveraging and expects transition to a $2.25B asset-based credit facility in Q2 2026.