---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001645590-26-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HPE"
cik: "0001645590"
company_name: "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T20:09:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:12:09.620796+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HPE Q2 FY26: record revenue $10.7B (+40%), raises FY26 guidance, introduces FY27 framework

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $10.7B (+40% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.44 (from -$0.82); non-GAAP EPS $0.79 (from $0.38), above outlook.
- Raised FY26 guidance: non-GAAP EPS now $3.35-3.45 (prev $3.00+ by FY28); free cash flow at least $3.5B.
- Introduced FY27 framework: rev growth 8-12%, non-GAAP EPS growth 12-16%, FCF at least $4.5B.
- Completed H3C divestiture on May 28, received $1.357B for remaining 19% stake; total pretax $3.5B.
- Appointed Elliott partner Chris Hsu to board; declared Q3 dividend $0.1425/share payable July 15.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001645590-26-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HPE
- cik: 0001645590
- company_name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T20:09:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000052/0001645590-26-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000052/hpe-20260601.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001645590-26-000052.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d252b0f5268c840bbffccf1063e5d86ee20cbb1e
  claim: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co reported fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2026 results: revenue $10.7 billion, EPS GAAP of $0.44. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: gross margin, and non-GAAP diluted net EPS, as well as its highest-ever free cash flow generation for a second quarter. Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results • Revenue : $10.7 billion, up 40% from the prior-year period • Gross margins : ◦ GAAP of 36.5%, up 810 basis points from the prior-year period and up 60 basis points sequentially ◦ Non-GAAP (1) of 36.9%,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000052/0001645590-26-000052-index.htm
- claim_id: 5eedbd414e
  claim: Christopher P. Hsu was appointed as member of the Board at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
  evidence_excerpt: Pursuant to the terms of the previously disclosed Cooperation Agreement, the Board has appointed Christopher P. Hsu to serve as a member of the Board, the Strategy Committee of the Board and the Finance and Investment Committee of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000052/0001645590-26-000052-index.htm
- claim_id: 5ae19f42d4ce324bb2c8aecf2c4f7ae9983036df
  claim: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co amended Cooperation Agreement with Elliott Investment Management L.P., Elliott Associates, L.P., and Elliott International, L.P. (effective 2026-05-29).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 29, 2026, the Company and Elliott agreed to amend paragraph 1(c) of the Cooperation Agreement such that the size of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") immediately following the closing of the 2026 Annual Meeting will not exceed 14 directors until the 2027 Annual Meeting (the "Amended Cooperation Agreement").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000052/0001645590-26-000052-index.htm

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