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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPEWithin band

Held by 5 superinvestors.

Price$55.13
Holders5
Total value$84.3M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

As of 2025-10-31

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-31 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
+13.8%
Net margin
0.2%
ROE
0.2%
FCF margin
1.8%
Revenue $26.98B → $34.30B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

In fair-value range

$30/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$55
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$23

Central IV

$30

Optimistic top

$64

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $23–$64 / sh. Today’s price sits inside both (price $55 as of 2026-10-16).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

  • Recent earnings are below the multi-year average, so the band uses the lower run-rate.

Revenue growth 0% (history declining, capped at zero) · moat 10 yr · discount 10.8% · Zero-growth downside $23

Price as of 2026-10-16 · yahoo · DGS10 5.1% @ 2026-10-15.

Method & numbers

Buybacks over the years shown roughly only offset stock-based-compensation dilution — read them as maintaining the share count, not a net return of capital.

Model cautions

  • The two methods’ midpoints differ materially — growth assumptions warrant review (over 20%).

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $26.72 – $33.40 · Greenwald $46.22 – $63.53 (neutral $54.61) · zero-growth base $35.63 · reproduction $12.55

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 36% of present value · owner-earnings yield 6% vs 10Y 5.1%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$23.02 – $30.17 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-07-31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 589% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).

Buffett owner-earnings value$29.15 – $35.63 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-07-31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 589% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied (net cash or debt within the no-charge range).

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $-2.94B + capitalized R&D $6.40B（FY 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022） = $12.55 / sh. Reproduction value = intangible-inclusive net reproduction (tangible net assets + acquired-intangible reset proxy + capitalized R&D), ÷ diluted shares; tangible net assets alone are negative for this asset-light franchise.

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value (tangible net assets + capitalized R&D). EPV well above reproduction value signals a moat; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a narrow moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 10 years.

Growth value: if the moat holds for 10 yr at ROIIC ≈ 216%, $10.59–$27.90 / sh (neutral $18.98). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window TTM 2026-07-31, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 4% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 0% (history declining → capped at 0) · OE FY TTM 2026-07-31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.60%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-10-15). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 59%.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-31 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about 12.0% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 4.3% a year.

The market wants it well ahead of its own track record.

Even when the value band is low-confidence: use this to see what the price assumes — not as a cheapness confirmation.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

5 holders · $84.3M combined · this quarter +1 opened / -0 exited

This quarter1 opened4 trimmed
Holders 4 → 5 · last 8 quarters
  • Jeremy Grantham
    Value$43.2MWeight (prev→now)0.1% → 0.1% ▲
  • John Rogers
    Value$33.9MWeight (prev→now)0.4% → 0.3% ▼
  • Ray Dalio
    Value$3.5MWeight (prev→now)0.2% → 0.0% ▼
  • Dodge & Cox
    Value$2.9MWeight (prev→now)0.0% → 0.0% ▲
  • Lee Ainslie
    Value$802,823Weight (prev→now)New · 0.0%

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is held by 5 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $84.3M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Jeremy Grantham, where it makes up 0.1% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include John Rogers (0.3% of its book), Ray Dalio (0.0% of its book) and Dodge & Cox (0.0% of its book).

In the quarter ended 2026-06-30, 1 of the tracked filers opened a new position in HPE, 0 added to existing ones, 4 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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