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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE
Computer & office Equipment · SIC 3570 · Vertical: Industrial machinery and computer equipment (SIC 357x)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global enterprise technology provider focused on networking, cloud and artificial intelligence. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended July 31, 2026, revenue reached $12.2 billion, up 34%. The company raised its outlook for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027, citing strong demand and record orders.
At the close of 03 Nov 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) stock was 53.10 USD (+3.73% on the day), with market capitalisation 70.5 bn USD, P/E 27.4 on diluted EPS of 1.94 USD over the last 12 months, dividend yield 1.05%, beta 1.83, 52-week range 20.00–73.46 USD. Latest reported quarter (Q3 2026): revenue of 12.2 bn USD (+33.7% YoY), net income of 1.5 bn USD (+404.9% YoY), diluted EPS 1.06 USD.
Data as of · AI analysis dated · Source: SEC filings and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.
Price history
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Technical reading
- RSI (14)
- 39.4
- weak (30–45)
- Bollinger (20, 2)
- 47.39 – 73.91
- in the lower half of the band · %B 0.22 · band width 43.7%
- SMA 50 / 200
- 59.68 / 41.08
- mixed trend
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -1.99 / -1.00
- MACD below signal
Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).
Performance
| Company | S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 | Vertical median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −23.4% | −2.0% | −21.4 pp | — |
| 3 months | +1.4% | −2.2% | +3.5 pp | — |
| 6 months | +76.8% | +4.3% | +72.5 pp | — |
| Year to date | +121.1% | +10.6% | +110.5 pp | — |
| 1 year | +116.7% | +10.5% | +106.3 pp | +38.5% |
| 3 years | +233.3% | +73.7% | +159.7 pp | +125.1% |
| 5 years | +247.7% | +61.7% | +186.0 pp | — |
Price returns, dividends excluded.
Quarterly results
Latest quarter: Q3 2026 · 31 Jul 2026
Quarterly margins
Quarterly statements · USD
| Fiscal year | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.5 bn | 7.9 bn | 7.6 bn | 9.1 bn | 9.7 bn | 9.3 bn | 10.7 bn | 12.2 bn |
| Research & development | 527.0 m | 475.0 m | 540.0 m | 622.0 m | 881.0 m | 744.0 m | 922.0 m | 1.2 bn |
| SG&A | 1.2 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.5 bn | 1.6 bn | 1.7 bn | 1.8 bn | 2.0 bn |
| Operating income | 693.0 m | 433.0 m | -1.1 bn | 247.0 m | -8.0 m | 470.0 m | 747.0 m | 1.4 bn |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 640.0 m | 599.0 m | 574.0 m ≈ | 687.0 m ≈ | 877.0 m | 872.0 m | 877.0 m ≈ | 864.0 m ≈ |
| Pre-tax income | 1.4 bn | 733.0 m | -1.0 bn | 288.0 m | -261.0 m | 433.0 m | 699.0 m | 1.8 bn |
| Income tax | 51.0 m | 106.0 m | 5.0 m | -17.0 m | -436.0 m | -19.0 m | 75.0 m | 222.0 m |
| Net income | 1.4 bn | 627.0 m | -1.1 bn | 305.0 m | 175.0 m | 452.0 m | 624.0 m | 1.5 bn |
| Diluted EPS | 1.00 ≈ | 0.44 | -0.82 | 0.21 | 0.13 ≈ | 0.31 | 0.44 | 1.06 |
| Operating cash flow | 2.0 bn | -390.0 m | -461.0 m ≈ | 1.3 bn ≈ | 2.5 bn | 1.2 bn | 1.4 bn ≈ | 1.6 bn ≈ |
| Capex | 608.0 m | 528.0 m | 547.0 m ≈ | 576.0 m ≈ | 641.0 m | 569.0 m | 583.0 m ≈ | 745.0 m ≈ |
| Dividends paid | 169.0 m | 171.0 m | 171.0 m ≈ | 171.0 m ≈ | 171.0 m | 190.0 m | 189.0 m ≈ | 189.0 m ≈ |
| Share repurchases | 50.0 m | 52.0 m | 50.0 m ≈ | 0 ≈ | 100.0 m | 158.0 m | 154.0 m ≈ | 135.0 m ≈ |
≈ derived quarter (cumulative difference / share-days average)
E/P over time
E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.
