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How Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company stacks up
HPE · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
46/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #915 of 1,708 · scores higher than 46% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score170 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 · 1,598 reported | 5.1% | 6.8% | 45% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 6.2% | 6.3% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,668 reported | 3.3% | 2.9% | 54% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,633 reported | 10.9% | 7.5% | 60% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,712 reported | 36.6% | 33.4% | 54% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HPEScores 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