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Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate

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Income statement

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Revenue$10.7B+40.0%
Operating income$747.0M+167%
Net income$624.0M+159%
EPS (diluted)$0.44+154%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.4B-54.6%
Total debt$23.5B+40.3%
Total equity$25.3B+6.0%
Total assets$79.5B+17.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.4B+406%
CapEx$583.0M+6.6%
Free cash flow$827.0M+182%

Valuation

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Market cap$70.47B+163%
Enterprise value$88.62B+73.7%
P/E45.3×+23.8×
P/S1.8×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.4%
Operating margin3.8%+2.0pp
Net margin4%-0.6pp
FCF margin10.3%+9.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.3%-0.1pp
Debt / equity0.9×+0.2×
Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate.

The source filing: Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 10-Q, filed June 2, 2026.

Filed
Jun 2, 2026, 8:24 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001645590-26-000055

As of April 30, 2026 and October 31, 2025, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $875 million and $474 million, respectively, of which up to $413 million and $326 million, respectively, would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods.

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

FAQ

What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate of $413M in Q1 2026.
How has Hewlett Packard Enterprise's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate changed year-over-year?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate increased by 55.8% year-over-year, from $265M to $413M.
What is the long-term trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate has grown at a -14.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $731M to $326M.
What does unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate mean?
This subset of unrecognized tax benefits represents positions that, if recognized, would directly impact the company's effective tax rate. It highlights the specific portion of tax uncertainty that carries a direct risk to the reported bottom-line tax expense. Investors monitor this to gauge the potential volatility of future tax provisions.

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