YouTube · Q2 2026 · 2026-08-06
HPE · NYSE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Communication Equipment · United States
USD 60.76-0.5% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$80.66B
- Trailing P/E
- 31.32x
- Forward P/E
- 13.22x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 33.7%
- Trailing net margin
- 6.7%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 0.9%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-07-31 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Company background
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.
Company websiteQ3 FY2026
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HPE Stock: Margin Doubled, Stock Sold Off, Then Reversed 5% — Q3 FY2026 — Animated Studio Edition
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HPE peer comparison
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| Metric | HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-07-31 | MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-07-04 | NOKNokia OyjSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$80.66B | US$75.91B | US$59.79B | US$67.85Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 13.22x | 23.70x | 21.58x | 22.64xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 13.76x | 22.57x | — | — |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 33.7% | 13.3% | 8.4% | 10.9%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 12.6% | 27.4% | 7.9% | 17.6%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 5.9% | 2.6% | — | — |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 2.05x | 2.37x | -0.68x | 0.85xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 0.76x | 3.58x | 0.16x | 1.87xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 31.32x | 36.09x | 76.29x | 56.19xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 3.04x | 28.41x | 2.44x | 15.43xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 2.27x | 6.93x | — | — |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 410.2% | 9.5% | -97.9% | -44.2%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 36.6% | 52.1% | 45.5% | 48.8%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 6.7% | 17.4% | 3.5% | 10.5%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 10.9% | 91.6% | 3.5% | 47.5%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 11.3% | 16.2% | 5.8% | 11.0%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.3%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 28.7% | 37.2% | 117.5% | 77.3%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.11x | 1.10x | 1.50x | 1.30xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 1.44 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.82n=2 |
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THE RESEARCH RECORD
Research history for HPE
Q3 FY20262026-09-08
HPE Stock: Margin Doubled, Stock Sold Off, Then Reversed 5% — Q3 FY2026 — Animated Studio Edition
Studio edition · 2026-09-08 · YouTube
HPE Stock: Margin Doubled, Stock Sold Off, Then Reversed 5% — Q3 FY2026
Presentation · 2026-09-07 · YouTube
Q2 FY20262026-06-01
HPE Stock: Revenue +41% & Juniper Deal — Is the AI-Server Rerating Real? Q2 FY2026
Presentation · 2026-06-01 · YouTube