- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
WHR
NYSE
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Whirlpool Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Latest close
37.50 USD
3.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -32.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
24
out of 100
Latest Close
37.50 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
3.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-16.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
7.7%
4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
3.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.2%.
Indicator stack
4/46
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Mixed
34/100 conviction; expected move 15.7%.
News sentiment
53/100
63 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
27 Jul
Latest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -32.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 1.2% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.0212-week average 0.02
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 1.2% over four weeks, -16.6% over 12 weeks, and -53.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year4
Trend breadth7.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change50.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-47.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change8.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 93%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth5/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 14.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -3.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -45.5% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 7.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 6.4x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningMixed
WHR shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.87, expected move of 15.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction34/100
Expected move15.7%
Put/call volume0.87
Insider activity12 / 0
12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
15 positive · 42 neutral · 6 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings27 JulLatest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
Options expected move15.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-60.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.7%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-20.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+3.5%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses10
Recent vol8.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -6.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average1.4%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS34.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
4-week rank9 / 31
Group average-9.4%
Trend breadth45.2%
Trend45.2%active weekly trend signals
MD64.5%positive activity pressure
RS45.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape21/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Factors40/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 56; Small Cap Core rank 5 SVQF69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 316.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options45/100WHR shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.87, expected move of 15.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 15.7% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) discloses 9.4% beneficial stake in Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) Insiders12 / 012 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings27 JulLatest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 37.50 USD | 3.5% | 55.79 USD | 85.31 USD | -0.43 | -47.50 | 10.2M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 36.24 USD | -2.5% | 56.99 USD | 85.84 USD | -0.60 | -49.51 | 11.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 37.19 USD | -6.1% | 58.16 USD | 86.38 USD | -0.68 | -49.54 | 10.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 39.60 USD | 6.9% | 59.34 USD | 86.95 USD | -0.75 | -48.05 | 15.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 37.05 USD | -2.3% | 60.57 USD | 87.53 USD | -0.87 | -51.81 | 9.2M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 37.91 USD | -2.5% | 61.84 USD | 88.09 USD | -0.98 | -50.75 | 12.6M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 38.86 USD | -9.4% | 63.12 USD | 88.65 USD | -1.11 | -51.60 | 12.0M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 42.89 USD | 8.7% | 64.24 USD | 89.17 USD | -1.18 | -47.04 | 11.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 39.47 USD | -9.1% | 65.10 USD | 89.68 USD | -1.23 | -51.74 | 12.5M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 43.42 USD | 1.8% | 65.98 USD | 90.20 USD | -1.05 | -48.97 | 11.8M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 42.67 USD | 6.7% | 66.86 USD | 90.66 USD | -0.92 | -49.74 | 14.9M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 39.99 USD | -11.1% | 67.83 USD | 91.11 USD | -0.83 | -53.06 | 21.7M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 44.96 USD | -20.5% | 68.86 USD | 91.56 USD | -0.78 | -47.83 | 27.3M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 56.57 USD | 5.1% | 69.69 USD | 91.97 USD | -0.86 | -33.63 | 8.3M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.