---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001645590-23-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HPE"
cik: "0001645590"
company_name: "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co"
filed_at: "2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T11:45:19.179306+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HPE Q2 revenue $7.0B, EPS $0.52; raises full-year EPS guidance; H3C sale $3.5B progressing

## Summary
- Revenue $7.0B (+4% YoY, +9% CC); GAAP EPS $0.32 (+68%); non-GAAP EPS $0.52 (+18%), at top of guidance range.
- ARR reached $1.1B (+35% YoY); Intelligent Edge revenue $1.3B (+50%) with 26.9% op margin.
- Raises FY2023 non-GAAP EPS to $2.06-$2.14 (from prior); Q3 revenue guidance $6.7-$7.2B.
- Dividend $0.12/share payable July 14, record June 15; H3C sale for $3.5B cash, closing in 6-12 months.
- Free cash flow guidance reiterated $1.9-$2.1B; returning ~60% of FCF to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001645590-23-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HPE
- cik: 0001645590
- company_name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
- filed_at: 2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559023000054/0001645590-23-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559023000054/hpe-20230530.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co reported fiscal 2023 second quarter ended April 30, 2023 results: revenue $7.0 billion, EPS $0.32. Guidance raised.
  - Period: fiscal 2023 second quarter ended April 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $7.0 billion
  - EPS: $0.32
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: • Revenue : $7.0 billion, up 4% from the prior-year period and 9% in constant currency (1) • Annualized revenue run-rate (“ARR”) (2) : $1.1 billion, up 35% from the prior-year period and 38% in constant currency (1) • Gross margins : ◦ GAAP of 36.0%, an all-time record for the company, up 360 basis points from the prior-year period and up 200 basis points sequentially ◦ Non-GAAP of 36.2%, also an all-time record, up 200 basis points from the prior-year period and sequentially • Diluted net earnings per share (“EPS”) : ◦ GAAP of $0.32, up 68% from the prior-year period and down 16% sequentially, above the midpoint of our guidance range of $0.27 to $0.35 ◦ Non-GAAP of $0.52, up 18% from the prior-year period and down 17% sequentially, at the top of our guidance range of $0.44-$0.52
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559023000054/0001645590-23-000054-index.htm

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