Goodwill
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Goodwill increased by 0.2% to $23.83B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 31.7%, from $18.09B to $23.83B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
High goodwill indicates a history of aggressive M&A; significant write-downs signal that acquired assets are underperforming expectations.
Detailed definition
Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair market value of net identifiable assets during an acquisition. It ref...
Peer comparison
Common in industries with high M&A activity; peers are compared based on the ratio of goodwill to total equity.
goodwillHistorical 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 | $18.02B | $18.09B | $18.31B | $18.30B | $18.31B | $18.31B | $17.40B | $17.42B | $17.73B | $17.99B | $17.99B | $17.99B | $17.99B | $17.99B | $18.09B | $18.09B | $16.73B | $23.77B | $23.77B | $23.83B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | +1.2% | -0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -4.9% | +0.1% | +1.8% | +1.5% | -0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.5% | +0.0% | -7.5% | +42.1% | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.6% | +1.2% | -4.9% | -4.8% | -3.1% | -1.7% | +3.4% | +3.3% | +1.4% | -0.0% | +0.5% | +0.5% | -7.0% | +32.1% | +31.4% | +31.7% |
Business Segments
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Investments and Other | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50.00M | $4.00M |
| Corporate Investments | — | — | $0.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial Services | $144.00M | $144.00M | $144.00M | $144.00M | $144.00M | $144.00M | $144.00M | — |
| HPC & AI | — | — | $4.80B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hybrid Cloud | — | — | $4.84B | — | — | — | $3.30B | — |
| Intelligent Edge | $2.91B | $2.91B | $2.91B | $2.91B | $2.91B | — | — | — |
| Server | $10.22B | $10.22B | $10.19B | $10.19B | $10.20B | $10.20B | $10.20B | — |
| Total | $17.99B | $17.99B | $18.09B | $18.09B | $16.73B | $23.77B | $23.77B | $23.83B |
Compute, Corporate Investments, Financial Services, HPC & AI, HPC & MCS, Hybrid Cloud, Intelligent Edge, Server, Storage were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's goodwill?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported goodwill of $23.83B in Q4 2025.
- How has Hewlett Packard Enterprise's goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise's goodwill increased by 31.7% year-over-year, from $18.09B to $23.83B.
- What is the long-term trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's goodwill?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's goodwill has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.02B to $23.77B.
- What does goodwill mean?
- The premium paid for an acquisition above the value of its tangible and identifiable assets.