Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. We enable our customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future.
$55.13
-$3.50 (-5.97%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-1.28% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue grew 13.8%, still solid. Margins contracted 8.6pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
At 28x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 68% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
28.4x earnings, 17.6x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$41.83B
▲ +13.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$2.79B
▼ -97.8% YoY
Op. Margin
6.22%
▼ -8.6pp YoY
ROIC
4.24%
▼ -4.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$4.16B
▼ -68.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$6.69B
▼ -32.8% YoY
Net Debt
$13.26B
Cash & Equiv.
$6.22B
5Y CAGR: +4.9%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 27 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 31 Jul 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 28 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Oct. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) overvalued?
At a P/E of 28.4 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 17.6, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $47.99 per share, so at $55.13 the stock looks overvalued (12.9% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Hewlett Packard Enterprise scores 65/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.0%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $47.99 per share for HPE, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $35.99. At today's $55.13, that puts the stock about 12.9% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise a high-quality business?+
Hewlett Packard Enterprise scores 65 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 6.2% operating margin and a 4.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays a regular dividend of about $0.51 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.0% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 26.5% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has grown the dividend at roughly 2.3% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For HPE's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. HPE currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 65/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 1.0%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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