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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2015 · Revenue 12 mo. $41.9B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
0.9
of 10 1 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$44.77
1 Y +81.7%
Market cap
$64B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +6.9% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 4.8%Payout 34.9% of operating cash flow

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops intelligent solutions in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and internationally.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops intelligent solutions in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Server, Hybrid Cloud, Networking, Financial Services, and Corporate Investments and Other. The company offers general-purpose servers, workload-optimized servers, and integrated systems, including HPE ProLiant Rack and Tower servers; HPE Synergy; HPE Scale Up servers; HPE Edgeline servers; HPE Cray EX; HPE Cray XD; and HPE NonStop. It also provides cloud-native and hybrid solutions, such as HPE Alletra Storage; HPE InfoSight; HPE CloudPhysics; and HPE GreenLake. In addition, the company develops and sells networking and security products and services comprising hardware products, which include Wi-Fi and private cellular access points, MX and PTX routers, and gateways, as well as QFX, EX, and CX switches; software products, such as Mist and Aruba Central; and services comprising professional, maintenance, support services, management software, and education and training programs. Further, it offers investment solutions, including leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services, as well as supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models. The company serves commercial and large enterprise groups, as well as business and public sector enterprises. It sells its products through resellers, distribution partners, master area partners, original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and advisory firms. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

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Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

40.2 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires more than 30% FCF growth a year, for 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €562.7M (2025), it supports €6.3B. The remaining €51.1B of the market value assume it grows more than 30% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

over 30%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€57.4B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€6.3B without growth
€51.1B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −3.7%
  • priced in above 30%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 9.7×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 4.6× to 7.9×, median 5.2×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in more than 30%, achieved at most −3.7%
  • Earnings declined earnings −97.8% year on year
  • Dividend above free cash flow payout 130.3% of FCF
1 more
  • Volatile earnings 6 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 5 of 6 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$38.9B → $41.9B+7.7%better
  • Gross margin32.9% → 36.0%+3.1 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin6.6% → 8.3%+1.7 ppbetter
  • Net debt$16.0B → $14.0B−12.1%better
  • Shares outstanding1.43B → 1.45B+1.2%worse
  • Return on equity6.2% → 10.5%+4.4 ppbetter

2 more unchanged: FCF, 12 mo., FCF margin

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability20.9below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity 0.23%, sector 14.60%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity0.23%14.60%Rank 12
Return on capital (Greenblatt)25.88%29.77%Rank 45
EBIT margin4.79%17.40%Rank 16
FCF margin1.83%18.54%Rank 13
Gross margin28.77%48.47%Rank 19
Growth43.3around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year14.06%12.70%Rank 56
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−59.68%9.54%Rank 1
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–14.07%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)6.68%2.87%Rank 73
Valuation32.4below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield 0.10%, sector 2.64%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield0.10%2.64%Rank 10
FCF yield0.98%3.06%Rank 19
EV/saleslower is better2.405.18Rank 75
EV/EBITlower is better50.0426.24Rank 26
Momentum67.8above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 81.72%, sector −0.59%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year81.72%−0.59%Rank 95
Share price, 6 months43.29%−4.46%Rank 93
Share price, 3 months−10.75%−5.84%Rank 43
Distance from 52-week high−39.06%−33.23%Rank 40
Quality57.0around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better14.04%1.65%Rank 15
Change in share countlower is better−0.97%−0.17%Rank 65
Dividend streak in years108Rank 72
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted3.91%−1.57%Rank 77
Balance sheet & risk19.7below the middleMore risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA 6.97, sector −0.20.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio32.52%53.98%Rank 23
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better6.97−0.20Rank 2
Debt to equitylower is better0.980.33Rank 16
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better59.27%50.37%Rank 38

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $30.3B (2016) to $34.3B (2025), 1.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201630.38.1%$1.7B1.74B2.7
201728.97.0%−$2.2B1.67B4.5
201830.97.7%$8.0M1.55B7.3
201928.97.8%$1.1B1.37B10.1
202026.95.8%−$143.0M1.29B12.4
202127.97.9%$3.4B1.33B10.6
202228.16.5%$1.5B1.32B9.3
202329.18.3%$1.6B1.32B9.2
202430.18.1%$2.0B1.34B5.0
202534.34.8%$627.0M1.32B18.3
0.9 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score1 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co mainly meets criteria in the Momentum category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's score is built

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

1 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • StockScorer Score
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio35.435.1
P/B ratio2.45.5
Return on equity (ROE)0.2%14.6%
Equity ratio32.5%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.980.33
Dividend yield1.3%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock (HPE) score in the StockScorer model?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock reaches a StockScorer score of 0.9 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's P/E ratio?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's P/E ratio is 35.4. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co in?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 40.2 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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