Whirlpool Q2 Net Sales Decline 6.8%

Whirlpool reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $3.517 billion on August 3, down 6.8% from a year earlier. Organic sales declined 1.7%, a smaller decrease because the reported comparison included the company's previously owned India business.

Reported net earnings attributable to common shareholders reached $75 million, compared with $65 million in the prior-year quarter. Ongoing EBIT, however, fell to $62 million from $200 million, reducing the ongoing margin to 1.8% from 5.3%. Ongoing earnings per share were negative $0.21, versus positive $1.34 a year earlier. These measures use different adjustments: higher reported net earnings did not mean an improvement in underlying operating profit.

The quarterly announcement recorded North American sales of $2.408 billion, down 1.5%. Latin American sales rose 7.8% on a reported basis to $868 million. Whirlpool described sequential improvement in North American pricing execution, while lower volume and tariff, raw-material and fuel pressures continued to weigh on the comparison with the previous year.

The results show a change in scope of the group after the India disposal and continued pressure within its operating businesses. Reading the organic revenue change alongside ongoing EBIT makes those two developments visible without treating the entire reported sales decline as lost customer demand.