Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Background Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE,” or the “Company”) is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge-to-cloud. HPE enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. HPE's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated. Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 in HPE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 18, 2025. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for October 31, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements. Segment Realignment Effective November 1, 2025, HPE implemented an organizational change by (i) merging the Server, Hybrid Cloud, and Financial Services business segments into a new segment named Cloud & Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and (ii) transferring the Telco and Instant On businesses from the Networking segment to the Corporate Investments and Other segment. As a result, the Company’s organizational structure consists of the following segments: (i) Cloud & AI; (ii) Networking; and (iii) Corporate Investments and Other. The Company has reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue and operating profit for each of the segments as described above. These changes had no impact on HPE’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share (“EPS”) or total assets. Refer to Note 2, “Segment Information” for further information. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HPE’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. Significant Accounting Policies There have been no significant changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in Part II, Item 8, Note 1, “Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025. Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements In May 2026, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to provide recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements for environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued guidance to improve the guidance in Topic 270, Interim Reporting, by improving the navigability of the required interim disclosures and clarifying when that guidance is applicable. The amendment is effective for interim periods with annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued guidance to establish the accounting for a government grant received by a business entity. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2028, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance to target improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which simplifies the capitalization guidance by removing all references to software development project stages and clarifies the criteria to begin capitalizing cost. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance to provide disaggregated expense disclosures in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance for its annual period ending October 31, 2028 and all interim periods thereafter, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance to provide disaggregated income tax disclosures on the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The guidance is applicable to the Company’s annual filings beginning October 31, 2026. Adoption of this new guidance will result in increased disclosures in the “Taxes on Earnings” note in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements but will not impact the consolidated financial results.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE,” or the “Company”) is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge-to-cloud. HPE enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. HPE's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated. Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 in HPE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 18, 2025. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for October 31, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements.

Effective November 1, 2025, HPE implemented an organizational change by (i) merging the Server, Hybrid Cloud, and Financial Services business segments into a new segment named Cloud & Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and (ii) transferring the Telco and Instant On businesses from the Networking segment to the Corporate Investments and Other segment. As a result, the Company’s organizational structure consists of the following segments: (i) Cloud & AI; (ii) Networking; and (iii) Corporate Investments and Other. The Company has reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue and operating profit for each of the segments as described above. These changes had no impact on HPE’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share (“EPS”) or total assets. Refer to Note 2, “Segment Information” for further information.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HPE’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

There have been no significant changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in Part II, Item 8, Note 1, “Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025.

In May 2026, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to provide recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements for environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued guidance to improve the guidance in Topic 270, Interim Reporting, by improving the navigability of the required interim disclosures and clarifying when that guidance is applicable. The amendment is effective for interim periods with annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued guidance to establish the accounting for a government grant received by a business entity. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2028, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance to target improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which simplifies the capitalization guidance by removing all references to software development project stages and clarifies the criteria to begin capitalizing cost. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance to provide disaggregated expense disclosures in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance for its annual period ending October 31, 2028 and all interim periods thereafter, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance to provide disaggregated income tax disclosures on the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The guidance is applicable to the Company’s annual filings beginning October 31, 2026. Adoption of this new guidance will result in increased disclosures in the “Taxes on Earnings” note in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements but will not impact the consolidated financial results.