Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.14 (NYSE:HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.1425 per share by the technology company on Thursday, April 23rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 2 years. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a dividend payout ratio of 27.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Hewlett Packard Enterprise to earn $2.02 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.57 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 28.2%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock opened at $21.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $28.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -363.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $22.11 and its 200 day moving average is $23.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a twelve month low of $11.97 and a twelve month high of $26.44.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The technology company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $9.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.31 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 0.17% and a return on equity of 9.15%. The company’s revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.500 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.510-0.550 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Here are the key news stories impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and management raised FY‑26 earnings and Q2 guidance: HPE reported $0.65 EPS vs. $0.59 consensus, revenue +18.4% y/y, and raised FY‑26 EPS guidance to $2.30–2.50 (above Street) and Q2 EPS above views — supporting near-term upside. HPE Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Networking and AI server demand are driving revenue upside: networking revenue nearly tripled to ~$2.7B (data‑center networking up ~5x) and management flagged a big bump in enterprise AI server orders (NVIDIA‑based), which helped HPE forecast Q2 revenue above estimates. HPE Sales Rise on Networking Growth Despite Cloud and AI Decline
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared: HPE announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1425/share (annualized yield ~2.6%), record date Mar 24, payable Apr 23 — a steady income signal that can support shareholder sentiment. HPE Dividend Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Product/strategy catalysts: HPE expanded AI‑native networking and deeper Juniper integration, which bolsters the company’s long‑term AI and service‑provider addressable market. HPE Expands AI Networking As Juniper Integration Tests Long Term Growth Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Memory shortages are shaping pricing and supply strategy: management says DRAM shortages have prompted price increases and inventory actions — this can boost near‑term ASPs but also creates execution and cost volatility. HPE sees surging AI orders and pull-forward, while memory shortages force pricing and supply strategies
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly revenue roughly in line: Q1 revenue of $9.30B was essentially flat with consensus ($9.31B) despite strong networking — watch whether upside in networking/AI can offset softer trends elsewhere. HPE’s stock rises as earnings benefit from two big AI trends
• Negative Sentiment: Some sales metrics missed pockets of expectations: a few reports flagged missed sales in parts of the prior quarter, underscoring execution risk as supply and demand mix shift — investors should watch upcoming revenue cadence and margin trajectory. HPE misses Q4 CY2025 sales expectations

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Profile

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an enterprise technology company that designs, develops and sells IT infrastructure, software and services for business and government customers. Its core offerings span servers, storage, networking, and related software, together with consulting, integration and support services aimed at modernizing and managing enterprise IT environments. HPE’s product portfolio includes systems for traditional data centers as well as solutions for high-performance computing, edge computing and telecommunications infrastructure.

A major focus for HPE is hybrid cloud and consumption-based IT.