Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) faces challenges and headwinds like any business in 2025, including the impacts of tariffs and trade relations. However, its high-quality operations have improved over the past year, further improvements are expected, and its 9% yield is reliable. The company’s efforts include a refocus on domestic growth that meant divesting European operations and reducing exposure in India to raise capital, pay down debt, and increase free cash flow.
As for the U.S. operation and its exposure to tariffs, Whirlpool manufactures about 80% of the items sold in the U.S. domestically, so the exposure is limited.
