WHR - Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation specializes in the creation and distribution of household appliances and associated merchandise. Its extensive operations are divided into four principal geographical regions: North America, Europe (encompassing the Middle East and Africa), Latin America, and Asia. The company's core product lineup includes a wide variety of essential items such as refrigeration solutions like refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and water filters; a comprehensive range of laundry machines and their complementary accessories; cooking devices and other compact kitchen equipment; dishwashers with accompanying accessories; and mixers.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $39.31, ATM IV 55.5%, max pain $42.50, net GEX $503.0K.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
- Market Cap
- $2.53B
- P/E Ratio
- 14.17
- Beta
- 1.13
- 52-Week Range
- 36.06-111.96
- Dividend Yield
- $4.45
- CEO
- Marc Robert Bitzer
- Employees
- 44,000
- IPO Date
- Sep 15, 1955
- Exchange
- NYSE
What WHR Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 41.6% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($503.0K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.032) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The WHR overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked WHR overview questions
- What is WHR?
- WHR is the ticker symbol for Whirlpool Corporation, a listed security. Whirlpool Corporation specializes in the creation and distribution of household appliances and associated merchandise. Its extensive operations are divided into four principal geographical regions: North America, Europe (encompassing the Middle East and Africa), Latin America, and Asia. Listed on NYSE. WHR is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the WHR options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the WHR options snapshot shows spot at $39.31, ATM IV 55.5%, IV rank 41.6%, max pain $42.50, net GEX $503.0K, expected move 15.91%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are WHR's key statistics?
- Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) carries a market capitalization of $2.53B, trailing P/E ratio of 14.17, beta of 1.13 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 36.06-111.96. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does WHR belong to?
- Whirlpool Corporation operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare WHR's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the WHR data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).