Whirlpool Corporation furnished an update on its business by issuing a press release with earnings information for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. The company describes this press release as Exhibit 99.1 to the current report.
The earnings materials are being furnished rather than filed, which limits certain legal liabilities under securities laws. Whirlpool also highlights that it routinely shares important investor information in the Investors section of its website, including a Hot Topics Q&A intended to help meet its Regulation FD disclosure obligations.
Whirlpool Corporation executive ownership disclosure: A company officer, serving as Vice President and Controller, reports current holdings of Whirlpool common stock and equity awards. The officer holds 1,302.199 shares of common stock directly and 281.203 shares indirectly through a 401(k) stock fund. In addition, the filing lists employee stock options to buy 272 shares at $177.19 per share expiring on February 20, 2027 and 405 shares at $172.70 per share expiring on February 19, 2028.
The officer also reports several grants of restricted stock units and deferred stock that convert one-for-one into Whirlpool common shares on future vesting dates, including installments scheduled on March 1, 2026, March 1, 2027, and March 1, 2028. Deferred stock under Whirlpool's Executive Deferred Savings Plan II is payable after the officer’s termination of employment. The amendment states it was filed to add a power of attorney, indicating an administrative update rather than a change in economic ownership.
Whirlpool Corporation executive Todd N. Tomczak, Vice President and Controller, reported his beneficial ownership of Whirlpool common stock and equity awards. He directly holds 1,302.199 shares of common stock and indirectly holds 281.203 shares through a 401(k) stock fund. He also holds employee stock options to purchase 272 and 405 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $177.19 and $172.70, respectively.
In addition, Tomczak holds several grants of restricted stock units that convert one-for-one into common shares as they vest, including awards tied to vesting dates in March 2026, 2027 and 2028. He also has 181.959 shares of deferred stock credited under Whirlpool's Executive Deferred Savings Plan II, which are payable after his employment with Whirlpool ends.
A Whirlpool Corporation executive serving as EVP Finance & Corp. Controller reported the vesting of 1,500 restricted stock units into common stock on December 15, 2025. These units were granted on December 15, 2022 under the Whirlpool Corporation Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan in a transaction described as exempt under Rule 16b-3.
The filing shows acquisition of 1,500 shares of common stock at $0 and a disposition of 429 shares at $77.64. Following these transactions, the executive holds 9,466.738 Whirlpool common shares directly and 483.035 shares indirectly through a 401(k) Stock Fund, including shares acquired through the company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Whirlpool Corporation reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Whirlpool Mauritius Limited, sold 14,255,000 equity shares of its publicly listed subsidiary Whirlpool of India Limited in an on-market trade on November 27, 2025. This transaction reduced Whirlpool’s ownership in Whirlpool India from 51% to approximately 40% and generated gross sales proceeds of about $166 million upon settlement on November 28, 2025.
The company states that it expects to use the cash proceeds to reduce debt, aligning with its ongoing balance sheet priorities. Whirlpool also reiterates that it continues to evaluate options to further reduce its equity stake in Whirlpool India in line with its previously stated goal of lowering this stake by the end of the first half of 2026, while cautioning that actual timing and use of proceeds may differ due to market and other factors.
Whirlpool Corporation Chairman and CEO, who is also a director, reported changes in his indirect ownership of company stock on a Form 4. On 11/19/2025, a trust for his benefit disposed of 5,600 shares of Whirlpool common stock as a gift at a price of $0, and trusts for his immediate family members acquired 5,600 shares as a gift at $0.
After these transactions, he indirectly holds 41,237.44 Whirlpool shares through a trust for himself, 10,117 shares through trusts for immediate family members (with an additional 150,000 shares also held by such trusts), and 8,813.145 shares through a 401(k) stock fund.
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) Executive Vice President reported her beneficial ownership of company securities as of an event dated 11/05/2025. She directly holds 6,500.49 shares of Whirlpool common stock and indirectly holds 404.4 shares through a 401(k) stock plan. She also holds employee stock options to buy Whirlpool common stock and several grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) that convert one-for-one into shares as they vest. These RSUs include remaining or future vesting tranches scheduled between March 1, 2026 and March 1, 2029, including a grant of 5,000 RSUs that vests in two equal installments in 2027 and 2029.
Whirlpool Corp (WHR): Schedule 13G filed by Appaloosa LP
Appaloosa LP reported beneficial ownership of 5,500,000 shares of Whirlpool common stock, representing 9.8% of the class as of September 30, 2025. The filing attributes 3,646,500 shares to Azteca Partners LLC and 1,853,500 shares to Palomino Master Ltd., accounts advised by Appaloosa.
Appaloosa reported shared voting and dispositive power over 5,500,000 shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. The ownership percentage is based on approximately 56 million shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as referenced from Whirlpool’s Form 10-Q. The certification states the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Whirlpool (WHR) reported an insider equity award. A company officer received 30,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 11/05/2025, recorded as an acquisition at $0 and held directly.
These RSUs are scheduled to vest and convert one-to-one into common stock on 11/05/2028. Following the grant, the reporting person beneficially owned 30,000 derivative securities (RSUs). The filer is identified as an Officer (EVP & Chief HR, Corp Rel, BUS).
Whirlpool (WHR) announced executive changes. Effective January 1, 2026, Juan Carlos Puente becomes Executive President, Whirlpool North America and Global Strategic Sourcing, and Ludovic Beaufils becomes Executive President, KitchenAid Small Appliances, Whirlpool Latin America, Global Information Technology, and Design. Roxanne Warner will serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Todd Tomczak becomes Vice President and Controller, serving as principal accounting officer.
James Peters will step down as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, and President Whirlpool Asia on December 31, 2025, and continue as executive vice president leading enterprise transformation; Marc Bitzer will assume direct responsibility for Whirlpool Asia. Alessandro Perucchetti will step down as President, Whirlpool North America on December 31, 2025, and continue in a full-time advisory role. Compensation updates include Tomczak’s $335,000 base salary (55% bonus target; 50% long-term incentive) and a grant to Carey Martin of 30,000 RSUs vesting November 5, 2028, alongside an updated retirement definition at age 53.