Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.78% for Q1 2026, up 7.58% sequentially from 0.84% in Q4 2025, and down 535.0% YoY from 0.18% in Q1 2025.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.78% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 535.0% year-over-year to 0.78% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.78% (down 535.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.89%, down 662.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 0.78% in Q1 2026 per HPE's latest filing, from 0.84% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.99% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 491 bps in 2022, then tumbled 630 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.28% in 2022, then surged by 162 bps to 5.99% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 5.46% in 2024, then sank by 115 bps to 0.84% in 2025, then rose by 8 bps to 0.78% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.78%, 0.84%, and 0.58% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 2.87% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.87% |
| 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% |