Retained Earnings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Retained Earnings increased by 7.8% to -$2.59B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 57.9%, from -$1.64B to -$2.59B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows an upward trend with a -19.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistent growth in retained earnings signals a profitable business model that can sustain itself without constant external capital raises.
Detailed definition
The cumulative amount of net income that has been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as...
Peer comparison
Mature, highly profitable companies like Apple may actually see this decrease if they return more cash to shareholders via buybacks than they earn in net income.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$8.23B | -$7.99B | -$5.60B | -$5.24B | -$5.15B | -$4.89B | -$5.35B | -$5.01B | -$4.74B | -$4.43B | -$3.95B | -$3.73B | -$3.58B | -$3.24B | -$2.07B | -$1.64B | -$2.89B | -$2.79B | -$2.81B | -$2.59B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.9% | +30.0% | +6.4% | +1.8% | +4.9% | -9.4% | +6.4% | +5.2% | +6.5% | +11.0% | +5.5% | +3.9% | +9.6% | +36.2% | +20.6% | -76.1% | +3.7% | -0.9% | +7.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.5% | +38.8% | +4.4% | +4.5% | +7.8% | +9.4% | +26.2% | +25.5% | +24.5% | +26.9% | +47.6% | +56.0% | +19.3% | +14.0% | -35.9% | -57.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's retained earnings?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported retained earnings of -$2.59B in Q4 2025.
- How has Hewlett Packard Enterprise's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise's retained earnings decreased by 57.9% year-over-year, from -$1.64B to -$2.59B.
- What is the long-term trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's retained earnings?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's retained earnings has grown at a -19.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$8.38B to -$2.81B.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started, after paying out any dividends.