WHR - Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products. It operates through four segments: North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $40.07, ATM IV 59.2%, max pain $47.50, net GEX -$2.9M.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
- Market Cap
- $2.71B
- P/E Ratio
- 15.18
- Beta
- 1.20
- 52-Week Range
- 40.38-111.96
- 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 47.7% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$2.9M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.023) 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 manufactures and markets home appliances and related products. It operates through four segments: North America; Europe, 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 May 15, 2026, the WHR options snapshot shows spot at $40.07, ATM IV 59.2%, IV rank 47.7%, max pain $47.50, net GEX -$2.9M, expected move 16.97%. 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 $2.71B, trailing P/E ratio of 15.18, beta of 1.20 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 40.38-111.96. 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 May 15, 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).