Stock · HPQ · Technology

HP Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1962 · Revenue 12 mo. $59.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
3.6
of 10 4 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$28.46
1 Y −0.9%
Market cap
$26B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −4.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 6.6%Payout 52.6% of operating cash flow

HP Inc. provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies in the United States and internationally.

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HP Inc. provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktops and notebooks, workstations, thin clients, retail point-of-sale systems, displays, software, hybrid systems, and endpoint security and services, as well as lifecycle services, including support and deployment, configurations, and extended warranty services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, and solutions, as well as office and home printing solutions; and focuses on graphics, 3D printing, and personalization solutions for the commercial and industrial markets. The Corporate Investments segment is involved in the business incubation and investment projects. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses, public sector, and enterprises. The company was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015. HP Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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Summary

HP Inc is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

51.6 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 market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 5.7×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 5.7× to 8.5×, median 6.7×.

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

3 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High return on capital every year ROCE at least 27.6% (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 1.1% of revenue (10 years)
  • Steady FCF margin at least 5.1%, range 4.1 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 1 of 1 change for the better.

  • Net debt$7.2B → $6.2B−13.8%better

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding

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.

Profitability26.2below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity −473.44%, sector 14.60%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−473.44%14.60%Rank 0
Return on capital (Greenblatt)86.74%29.77%Rank 78
EBIT margin6.55%17.40%Rank 22
FCF margin5.06%18.54%Rank 21
Gross margin19.98%48.47%Rank 10
Growth24.1below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year 3.24%, sector 12.70%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year3.24%12.70%Rank 15
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−3.82%9.54%Rank 22
Earnings growth, 5 years per year6.01%14.07%Rank 25
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.62%2.87%Rank 35
Valuation95.7above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/EBIT 9.15, sector 26.24.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield9.32%2.64%Rank 96
FCF yield10.78%3.06%Rank 95
EV/saleslower is better0.605.18Rank 96
EV/EBITlower is better9.1526.24Rank 96
Momentum65.5above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 6 months 25.97%, sector −4.46%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−0.86%−0.59%Rank 49
Share price, 6 months25.97%−4.46%Rank 81
Share price, 3 months−0.16%−5.84%Rank 60
Distance from 52-week high−19.79%−33.23%Rank 72
Quality70.7above the middleQuality above the sector: Dividend streak in years 24, sector 8.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.02%1.65%Rank 58
Change in share countlower is better−3.64%−0.17%Rank 90
Dividend streak in years248Rank 97
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−3.38%−1.57%Rank 37
Balance sheet & risk27.2below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio −0.83%, sector 53.98%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio−0.83%53.98%Rank 2
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.76−0.20Rank 17
Debt to equitylower is betterdoes not count towards the rank−67.130.33
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better47.09%50.37%Rank 63

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $48.2B (2016) to $55.3B (2025), 1.5% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt
201648.27.4%2.81.74B$525.0M
201752.16.5%3.31.70B$822.0M
201858.56.6%4.01.63B$821.0M
201958.86.6%4.01.52B$600.0M
202056.66.1%3.71.42B$2.5B
202163.58.4%5.81.22B$4.5B
202262.97.3%3.71.05B$9.1B
202353.76.4%3.01.00B$7.6B
202453.67.1%3.2989M$7.7B
202555.36.6%2.8953M$7.2B
3.6 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score4 of 11 points

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

HP Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How HP Inc's score is built

HP Inc 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.

2 of 7 rules met

4 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 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 marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does HP Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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

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  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

HP Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for HP Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio10.735.1
P/B ratio−150.75.5
Return on equity (ROE)−473.4%14.6%
Equity ratio−0.8%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)−67.130.33
Dividend yield4.2%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about HP Inc stock

How does HP Inc stock (HPQ) score in the StockScorer model?
HP Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 3.6 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 2 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is HP Inc's P/E ratio?
HP Inc's P/E ratio is 10.7. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is HP Inc in?
HP Inc is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 51.6 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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