Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.31 for Q1 2026, up 267.49% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 15.82% sequentially from 0.37 in Q4 2025.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.31 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 267.49% year-over-year to 0.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.33 (down 35.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.09, up 218.56% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.31 in Q1 2026, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.54 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.46 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.05 and a median of 0.07 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 561.33% in 2024 and plunged 1278.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing HPE's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.08 in 2022, then declined by 6.09% to 0.07 in 2023, then soared by 561.33% to 0.47 in 2024, then decreased by 21.11% to 0.37 in 2025, then slipped by 15.82% to 0.31 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HPE's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.31 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.46 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 449.01 Bn | 432.37 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 69.69 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.52 |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.43 Bn | 58.59 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Ciena | 52.47 Bn | 51.17 Bn | 625.52 Mn | - |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.32 Bn | 48.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.07 Bn | 41.76 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.09 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.82 Bn | 26.14 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -0.80 |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.70 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 3.67 Mn | - |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 13.04 Bn | 12.92 Bn | 742.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.46 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -0.17 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.19 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -0.01 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.45 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -0.22 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -0.21 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.03 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -0.51 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -3.20 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.18 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -0.31 |