Today's P/E sits at the 86 percentile of its own 36-quarter history (min 5.1, median 13.7, max 204.6; quarters with earnings only).
Fiscal years
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 30.9 bn | 29.1 bn | 27.0 bn | 27.8 bn | 28.5 bn | 29.1 bn | 30.1 bn | 34.3 bn |
| Revenue YoY | +6.9% | −5.6% | −7.4% | +3.0% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.4% | +13.8% |
| Net income | 1.9 bn | 1.0 bn | -322.0 m | 3.4 bn | 868.0 m | 2.0 bn | 2.6 bn | 57.0 m |
| Net income YoY | +454.7% | −45.0% | −130.7% | unavailable | −74.7% | +133.3% | +27.4% | −97.8% |
| Diluted EPS | 1.23 | 0.77 | -0.25 | 2.58 | 0.66 | 1.54 | 1.93 | -0.04 |
| Diluted EPS YoY | +485.7% | −37.4% | −132.5% | unavailable | −74.4% | +133.3% | +25.3% | −102.1% |
| net % | 6.2% | 3.6% | -1.2% | 12.3% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 0.2% |
| Free cash flow | 8.0 m | 1.1 bn | -143.0 m | 3.4 bn | 1.5 bn | 1.6 bn | 2.0 bn | 627.0 m |
Reported results vs expectations
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Balance sheet & financial health
Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Oct 2025
- Cash
- 5.8 bn USD
- Financial debt
- 22.4 bn USD
- Net debt
- 16.6 bn USD
- Equity
- 24.8 bn USD
- Total assets
- 75.9 bn USD
- Debt / equity
- 0.90x
- Current ratio
- 1.01x
- ROE
- 0.2%
- ROA
- 0.1%
- FCF margin
- 1.8%
Financial statements (source on every figure)
Revenue and net income (USD)
Margins
Income statement · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 27.0 bn | 27.8 bn | 28.5 bn | 29.1 bn | 30.1 bn | 34.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Research & development | 1.9 bn | 2.0 bn | 2.0 bn | 2.3 bn | 2.2 bn | 2.5 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| SG&A | 4.6 bn | 4.9 bn | 4.9 bn | 5.2 bn | 4.9 bn | 5.7 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Operating income | -329.0 m | 1.1 bn | 782.0 m | 2.1 bn | 2.2 bn | -437.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 2.6 bn | 2.6 bn | 2.5 bn | 2.6 bn | 2.6 bn | 2.7 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| EBITDA | 2.3 bn ≈ | 3.7 bn ≈ | 3.3 bn ≈ | 4.7 bn ≈ | 4.8 bn ≈ | 2.3 bn ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025derived |
| Interest expense | 603.0 m | 501.0 m | 471.0 m | 709.0 m | 777.0 m | 1.1 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Pre-tax income | -442.0 m | 3.6 bn | 876.0 m | 2.2 bn | 3.0 bn | -285.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Income tax | -120.0 m | 160.0 m | 8.0 m | 205.0 m | 374.0 m | -342.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Net income | -322.0 m | 3.4 bn | 868.0 m | 2.0 bn | 2.6 bn | 57.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Diluted EPS | -0.25 | 2.58 | 0.66 | 1.54 | 1.93 | -0.04 | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Weighted average diluted shares | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Dividend per share | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.52 | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Operating income + Depreciation & amortisation.
