Hewlett Packard Enterprise Delivers Solid FY 2025 Second Quarter Results

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended April 30, 2025.

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"We delivered a solid performance, achieving yet another quarter of year-over-year revenue growth with strength in each of our product segments," said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "In a very dynamic macro environment, we executed our strategy with discipline. We remain focused on bringing breakthrough innovation to our customers while increasing profitability and enhancing shareholder value."

"We drove higher revenue year-over-year in Q2 across Server, Intelligent Edge, and Hybrid Cloud, and, importantly in Server, we improved margin performance over the course of the quarter," said Marie Myers, executive vice president and CFO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "We are maintaining our focus on achieving efficiencies and streamlining operations across our businesses to position HPE for the future and deliver financial results aligned with our fiscal 2025 outlook."

Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results

• Revenue: $7.6 billion, up 6% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and 7% in constant currency⁽¹⁾
• Annualized revenue run-rate ("ARR")⁽²⁾: $2.2 billion, up 46% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and 47% in constant currency⁽¹⁾
• Gross margins:
  • GAAP of 28.4%, down 460 basis points from the prior-year period and down 80 basis points sequentially
  • Non-GAAP⁽¹⁾ of 29.4%, down 370 basis points from the prior-year period and flat sequentially
• Diluted net (loss) earnings per share ("EPS"):
  • GAAP of $(0.82), compared to $0.24 in the prior-year period, includes non-cash impairment of legacy goodwill impacting GAAP diluted net EPS by $1.03
  • Non-GAAP⁽¹⁾ of $0.38, down 10% from the prior-year period and down 22% sequentially, above our guidance range of $0.28 - $0.34
• Cash flow from operations: $(461) million, a decrease of $1,554 million from the prior-year period
• Free cash flow ("FCF")⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾: $(847) million, a decrease of $1,457 million from the prior-year period
• Capital returns to common shareholders: $221 million in the form of dividends and share repurchases

Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Segment Results

• Server revenue was $4.1 billion, up 6% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and up 7% in constant currency⁽¹⁾, with 5.9% operating profit margin, compared to 11.0% from the prior-year period.
• Intelligent Edge revenue was $1.2 billion, up 7% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and 8% in constant currency⁽¹⁾, with 23.6% operating profit margin, compared to 21.8% from the prior-year period.
• Hybrid Cloud revenue was $1.5 billion, up 13% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and 15% in constant currency⁽¹⁾, with 5.4% operating profit margin, compared to 1.0% from the prior-year period.
• Financial Services revenue was $856 million, down 1.3% from the prior-year period in actual dollars and up 1% in constant currency⁽¹⁾, with 10.4% operating profit margin, compared to 9.3% from the prior-year period. Net portfolio assets of $13.3 billion, up 0.9% from the prior-year period and flat in constant currency⁽¹⁾. The business delivered return on equity of 17.5%, down 0.5 points from the prior-year period.

Dividend

The HPE Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.13 per share on the company's common stock, payable on or about July 17, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 18, 2025.

Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Outlook

HPE estimates revenue to be in the range of $8.2 billion and $8.5 billion. HPE estimates GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.24 to $0.29 and non-GAAP diluted net EPS⁽¹⁾ to be in the range of $0.40 to $0.45. Fiscal 2025 third quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS estimate excludes net after-tax adjustments of approximately $0.16 per diluted share primarily related to stock-based compensation expense, acquisition, disposition and other charges, the cost reduction program, and amortization of intangible assets.

Fiscal 2025 Outlook

HPE estimates fiscal 2025 revenue growth of 7% to 9%, in constant currency⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾, and fiscal 2025 GAAP operating profit growth to be in the range of negative 81% to negative 72%⁽⁶⁾ and non-GAAP operating profit⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾ growth to be negative 7% to 0%. HPE estimates GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.30 and $0.42⁽⁶⁾ and non-GAAP diluted net EPS⁽¹⁾ to be in the range of $1.78 to $1.90. Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP diluted net EPS estimate excludes net after-tax adjustments of approximately $1.48 per diluted share, primarily related to impairment of goodwill, stock-based compensation expense, the cost reduction program, acquisition, disposition and other charges, amortization of intangible assets, and H3C divestiture related severance costs. HPE estimates free cash flow^(1)(3)(5) of approximately $1 billion.

¹ A description of HPE's use of non-GAAP financial information is provided below under "Use of non-GAAP financial information and key performance metrics."

² Annualized Revenue Run-Rate ("ARR") is a financial metric used to assess the growth of the Consumption Services offerings. ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake cloud services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income from operating leases and interest income from finance leases), and software-as-a-Service, software consumption revenue, and other as-a-Service offerings, recognized during a quarter and multiplied by four. We use ARR as a performance metric. ARR should be viewed independently of net revenue and is not intended to be combined with it.

