Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.21 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 10.1% from 0.23 a year earlier and down 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 through Jul 31, 2026, down 94.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 1.09, up 218.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.34 in FY2024 (-11.5%), 0.39 in FY2023 (-8.4%), 0.42 in FY2022 (+127.6%) and 0.19 in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.07 (fiscal Q4 2023) and 0.77 (fiscal Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 5.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 67.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 93.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, HPE's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.23 (Q2 2026), 0.31 (Q1 2026) and 0.09 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 0.41 |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.15 |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.04 |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 0.21 |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 1.08 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.18 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 0.20 |
API Access
Hewlett Packard Enterprise FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();