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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

HPE
52
Computer Hardware · Technology
Also trades as: 0J51.L GBP 0.55 (-5.65%)
Price
$55.13
-3.50 (-5.97%)
Market Cap
$73.18B
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
12/30
Growth
Good
13/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

52 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 52.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

Hewlett Packard Enterprise sells the computers, servers, and networking equipment that large businesses and governments use to run their operations. Its main products include servers, data storage systems, and networking gear sold under the Aruba brand, along with cloud and software services that help companies manage their technology. HPE is one of the largest providers of enterprise IT infrastructure in the world.

HPE makes money by selling hardware, software licenses, and IT services, with a growing portion coming from subscriptions through its GreenLake platform, which lets customers pay for computing resources on a flexible basis. The company operates globally, with significant revenue from North America, Europe, and Asia, and competes against large rivals like Dell and Cisco. Its main growth driver is the shift toward AI-ready servers and hybrid cloud infrastructure, but its low operating margins and heavy competition leave little room for error if demand slows.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+32.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+438.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$2.5B/ year

↑ Rising (+12% vs prior year)

7.3% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company grew revenue 33% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.5% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.33B (2021) → 1.32B (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
40.1%
Healthy — 40.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.4%
Modest — 11.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.4%
Weak — 7.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+26.6%
Fast-growing sales (+26.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+133.7%
Earnings growing fast (+133.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
243%
Turns 243% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.9%
Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.76
Moderate — manageable debt (0.76)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
29.35x
Comfortably covers interest (29.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.4x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.4

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.4 → 15.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.79%
Small dividend — 0.79% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+9.6%
Dividend growing modestly (9.6% YoY)
Payout Ratio
31%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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