Balance sheet · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 4.2 bn | 4.0 bn | 4.2 bn | 4.3 bn | 14.8 bn | 5.8 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Receivables | 3.4 bn | 4.0 bn | 4.1 bn | 3.5 bn | 3.6 bn | 5.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Inventories | 2.7 bn | 4.5 bn | 5.2 bn | 4.6 bn | 7.8 bn | 6.4 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Current assets | 16.6 bn | 18.9 bn | 20.5 bn | 18.9 bn | 33.5 bn | 25.0 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Property, plant & equipment, net | 5.6 bn | 5.6 bn | 5.8 bn | 6.0 bn | 5.7 bn | 6.0 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Goodwill | 18.0 bn | 18.3 bn | 17.4 bn | 18.0 bn | 18.1 bn | 23.8 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Intangibles (excl. goodwill) | 1.1 bn | 1.0 bn | 733.0 m | 654.0 m | 510.0 m | 6.4 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Total assets | 54.0 bn | 57.7 bn | 57.1 bn | 57.2 bn | 71.3 bn | 75.9 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Accounts payable | 5.4 bn | 7.0 bn | 8.7 bn | 7.1 bn | 11.1 bn | 7.7 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Short-term debt | 3.8 bn | 3.6 bn | 4.6 bn | 4.9 bn | 4.7 bn | 4.6 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Long-term debt | 12.2 bn | 9.9 bn | 7.9 bn | 7.5 bn | 13.5 bn | 17.8 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 10 Mar 2026verified |
| Current liabilities | 18.7 bn | 20.7 bn | 23.2 bn | 21.9 bn | 26.0 bn | 24.6 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Equity | 16.1 bn | 20.0 bn | 19.9 bn | 21.2 bn | 24.9 bn | 24.8 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
Cash flow · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2.2 bn | 5.9 bn | 4.6 bn | 4.4 bn | 4.3 bn | 2.9 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Capex | 2.4 bn | 2.5 bn | 3.1 bn | 2.8 bn | 2.4 bn | 2.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Free cash flow | -143.0 m ≈ | 3.4 bn ≈ | 1.5 bn ≈ | 1.6 bn ≈ | 2.0 bn ≈ | 627.0 m ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025derived |
| Investing cash flow | -2.6 bn | -2.8 bn | -2.1 bn | -3.3 bn | -53.0 m | -13.2 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Financing cash flow | 883.0 m | -3.4 bn | -1.8 bn | -1.4 bn | 6.3 bn | 1.0 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Dividends paid | 618.0 m | 625.0 m | 621.0 m | 619.0 m | 676.0 m | 684.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
| Share repurchases | 355.0 m | 213.0 m | 512.0 m | 421.0 m | 150.0 m | 202.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Dec 2025verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Operating cash flow − Capex.
Computed indicators
Growth
Profitability
Returns
Balance sheet
Liquidity
Cash
Efficiency
Market and valuation
4 indicators that do not apply to the sector.
Valuation
olivLaw classification
Score: 47 / 100
A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.
Closing price
03 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series
Market cap: 70.5 bn USD
Key indicators
Coverage and freshness
Score by group
- Valuation86
- Balance sheet9
- Quality31
- Growth30
- Returns64
Estimated value range
The combined range = the median of the valid methods' low, central and high values; it is not a probability interval and does not cover every result. Envelope of all methods: 48.62 – 281.14 USD.
Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.
Method ranges (USD per share)
— — Mid · ▏ Price
Valuation methods
- DCF (discounted cash flow)48.62 – 86.30 (Mid 62.65)WACC 8.3% · starting FCFF 5.1 bn USD · terminal value share of EV 76%The WACC × g sensitivity gives the method's bounds; these are not probabilities.Reverse DCF: starting growth implied by the price (fading linearly to terminal growth, everything else fixed): 0.3%
- Peers: EV/Sales102.75 – 281.14 (Mid 189.28)8 companies used · median multiple 6.3x · quartiles 3.6x – 9.2xCSCO, DELL, FTNT, HPQ, IBM, NTAP, STX, WDC
- Peers: EV/EBITDA70.98 – 106.64 (Mid 86.89)7 companies used · median multiple 21.2x · quartiles 17.8x – 25.5xCSCO, DELL, FTNT, HPQ, NTAP, STX, WDC
Classification (SIC) comparables group by industry code, not by economic activity; the direct group is an editorial selection by activity. Members' multiples are on their own trailing twelve months, at their own latest close.
Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)
- Risk-free rate
- 4.3%
- Equity risk premium
- 5.0%
- Beta (default)
- 1.00
- Cost of equity
- 9.3%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
Factor scorecard
Neutral profile · Score 47/100
| Factor | Value | Score | Weight used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| EBIT margin · Quality | 6.2% | 21 (vs peers) | 10% |
| FCF margin · Quality | 9.9% | 40 (on a fixed band) | 10% |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growth | 6.4% | 25 (on a fixed band) | 19% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) · Growth | 13.8% | 40 (vs peers) | 10% |
| Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet | 2.3x | 0 (vs peers) | 7% |
| Current ratio · Balance sheet | 1.1x | 18 (on a fixed band) | 7% |
| EV/Sales · Valuation | 2.0x | 75 (vs peers) | 19% |
| FCF yield · Valuation | 5.9% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 14% |
| Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns | 1.8% | 64 (on a fixed band) | 5% |
Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.
Score groups
- Balance sheet9/100 · 2/2 factors with a value
- Growth30/100 · 2/2 factors with a value
- Quality31/100 · 2/3 factors with a value
- Returns64/100 · 1/1 factors with a value
- Valuation86/100 · 2/2 factors with a value
Memo
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY (HPE). Latest full fiscal year: 2025; data up to 2026-07-31.
Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 34.3 bn USD in 2025; YoY growth 13.8%; net margin 6.7%; ROE 11.0%; net debt/EBITDA 2.3x.
The estimated value range is 70.98–106.64 USD per share (median of 3 methods, agreement: low); assumptions are illustrative. Against the central value of 86.89 USD, the price of 53.10 USD leaves a potential of 63.6% (value / price − 1) and a margin of safety of 38.9% (1 − price / value). The range is the median of the methods' low, central and high values, not a probability interval.
olivLaw score 47/100, methodological classification: neutral profile (score, margin of safety and method agreement together; not a judgement of the right price). Not investment advice.
Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.
What supports the thesis
- EV/Sales: 2.0x
- FCF yield: 5.9%
- The price is below the estimated value range
What contradicts it
- EBIT margin: 6.2%
- Revenue CAGR 3Y: 6.4%
- Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3x
- Current ratio: 1.1x
- The valuation methods diverge
Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): Gross margin.
Versus the vertical median
Industrial machinery and computer equipment (SIC 357x) · same industry group (3-digit SIC) · compared with 15 companies
Only companies with a capitalisation between 9.2 bn and 589.1 bn (within 8× of the company's); 39 of the vertical were left out.
