HPE Stock — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE)

HPE is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 659.0% over the past 10.9 years, 305.4 points ahead of SPY at 353.6%.

At the current 1.10% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $110 per year, or $9.17 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a multinational technology company that designs and sells servers, storage systems, networking products, and software solutions for hybrid cloud and edge computing environments, along with financial services including leasing and IT consumption programs. The company offers a modest current distribution rate with quarterly dividend payments. The stock appeals to income-focused investors seeking technology sector exposure with regular cash returns.

HPE performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 659.0% over the past 10.9 years, 305.4 points ahead of SPY at 353.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.4%.

HPE key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.06%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/19/2015

Distribution rate

1.10%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.03%

5-year average yield

2.85

Last close

$54.44

Market cap

$69,176,393,728

Average volume

72021554.0

Last dividend

$0.143

Last ex-dividend date

06/16/2026

Last payment date

07/15/2026

Beta

1.436

Payout ratio

0.2714

P/E ratio

50.88

Forward P/E

13.947

EPS

$1.07

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.10%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.03%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HPE risks and drawbacks

HPE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.4%.

Who may consider HPE — and who may not

HPE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HPE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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