Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.78% for Q1 2026, down 535.0% on a YoY basis from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and up 7.58% sequentially from 0.84% in Q4 2025.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.78% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 535.0% year-over-year to 0.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.78% (down 535.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.89%, down 662.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 0.78% in Q1 2026, from 0.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.99% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.84% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 3.3% and a median of 3.51% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 491 bps in 2022 and sank 630 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing HPE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.28% in 2022, then surged by 162 bps to 5.99% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 5.46% in 2024, then slumped by 115 bps to 0.84% in 2025, then climbed by 8 bps to 0.78% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HPE's Return on Capital Employed at 0.78% in Q1 2026, 0.84% in Q4 2025, and 0.58% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.46 Bn 432.82 Bn 10.08 Bn 16.71%
2 Motorola Solutions 70.70 Bn 69.81 Bn 1.36 Bn 21.43%
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.35 Bn 58.51 Bn 9.10 Bn -0.78%
4 Ciena 52.27 Bn 50.97 Bn 625.52 Mn 6.63%
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.56 Bn 47.39 Bn 357.00 Mn 11.56%
6 Nokia 48.88 Bn 41.57 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.24 Bn 31.88 Bn 370.71 Mn 87.31%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.80 Bn 26.12 Bn 2.53 Bn 21.27%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.69 Bn 16.69 Bn 3.67 Mn -8.36%
10 Zebra Technologies 12.90 Bn 12.79 Bn 742.00 Mn 10.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -0.78%
Oct 31, 2025 -0.84%
Jul 31, 2025 0.58%
Apr 30, 2025 1.27%
Jan 31, 2025 4.57%
Oct 31, 2024 5.46%
Jul 31, 2024 5.50%
Apr 30, 2024 5.45%
Jan 31, 2024 5.74%
Oct 31, 2023 5.99%
Jul 31, 2023 3.47%
Apr 30, 2023 3.51%
Jan 31, 2023 2.65%
Oct 31, 2022 2.28%
Jul 31, 2022 4.12%
Apr 30, 2022 3.49%
Jan 31, 2022 3.64%
Oct 31, 2021 3.11%
Jul 31, 2021 2.60%
Apr 30, 2021 1.83%