³ Free cash flow represents cash flow from operations, less net capital expenditures (investments in property, plant & equipment ("PP&E") and software assets less proceeds from the sale of PP&E), and adjusted for the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.​

⁴ FY25 non-GAAP operating profit excludes costs of approximately $2.5 billion primarily related to impairment of goodwill, stock-based compensation expense, the cost reduction program, acquisition, disposition and other charges, amortization of intangible assets, and H3C divestiture related severance costs.

⁵ Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides certain guidance on a non-GAAP basis. In reliance on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is unable to provide a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts, as the Company cannot predict some elements that are included in such directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These elements could have a material impact on the Company's reported GAAP results for the guidance period. Refer to the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures below for more information.

⁶ Includes the impact of $1.4 billion impairment of goodwill recorded in Q2 of fiscal 2025.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly. The company innovates across networking, hybrid cloud, and AI to help customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance. For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.

Use of non-GAAP financial information and key performance metrics

To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise's condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides financial measures, including revenue on a constant currency basis (including at the business segment level), non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations), non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE and non-GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, and free cash flow ("FCF"). Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of revenue growth on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating profit growth, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and FCF. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for this quarter and prior periods are included in the tables below or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this news release. In addition an explanation of the ways in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its business, the substance behind Hewlett Packard Enterprise's decision to use these non-GAAP measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures, the manner in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons why Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide supplemental useful information to investors is included further below. This additional non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, gross profit, gross profit margin, operating profit (earnings from operations), operating profit margin (earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), net earnings, diluted net earnings per share, and cash flow from operations prepared in accordance with GAAP.

In addition to the supplemental non-GAAP financial information, Hewlett Packard Enterprise also presents annualized revenue run-rate ("ARR") as performance metric. ARR is a financial metric used to assess the growth of the Consumption Services offerings. ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake cloud services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income from operating leases and interest income from finance leases), and software-as-a-service ("SaaS"), software consumption revenue, and other as-a-service offerings recognized during a quarter and multiplied by four. ARR should be viewed independently of net revenue and is not intended to be combined with it.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise") may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "guide", "optimistic", "intend", "aim", "will", "estimates", "may", "could", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections, estimations, or expectations of addressable markets and their sizes, revenue (including annualized revenue run rate), margins, expenses (including stock-based compensation expenses), investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes and related guidance and regulations, the impact of changes in trade policies and restrictions and the uncertainty created thereby, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, order backlog, goodwill, impairment charges, order backlog, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of debts (including our asset-backed debt securities), or other financial items; recent amendments to accounting guidance and any related potential impacts on our financial reporting therefrom; any projections or estimations of orders, including as-a-service orders; any projections of the amount, timing, or impact of cost savings or restructuring charges; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of cost reduction programs, corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions (including our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.) and dispositions (including disposition of shares of H3C Technologies Co., Limited and the receipt of proceeds therefrom), research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefit, cost savings, charges, or revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to our products or services; any statements concerning technological and market trends, the pace of technological innovation, and adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence-related and other products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our financial performance and our actions to mitigate such impacts to our business; any statements regarding future regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, and governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues, among others; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes, including but not limited to the litigation enjoining the closing of the proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.; any statements of expectation or belief, including those relating to future guidance and the financial performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to supply chain constraints, heightening global trade restrictions, the use and development of artificial intelligence, the uncertain inflationary environment, the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S.; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products and services; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations (including from public health crises, such as pandemics or epidemics, and geopolitical events, such as those mentioned above); the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings, the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events such as those mentioned above; the prospect of a shutdown of the U.S. federal government or dramatic shifts in public sector staffing and resources; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, consummation, integration, and other risks associated with business combination, disposition, and investment transactions, including but not limited to the risks associated with the disposition of shares of H3C Technologies Co., Limited and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and completion of our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. and our ability to integrate and implement our plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to the consolidated business; the execution, timing, and results of any cost reduction programs, including estimates and assumptions related to the costs and anticipated benefits of implementing such plans; the impact of changes to privacy, cybersecurity, environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations; changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio; the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period; the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning; the judgments required in connection with determining revenue recognition; impact of company policies and related compliance; utility of segment realignments; allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations; provisions for, and resolution of pending investigations, claims, and disputes, including but not limited to the litigation enjoining the closing of the proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.; the impacts of legal and regulatory changes; and related guidance; and other risks that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in other filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As in prior periods, the financial information set forth in this press release, including tax-related items, reflects estimates based on information available at this time. While Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes these estimates to be reasonable, these amounts could differ materially from reported amounts in the filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.