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How Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company stacks up
HPE · against 66 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
46/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #55 of 67 · scores higher than 18% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including HPE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 46?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.1% vs peer median 6.8%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 6.2% vs peer median 6.3%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.3% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HPE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HPE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 65 reported | 5.1% | 14.2% | 17% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 67 reported | 6.2% | 15.5% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 65 reported | 3.3% | 7.1% | 23% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 65 reported | 10.9% | 20.4% | 27% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 67 reported | 36.6% | 48.9% | 24% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HPE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 137.9B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 4 | 482.9B CNY (≈$67.6B) | 97 | 73 | |
| 4 | 52.7B USD | 97 | 61 | |
| 51 | 3.46T TWD (≈$107.1B) | 56 | 58 | |
| 52 | 86.2B USD | 55 | 37 | |
| 53 | 736.3B HKD (≈$94.2B) | 48 | 63 | |
| 54 | 8.73T JPY (≈$59.4B) | 47 | 44 | |
| 55 | 70.5B USD | 46 | 55 | |
| 56 | 351.9B CNY (≈$49.3B) | 45 | 50 | |
| 57 | 88.7B USD | 42 | 48 | |
| 58 | 47.5B USD | 37 | 39 | |
| 59 | 45.7B USD | 36 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score