Multiples and returns vs the median
Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)
Companies in the vertical
| Market cap | P/E | ROE | Net margin | Revenue YoY | 1A / 3A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCOCisco Systems, Inc. | 406.0 bn | 30.9 | 27.3% | 21.0% | +11.8% | +34% / +113% |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc. | 286.5 bn | 875.5 | 1.7% | 2.7% | +24.5% | +84% / +137% |
| DELLDell Technologies Inc. | 261.4 bn | 23.7 | — | 7.5% | +18.8% | +206% / +438% |
| IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation | 236.3 bn | 21.3 | 35.2% | 16.0% | +7.6% | −19% / +58% |
| ANETArista Networks, Inc. | 214.3 bn | 53.6 | 31.5% | 38.4% | +28.6% | +30% / +209% |
| SNDKSandisk Corporation | 160.3 bn | 9.1 | 141.2% | 67.0% | +175.3% | +405% / unavailable |
| STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc | 139.2 bn | 31.9 | 259.4% | 31.9% | +34.1% | +119% / +667% |
| WDCWestern Digital Corporation | 130.0 bn | 13.5 | 131.5% | 69.2% | +35.7% | +113% / +851% |
| FTNTFortinet, Inc. | 94.1 bn | 41.6 | 153.1% | 29.0% | +14.2% | +58% / +144% |
| HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 70.5 bn | 27.4 | 11.0% | 6.7% | +13.8% | +117% / +233% |
| PEverpure, Inc. | 39.2 bn | 161.8 | 17.7% | 5.9% | +15.6% | +32% / +253% |
| NTAPNetApp, Inc. | 37.5 bn | 26.9 | 114.8% | 21.8% | +5.6% | +71% / +109% |
| HPQHp Inc. | 25.5 bn | 10.8 | — | 4.1% | +3.2% | +16% / −4% |
| SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. | 20.6 bn | 9.6 | 21.5% | 5.7% | +77.8% | −7% / +15% |
| FFIVF5, Inc. | 18.8 bn | 26.4 | 19.8% | 22.0% | +9.7% | +38% / +93% |
| LOGILogitech International S.A. | 13.2 bn | 16.7 | 38.2% | 16.4% | +6.3% | −18% / +6% |
1- and 3-year price returns: for HPE from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.
olivLaw engine forecast
The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.
The engine has no published run for this company yet.
Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)
Illustrative scenarios
Illustrative: not forecasts and without probabilities. Each case is one coherent set of assumptions, computed on today's figures.
Estimated price (USD)
| Estimated price | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 years | 34.63 Total return -34% · Per year -34% | 61.17 Total return 16% · Per year 16% | 92.07 Total return 75% · Per year 75% |
| 3 years | 34.89 Total return -32% · Per year -12% | 69.21 Total return 34% · Per year 10% | 114.20 Total return 120% · Per year 30% |
| 5 years | 35.14 Total return -29% · Per year -7% | 78.31 Total return 54% · Per year 9% | 141.64 Total return 176% · Per year 22% |
- Exit P/E± 17.30
- Net margin± 12.11
- Annual revenue growth± 9.77
- Annual dilution± 1.02
AI analysis
AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.
In brief
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global enterprise technology provider focused on networking, cloud and artificial intelligence. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended July 31, 2026, revenue reached $12.2 billion, up 34% 3. The company raised its outlook for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027, citing strong demand and record orders 3.
SWOT
Strengths
- An integrated portfolio combining hardware, software and services, plus a full networking stack following the Juniper Networks acquisition 1.
- A recognized leader in supercomputing and AI servers, backed by an intellectual property portfolio and decades of infrastructure experience 1.
- Strong revenue and margin growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, supported by AI demand 3.
Weaknesses
- Higher debt following the Juniper Networks acquisition, which the company says it is prioritizing to reduce 1.
- Reliance on third-party suppliers and contract manufacturers, including single-source components, exposes the company to delays 1.
- Elevated inventory and limited ability to pass higher costs to customers could weigh on cash flow 2.
Opportunities
- Demand for AI infrastructure and for networks built specifically for AI workloads could keep growing over the long term 13.
- Expanding as-a-service offerings and recurring revenue could stabilize customer relationships and improve forecasting 1.
- Selling the remaining H3C stake, if completed after regulatory approvals, could provide additional liquidity 1.
Risks
- Juniper Networks integrationhigh
The company may not realize all expected benefits of the acquisition, and integration can be costly and difficult to execute 1.
- Component shortageshigh
Shortages of memory, SSDs and GPUs could delay deliveries and increase inventory and costs 2.
- Competitive pricing pressuremedium
Discounts granted in earlier contracts have reduced margins, and this trend could continue in the near term 1.
- Currency exposuremedium
More than half of revenue comes from outside the United States, so exchange rate swings can affect financial results 2.
- Public sector demandlow
Staffing and resource reductions at public entities, including the US federal government, add uncertainty to part of the revenue base 2.
