Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported FCF Margin of 7.34% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.64 percentage points from 7.98% a year earlier and down 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's FCF Margin came in at 9.93%, up 9.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 1.83%, down 4.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +2.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 6.55% in FY2024 (+1.06 pp), 5.49% in FY2023 (+0.33 pp), 5.16% in FY2022 (-6.96 pp) and 12.13% in FY2021 (+12.66 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -20.78% in fiscal Q1 2023 and a high of 29.49% in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.55 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 20.96 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 20.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 7.74% (Q2 2026), 6.55% (Q1 2026) and 18.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 29.17% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.96% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.10% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 79.01% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 34.19% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 6.96% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 7.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.74% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.55% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 18.84% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.98% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -13.22% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -11.69% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.81% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.92% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -8.76% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 29.49% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 12.20% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.88% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -20.78% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 25.87% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.92% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.15% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -10.06% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.47% |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "HPE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();