Segment Information (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
Apr. 30, 2026 |
| Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations |
Segment net revenue and operating results were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Networking | | Cloud & AI | | Corporate Investments and Other | | Total | | | | In millions | Three months ended April 30, 2026: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total segment net revenue | $ | 2,690 | | | $ | 7,707 | | | $ | 281 | | | $ | 10,678 | | | Segment cost of sales | 1,056 | | | 5,468 | | | 217 | | | 6,741 | | | Segment operating expenses | 1,053 | | | 1,285 | | | 73 | | | 2,411 | | | Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 581 | | | $ | 954 | | | $ | (9) | | | $ | 1,526 | | Three months ended April 30, 2025(1): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total segment net revenue | $ | 1,084 | | | $ | 6,271 | | | $ | 272 | | | $ | 7,627 | | | Segment cost of sales | 422 | | | 4,760 | | | 204 | | | 5,386 | | | Segment operating expenses | 391 | | | 1,097 | | | 75 | | | 1,563 | | | Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 271 | | | $ | 414 | | | $ | (7) | | | $ | 678 | | | | | | | | | | Six months ended April 30, 2026: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total segment net revenue | $ | 5,396 | | | $ | 14,041 | | | $ | 542 | | | $ | 19,979 | | | Segment cost of sales | 2,105 | | | 10,112 | | | 421 | | | 12,638 | | | Segment operating expenses | 2,070 | | | 2,330 | | | 142 | | | 4,542 | | | Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 1,221 | | | $ | 1,599 | | | $ | (21) | | | $ | 2,799 | | Six months ended April 30, 2025(1): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total segment net revenue | $ | 2,160 | | | $ | 12,782 | | | $ | 539 | | | $ | 15,481 | | | Segment cost of sales | 817 | | | 9,704 | | | 406 | | | 10,927 | | | Segment operating expenses | 752 | | | 2,117 | | | 148 | | | 3,017 | | | Segment earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 591 | | | $ | 961 | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | 1,537 | |
(1) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2026, HPE implemented an organizational change by (i) merging the Server, Hybrid Cloud, and Financial Services business segments into a new segment named Cloud & AI and (ii) transferring the Telco and Instant On businesses to Corporate Investments and Other from Networking. The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively. These changes had no impact on HPE’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share or total assets.
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| Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results |
The reconciliation of segment operating results to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended April 30, | | For the six months ended April 30, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | In millions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earnings (Loss) Before Taxes: | | | | | | | | | Total segment earnings from operations | $ | 1,526 | | | $ | 678 | | | $ | 2,799 | | | $ | 1,537 | | | Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations | (103) | | | (65) | | | (194) | | | (144) | | | Stock-based compensation expense | (218) | | | (116) | | | (434) | | | (270) | | | Amortization of intangible assets | (323) | | | (37) | | | (634) | | | (75) | | | Impairment charges | — | | | (1,361) | | | — | | | (1,361) | | | | | | | | | | | Gain on sale of a business | — | | | — | | | — | | | 244 | | | H3C divestiture related severance costs | — | | | (20) | | | — | | | (97) | | | Cost reduction program | (30) | | | (146) | | | (53) | | | (146) | | | Acquisition, disposition and other charges | (105) | | | (42) | | | (267) | | | (120) | | | Interest and other, net | (73) | | | 39 | | | (127) | | | 78 | | | Earnings from equity interests | 25 | | | 25 | | | 42 | | | 42 | | | Total earnings (loss) before provision for taxes | $ | 699 | | | $ | (1,045) | | | $ | 1,132 | | | $ | (312) | |
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| Schedule of Net Revenue by Geographic Areas |
Net revenue by geographic region was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended April 30, | | For the six months ended April 30, | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | In millions | | Americas: | | | | | | | | | United States | $ | 3,952 | | | $ | 2,739 | | | $ | 7,272 | | | $ | 5,257 | | | Americas excluding United States | 602 | | | 562 | | | 1,105 | | | 1,436 | | | Total Americas | 4,554 | | | 3,301 | | | 8,377 | | | 6,693 | | | Europe, Middle East and Africa | 3,779 | | | 2,739 | | | 7,266 | | | 5,419 | | | Asia Pacific and Japan | 2,345 | | | 1,587 | | | 4,336 | | | 3,369 | | | Total consolidated net revenue | $ | 10,678 | | | $ | 7,627 | | | $ | 19,979 | | | $ | 15,481 | |
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| Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue |
Net revenue disaggregated by segment and major product categories was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the three months ended April 30, | | For the six months ended April 30, | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | In millions | | Networking: | | | | | | | | | Campus & Branch | $ | 1,322 | | | $ | 880 | | | $ | 2,549 | | | $ | 1,744 | | | Data Center Networking | 320 | | | 96 | | | 764 | | | 188 | | | Security | 273 | | | 107 | | | 528 | | | 226 | | | Routing | 775 | | | 1 | | | 1,555 | | | 2 | | | Total | 2,690 | | | 1,084 | | | 5,396 | | | 2,160 | | | Cloud & AI: | | | | | | | | | Server | 5,454 | | | 4,109 | | | 9,686 | | | 8,457 | | Storage(1) | 1,175 | | | 1,148 | | | 2,236 | | | 2,203 | | | Financial Services | 904 | | | 856 | | | 1,780 | | | 1,729 | | Other(2) | 174 | | | 158 | | | 339 | | | 393 | | | Total | 7,707 | | | 6,271 | | | 14,041 | | | 12,782 | | | Corporate Investments and Other | 281 | | | 272 | | | 542 | | | 539 | | | Total consolidated net revenue | $ | 10,678 | | | $ | 7,627 | | | $ | 19,979 | | | $ | 15,481 | |
(1) Storage includes revenue from GreenLake Flex and Software. (2) Other category includes intersegment revenue eliminations and third-party storage solutions.
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