“With a challenging 2025 behind us, our confidence for 2026 is based on our recent successful productlaunches, reduced promotional intensity and a gradual recovery of the housing market,” CEO Marc Bitzer said in the company’s earnings statement. For the full year 2025, the Benton Harbor–based company reported net sales of $15.52 billion, down 6.5% from $16.61 billion in 2024. Organic net sales were nearly flat, slipping 0.3%, indicating underlying demand remained subdued across key markets. Ongoing EBIT fell to $729 million from $887 million in 2024, and ongoing EBIT margin narrowed to 4.7% from 5.3%. The company’s earnings missed analyst expectations including those surveyed by Zacks Investment Research and FactSet.