Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Selling, General & Administrative (2015 - 2026)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.96 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 31.1% from $1.5 billion a year earlier and up 7.2% from the prior quarter.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Selling, General & Administrative (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported Selling, General & Administrative of $7.13 billion, up 35.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $5.7 billion, up 17.1% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $4.87 billion in FY2024 (-5.6%), $5.16 billion in FY2023 (+4.4%), $4.94 billion in FY2022 (+0.2%) and $4.93 billion in FY2021 (+6.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 20.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 41.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 9.1%).
- Business Quant data shows HPE's Selling, General & Administrative at $1.83 billion (Q2 2026), $1.7 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.64 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 679.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 33.80 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 138.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 91.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.96 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.70 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.23 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=HPE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();