Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.09% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 4.51 percentage points from 0.58% a year earlier and up 2.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.89%, down 6.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +0.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.73% in FY2024 (-0.20 pp), 5.93% in FY2023 (+3.64 pp), 2.28% in FY2022 (-0.93 pp) and 3.22% in FY2021 (+4.18 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.04 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 4.91 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 6.30 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 2.87% (Q2 2026), -0.78% (Q1 2026) and -0.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 15.08% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.09% |
| 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% |
API Access
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();