Investment thesis
What would need to be true (bull case)
- If demand for AI infrastructure and AI-built networking holds, revenue and margin growth could continue, in line with the raised guidance 3.
- The as-a-service model and recurring revenue could improve the predictability of long-term results 1.
- An integrated networking, cloud and AI portfolio could offer competitive advantages if the Juniper Networks integration proceeds as planned 1.
What would break the thesis
- Higher debt after the acquisition could limit financial flexibility if its reduction is delayed 1.
- Component shortages and elevated inventory could affect deliveries and cash flow, especially if costs cannot be passed on to customers 2.
- Intense competition could pressure margins in servers and networking, where rivals are expanding integrated offerings 2.
What to watch
- Fourth-quarter results and delivery against revenue and EPS guidanceQ4 2026
- Trends in inventory and availability of memory and GPU componentsQ4 2026
- Completion of the H3C stake sale after regulatory approvals2027
Products, market & competition
AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.
The business
HPE frames its business around capturing, analyzing and acting on data from the edge to the cloud, for customers ranging from small and medium businesses to large global enterprises and government entities 1. The strategy rests on networking, cloud and AI megatrends, and the acquisition of Juniper Networks, completed on July 2, 2025, gave the company a full networking stack 1. The as-a-service consumption model under HPE GreenLake has become an important part of the portfolio 1.
Its financial services division helps customers fund technology investments through leasing, financing and IT consumption programs 1. The company noted that more than half of its revenue comes from outside the United States, which exposes it to currency swings that it addresses with a hedging strategy 2. Sales are delivered both directly and through a broad channel of resellers, distributors and systems integrators 1.
Reporting changed at the start of fiscal 2026: Server, Hybrid Cloud and Financial Services merged into a Cloud & AI segment, while Networking stayed separate alongside Corporate Investments and Other 1. The third-quarter figures are therefore comparable with the prior year only on the re-aligned basis 3.
Market context
Demand is gravitating toward AI, hybrid cloud, edge computing and data security, and the volume of data generated at the edge keeps growing 2. Customers are moving toward consumption-based infrastructure, shifting demand away from traditional hardware purchases 1.
The market is shaped by supply constraints, particularly for GPUs and memory components, whose shortage has spread as AI data center build-outs accelerate 2. Tariffs and trade uncertainty add pressure on costs and prices 2.
Trends
- Rising demand for AI infrastructuretailwind
Customers are investing in AI, hybrid cloud and edge computing, and HPE says its server and networking portfolio is well placed for this demand 23. If demand holds, revenue growth in Cloud & AI could continue 3.
- Memory and component shortagesheadwind
Shortages of memory, SSDs and GPUs could limit deliveries and raise costs, and the company expects these constraints to persist in the medium term 2.
- Tariffs and trade uncertaintyheadwind
Tariff changes and trade restrictions have raised logistics costs and component prices, which could hurt margins if they cannot be passed on to customers 2.
- Shift to consumption and cloud modelsmixed
As-a-service offerings and cloud adoption generate recurring revenue, but they can delay revenue recognition in the short term because revenue is recognized over contract terms 1.
Competitive position
Major and emerging competitors are expanding integrated product and service offerings, adding competitive pressure, especially in networking and AI infrastructure 2. The company has acknowledged heavier-than-normal discounting in some contracts, which has reduced margins 1.
In networking, HPE competes with specialist providers in campus, data center and security, and the Juniper Networks integration aims to deliver a full stack from silicon to software 1. Success depends on executing that integration and retaining customers 1.
- Dell TechnologiesDELL
Server and data center infrastructure provider that competes directly in servers and AI infrastructure.
- Cisco SystemsCSCO
Competitor in campus, data center and security networking, an area where HPE has expanded through Juniper Networks.
- Lenovo Group
Global server and equipment maker active in infrastructure markets, without a direct US listing.
- Public cloud service providers
Public cloud platforms compete with the company's hybrid and as-a-service offerings, which HPE integrates with customer data centers.
