For the quarter ended March 2026, Whirlpool (WHR Quick QuoteWHR - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.27 billion, down 9.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.56, compared to $1.70 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.39 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the EPS surprise was -231.24%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Whirlpool performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- North America Major Domestic Appliances: $2.24 billion compared to the $2.37 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.5% year over year.
• Net Sales- Global Small Domestic Appliances: $222 million versus $216.68 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.3% change.
• Net Sales- Latin America Major Domestic Appliances: $774 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $820.2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.

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Shares of Whirlpool have returned -0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.