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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · HPE · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2026
HPE tops Q1 estimates, raises FY26 EPS guidance as networking surges
HPE's first fiscal quarter showed earnings momentum built on networking strength and AI demand: record non-GAAP EPS of $0.65 beat consensus by about 11% as revenue rose 18% to $9.3 billion. Management raised full-year EPS and free cash flow guidance, citing a record $5 billion AI Systems backlog, Wi-Fi 7 adoption, and on-track Juniper integration as supports. Offsetting forces are persistent DRAM/NAND cost inflation, a modestly lowered Cloud & AI revenue outlook, and the pending H3C acquisition. The stock still moved roughly -3% abnormally in the days after the print, consistent with a slight revenue shortfall and concerns over networking margin and memory costs, but has since drifted materially higher - a sign the market has broadly embraced the raised outlook.
Reported After market closeNYSETechnology
$84.14B market cap
90quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.65
Consensus $0.59
EPS surprise
+10.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$9.30B
Consensus $9.35B
Revenue surprise
-0.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-3.3%
Event window
SPY move
-0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+18.4%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did HPE fall 3.3% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in HPE's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for HPE after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Against consensus, HPE reported non-GAAP EPS of $0.65 versus $0.587 estimated (+10.7% surprise) and revenue of $9.301 billion versus $9.349 billion estimated (-0.5% surprise). On guidance, full-year EPS and free cash flow were raised along with the networking growth outlook, while the Cloud & AI revenue outlook was modestly lowered. In the reaction window the shares moved about -3.1% abnormally versus a roughly flat benchmark, followed by subsequent drift of about +18.4%.
Guidance delta
Raised. Full-year FY26 non-GAAP EPS and free cash flow guidance were raised, along with networking growth guidance; the Cloud & AI revenue outlook was modestly lowered. Management cited memory supply contracts and aggressive pricing as offsets to DRAM/NAND cost inflation.
Key takeaways
- Revenue and EPS beat expectations; networking growth far outperformed forecasts.
- Guidance for FY26 raised on EPS, free cash flow and networking growth, but Cloud & AI revenue outlook modestly lowered.
- Commodity price pressures (DRAM/NAND) are being mitigated through aggressive pricing and supply contracts.
- Juniper integration is on track, delivering early sales synergies and a unified networking go-to-market.
- GreenLake continues to expand, approaching 50,000 customers and on track for a $3.5 billion ARR target.
Management priorities
- Launch and scale the new PTX router series
- Accelerate Wi-Fi 7 deployments across campus and branch markets
- Complete Phase 2 of Juniper integration and realize full synergy targets
- Expand GreenLake services and achieve $3.5 billion ARR by FY26
- Close the pending H3C acquisition in H1 2026
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$63.59Current
$13Low
$47.28Average
$86High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 2, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| BWG Global | Positive | Mixed | Upgrade | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 22, 2020 |
| RBC Capital | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2020 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 23, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 6, 2018 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 29, 2018 |
| Pivotal Research | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Argus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 4, 2017 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Brean Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 3, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $63.58. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $48.4 | +10.1% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $48.59 | +5.4% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $49.12 | +2.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $59 | $51.86 | -7.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $57 | $51.86 | -10.4% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $79 | $51.86 | +24.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $54 | $51.86 | -15.1% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $86 | $51.86 | +35.3% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Katherine Murphy | $75 | $51.86 | +18.0% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Gianmarco Conti | $68 | $51.86 | +6.9% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $52.25 | -2.5% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $53.22 | +8.5% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $70 | $53.29 | +10.1% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $56.14 | +24.2% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $59.23 | -2.5% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $65 | $59.3 | +2.2% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.45 | +2.2% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $58.34 | -2.5% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $47.06 | -0.9% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $47.06 | +5.4% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $67 | $47.06 | +5.4% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $75 | $47.06 | +18.0% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $47.06 | +10.1% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $71 | $47.06 | +11.7% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $74 | $47.06 | +16.4% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Niknam | $69 | $47.06 | +8.5% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $47.06 | +25.8% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $33 | $33.8 | -48.1% | May 21, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $32.62 | -45.0% | May 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $33.83 | -37.1% | May 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $25.07 | -52.8% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $23 | $21.68 | -63.8% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $22.11 | -51.2% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $24.59 | -52.8% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $28 | $22.9 | -56.0% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $31 | $22.9 | -51.2% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $21.9 | -56.0% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $24 | $23.27 | -62.3% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $25.04 | -60.7% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $24.93 | -57.5% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $21 | $23.16 | -67.0% | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $15.81 | -63.8% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $24 | $15.81 | -62.3% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $17 | $15.81 | -73.3% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matt Niknam | $25 | $21.92 | -60.7% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $24 | $23.64 | -62.3% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $29 | $17.34 | -54.4% | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matt Niknam | $22 | $20.97 | -65.4% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $24 | $18.88 | -62.3% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Asiya Merchant | $20 | $18.83 | -68.5% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Wamsi Mohan | $24 | $17.23 | -62.3% | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Matthew Sheerin | $22 | $17.8 | -65.4% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $26 | $19.59 | -59.1% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $17 | $19.48 | -73.3% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $20 | $20.11 | -68.5% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $22 | $17.6 | -65.4% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $22 | $17.6 | -65.4% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $19 | $17.14 | -70.1% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $16 | $15.26 | -74.8% | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Asiya Merchant | $18 | $15.76 | -71.7% | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $16 | $14.52 | -74.8% | May 31, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $15.58 | -68.5% | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $13 | $16.7 | -79.6% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $13 | $15.74 | -79.6% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $15.46 | -71.7% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $15 | $13.66 | -76.4% | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $14 | $13.66 | -78.0% | Aug 31, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $16 | $12.82 | -74.8% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $13.79 | -71.7% | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $19 | $13.42 | -70.1% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sidney Ho | $16 | $13.72 | -74.8% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $13.5 | $14.58 | -78.8% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $15.78 | -68.5% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $19 | $15.78 | -70.1% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $14.91 | -71.7% | May 25, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Kyle McNealy | $20 | $15.52 | -68.5% | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $15 | $15.38 | -76.4% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $16 | $16.55 | -74.8% | Mar 13, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Toni Sacconaghi | $20 | $16.99 | -68.5% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $20 | $16.83 | -68.5% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Wamsi Mohan | $19 | $14 | -70.1% | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $21 | $14 | -67.0% | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $14 | $15.7 | -78.0% | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $20 | $15.12 | -68.5% | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sidney Ho | $18 | $15.04 | -71.7% | Sep 2, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Matthew Sheerin | $20 | $15.58 | -68.5% | Jun 2, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global technology firm that provides comprehensive solutions, empowering clients across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Japan to efficiently capture, analyze, and utilize their data. The company's diverse product range features adaptable servers for various computing demands, including general-purpose, workload-optimized, and specific lines like HPE ProLiant rack and tower servers, HPE BladeSystem, and HPE Synergy. HPE also offers a full suite of storage solutions, from traditional tape and storage networking to advanced disk products such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays and HPE XP. Additionally, its portfolio includes specialized high-performance computing (HPC) offerings like HPE Apollo and Cray, alongside critical infrastructure platforms such as HPE Superdome Flex, HPE Nonstop, HPE Integrity, and HPE Edgeline.…
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