Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) posted Operating Margin of 5.05% for Q1 2026, up 6213.76% sequentially from 0.08% in Q4 2025, and down 46.0% YoY from 9.36% in Q1 2025.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reported Operating Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 5.05% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 46.0% year-over-year to 5.05% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 1.12% (down 784.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.27%, down 854.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 5.05% in Q1 2026 per HPE's latest filing, from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 8.19% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 14.54% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 4.01% and a median of 6.44% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin surged 1120 bps in 2023, then slumped 2044 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 4.31% in 2022, then jumped by 260 bps to 6.9% in 2023, then advanced by 19 bps to 8.19% in 2024, then slumped by 101 bps to 0.08% in 2025, then jumped by 6214 bps to 5.05% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 5.05%, 0.08%, and 2.7% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 7.00% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | -2,316.67% |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 15.14% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 11.23% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | -1,015.16% |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.79 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 20.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.00% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -0.08% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.70% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -14.54% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.51% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.19% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.09% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.90% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.90% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 6.73% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.46% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -4.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.08% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.44% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.76% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.09% |