Discontinued — last reported Q1 '23
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Allowance for Doubtful Accounts increased by 9.1% to $24.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 166.7%, from $9.00M to $24.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Allowance for Doubtful Accounts shows a downward trend with a -13.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising credit risk or economic stress among the customer base.
Detailed definition
A contra-asset account that represents the estimated portion of accounts receivable that the company does not expect to...
Peer comparison
Standard across all utilities; levels are often influenced by regulatory mandates regarding service disconnection policies.
allowance_for_doubtful_accountsHistorical 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 | $46.00M | $42.00M | $23.00M | $21.00M | $29.00M | $28.00M | $25.00M | $27.00M | $27.00M | $30.00M | $37.00M | $36.00M | $31.00M | $13.00M | $10.00M | $9.00M | $10.00M | $18.00M | $22.00M | $24.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.7% | -45.2% | -8.7% | +38.1% | -3.4% | -10.7% | +8.0% | +0.0% | +11.1% | +23.3% | -2.7% | -13.9% | -58.1% | -23.1% | -10.0% | +11.1% | +80.0% | +22.2% | +9.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -37.0% | -33.3% | +8.7% | +28.6% | -6.9% | +7.1% | +48.0% | +33.3% | +14.8% | -56.7% | -73.0% | -75.0% | -67.7% | +38.5% | +120.0% | +166.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported allowance for doubtful accounts of $24.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Hewlett Packard Enterprise's allowance for doubtful accounts changed year-over-year?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise's allowance for doubtful accounts increased by 166.7% year-over-year, from $9.00M to $24.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's allowance for doubtful accounts has grown at a -13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $46.00M to $22.00M.
- What does allowance for doubtful accounts mean?
- The estimated amount of customer debt that the company expects will not be paid.