Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
HPE Technology Communication Equipment
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $34.3 billion, up 13.8% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 33.7%, EPS grew 438.1%, free cash flow grew 20.6% and total debt rose 2.90%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) Return on equity
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 10.5%, up 10.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−0.24%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.94% (fiscal 2020) to 19.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −1.91% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.24% | (11.32) |
| FY2024 | 11.1% | 1.24 |
| FY2023 | 9.84% | 5.49 |
| FY2022 | 4.35% | (14.63) |
| FY2021 | 19.0% | 20.92 |
| FY2020 | −1.94% | (7.40) |
| FY2019 | 5.46% | (3.06) |
| FY2018 | 8.52% | 7.27 |
| FY2017 | 1.25% | (8.41) |
| FY2016 | 9.66% | 2.74 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 91.4% |
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 91.1% |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation compare | 22.4% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 15.3% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 10.5% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 3.38% |
| ERIC Ericsson compare | 0.00% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −34.8% |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | −240.0% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | −1.91% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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