Links, dependencies and risks
Who the company is tied to, from its own SEC filings (customers, suppliers, production, partners, competitors, countries, regulation), from the 5 %+ holders' statements (13D/13G) and from what other companies say about it. Click a node for its evidence; on a listed company the graph moves to it.
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News & filings
In the press
- Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) Was a Top Contributor for GabelliYahoo Finance — News · 23 Sept 2026 · EN
- Jim Cramer Says Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Has the “Horses” but Remains a Dell (DELL) “Fan”Yahoo Finance — News · 18 Sept 2026 · EN
- How Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Stock Performance Compared to Technology StocksYahoo Finance — News · 16 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sinks 9% on Downgrade After Triple-Digit Run; Dell Falls 5%, Super Micro Drops 8%Yahoo Finance — News · 14 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Surges 19% in a Week — What to Watch For Next?Yahoo Finance — News · 14 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Raises 2027 Outlook as AI Networking Demand SurgesYahoo Finance — News · 13 Sept 2026 · EN
- AI Server Stocks Slide as Two-Day Run Unwinds: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sinks 4%, Dell Pulls Back, Super Micro Sits Out the SelloffYahoo Finance — News · 10 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)’s AI Boom Fuels Growth, Margins, and Healthier OutlookYahoo Finance — News · 09 Sept 2026 · EN
- Super Micro Climbs 4%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Advances 5%: Is the Margin Beat Already Guided Away?Yahoo Finance — News · 08 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) Jumps on Surging AI Infrastructure DemandYahoo Finance — News · 08 Sept 2026 · EN
- Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Sell-Off May Not LastYahoo Finance — News · 06 Sept 2026 · EN
- Super Micro Surges 7% as Semiconductors Lead a Flat Tape; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Falls 3%, Dell Edges HigherYahoo Finance — News · 04 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Falls 5% as Supply Constraints Overshadow Raised Guidance, Super Micro Slips, Dell Holds SteadyYahoo Finance — News · 03 Sept 2026 · EN
- Dell Surges 9% on Record $95B AI Backlog, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Climbs 4%, Super Micro Ticks UpYahoo Finance — News · 02 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Shares Rise 4.7% Ahead of Fiscal Q3 ResultsYahoo Finance — News · 02 Sept 2026 · EN
- Unusual Options Volume in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Ahead of Earnings Shows Investors Bullish on HPEYahoo Finance — News · 01 Sept 2026 · EN
- Dell Falls 4% Ahead of Earnings as Its 266% Rally Raises the Bar, Super Micro and Hewlett Packard Enterprise SlipYahoo Finance — News · 01 Sept 2026 · EN
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Romania, subsidiara grupului american HPE, afaceri de 113,7 mil. lei în 2025, cu o creştere de aproape două ori a numărului de angajaţiZiarul Financiar · 26 May 2026 · RO
The latest news item in our archive is from 23 Sept 2026; the newest SEC filing is from 30 Sept 2026. The press archive comes from the RSS feeds we follow and does not necessarily cover the latest event — the filings alongside do.
SEC filings
- Current report30 Sept 2026Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Quarterly report03 Sept 2026
- Current report02 Sept 2026Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosure
- Current report04 Aug 2026Regulation FD disclosure
- Current report24 Jul 2026Departure or appointment of officers · Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Quarterly report02 Jun 2026
- Current report01 Jun 2026Material agreement · Results of operations · Departure or appointment of officers · Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Current report14 May 2026Regulation FD disclosure
- Current report04 May 2026Regulation FD disclosure
- Current report03 Apr 2026Departure or appointment of officers · Shareholder vote · Financial statements and exhibits
Sources
- [1] Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 2025-10-31 · SEC / Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 18 Dec 2025
- [2] Form 10-Q, quarter ended 2026-07-31 · SEC / Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 03 Sept 2026
- [3] Form 8-K, results release (exhibit 99.1) · SEC / Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 02 Sept 2026
Figures computed by olivLaw from SEC filings and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.