# Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Communications Equipment. Price $52.00, market value $69.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 26.8×** (5-yr avg 10.9×, 3-yr avg 9.5×). Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company trades at 26.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 11.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.1×**. Enterprise value is 14.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.0%** (5-yr avg 9.3%). Free cash flow equals 6.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 9.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 6.2%**. 6.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 0.2%**. 0.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 0.2%**. 0.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.8%** (3-yr 6.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue grew 13.8% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -102.1%**. Earnings per share fell 102.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -24.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -24.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.91**. Debt is 0.91 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.7×**. It would take 2.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.10%** ($0.56 per share, trailing). Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company yields 1.10%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 11**. 11 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.1%/yr** (1-yr 2.5%). The dividend has grown 2.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $65.35 (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 129.2%** (YTD 118.5%, 3-mo 6.0%). The shares are up 129.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.1%** (162.1% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.97** (volatility 53%). Beta of 1.97 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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