Whirlpool Corporation Reports First-Quarter 2011 Results

Whirlpool Corporation WHR announced today first-quarter net earnings of $169 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, compared to $164 million, or $2.13 per diluted share reported during the same period last year. First-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share(1) totaled $2.11 compared to $2.51 in the prior year. Sales of $4.4 billion increased 3 percent from the $4.3 billion reported in the first quarter of 2010.