HPE vs WDC vs P
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HPE55.5
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Technology · Computer Hardware
$55.13 −5.97%$73.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
WDC69.9
Western Digital Corporation
Technology · Computer Hardware
$332.00 −6.86%$124.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
HPE WDC P · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | — | +47 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,405 | 1,981 | 944 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,104 | 1,473 | 748 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +301 | +508 | +196 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 26.6x
58th
|
13.2x
17th
|
163.2x
100th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.82
57th
|
— | — |
| Price / sales | 1.7x
25th
|
9.6x
60th
|
9.7x
65th
|
| Price / book | 2.8x
29th
|
14.0x
76th
|
26.8x
94th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 45.4x
87th
|
25.4x
80th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 17.6x
45th
|
38.6x
73rd
|
322.4x
100th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.9x
18th
|
34.2x
73rd
|
96.6x
100th
|
| Enterprise value | $87.2B
75th
|
$123.7B
80th
|
$40.5B
70th
|
| EV / sales | 2.1x
35th
|
9.6x
65th
|
9.5x
60th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 15.4x
62nd
|
14.2x
54th
|
94.2x
100th
|
| EV / EBIT | 31.9x
77th
|
14.9x
46th
|
149.9x
100th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 21.0x
45th
|
38.4x
73rd
|
316.3x
100th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.8%
65th
|
7.6%
90th
|
0.6%
40th
|
| FCF yield | 5.7%
75th
|
2.6%
60th
|
0.3%
45th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 9.1%
90th
|
2.9%
60th
|
1.0%
45th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $27.97
30th
|
$115.30
90th
|
$8.57
20th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.0%
40th
|
48.9%
70th
|
69.7%
90th
|
| EBITDA margin | 13.5%
63rd
|
67.3%
100th
|
10.1%
53rd
|
| Operating margin | 8.3%
60th
|
34.9%
90th
|
5.3%
45th
|
| EBIT margin | 6.5%
53rd
|
64.4%
95th
|
6.3%
47th
|
| Net margin | 6.6%
60th
|
72.9%
100th
|
5.9%
55th
|
| NOPAT margin | 8.6%
65th
|
33.2%
90th
|
4.8%
45th
|
| FCF margin | 9.9%
65th
|
24.9%
85th
|
3.0%
45th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 16.0%
65th
|
28.2%
85th
|
10.0%
60th
|
| R&D / revenue | 8.8%
40th
|
9.0%
45th
|
23.4%
75th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 17.0%
35th
|
4.3%
10th
|
37.0%
70th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.9%
50th
|
1.6%
35th
|
9.2%
75th
|
| Effective tax rate | -4.6%
0th
|
4.9%
10th
|
9.3%
15th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 10.8%
47th
|
133.0%
94th
|
17.7%
53rd
|
| ROA | 3.4%
45th
|
67.6%
100th
|
5.5%
50th
|
| ROIC | 8.9%
45th
|
51.4%
65th
|
26.8%
55th
|
| ROCE | 5.1%
35th
|
86.5%
100th
|
8.9%
45th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 3.4%
35th
|
59.7%
95th
|
5.9%
45th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 16.5%
42nd
|
43.6%
53rd
|
56.4%
58th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 18.0%
30th
|
45.5%
65th
|
56.9%
85th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 6.0%
30th
|
22.4%
40th
|
— |
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 6.7%
64th
|
13.4%
79th
|
42.8%
86th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 9.4%
57th
|
26.4%
79th
|
-131.9%
0th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -178.6%
25th
|
-527.7%
10th
|
86.8%
70th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 26.6%
50th
|
-2.7%
20th
|
45.1%
65th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 14.4%
70th
|
12.3%
55th
|
12.6%
60th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 12.4%
58th
|
1.6%
37th
|
43.7%
84th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 8.5%
59th
|
-5.3%
12th
|
33.0%
76th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 15.4%
56th
|
49.5%
81st
|
82.3%
94th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.3%
12th
|
— | — |
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 120.6%
70th
|
404.5%
90th
|
2,029.9%
100th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 36.6%
71st
|
— | — |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 116.3%
70th
|
385.7%
90th
|
1,981.5%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 32.3%
43rd
|
— | — |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 19.8%
60th
|
57.3%
90th
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 121.5%
80th
|
151.8%
90th
|
-73.3%
0th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 41.5%
75th
|
— | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 13.1%
50th
|
— | — |
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 5.3%
43rd
|
-13.9%
7th
|
71.3%
86th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.5%
14th
|
52.8%
100th
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 7.5%
20th
|
130.4%
90th
|
17.7%
30th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 32.5%
39th
|
36.2%
50th
|
55.6%
83rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 7.3%
61st
|
17.8%
83rd
|
2.5%
44th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 5.6%
61st
|
26.6%
94th
|
-5.4%
39th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.3%
67th
|
9.2%
72nd
|
3.4%
44th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.67
74th
|
0.42
37th
|
0.78
79th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.01
0th
|
0.37
47th
|
0.25
32nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.92
74th
|
0.56
21st
|
0.65
32nd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $6.2B
85th
|
$1.6B
50th
|
$1.0B
45th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$14.0B
5th
|
$527.0M
60th
|
$782.6M
70th
|
| Working capital | $3.4B
85th
|
$1.4B
65th
|
$971.0M
55th
|
| Current ratio | 1.11
15th
|
1.33
25th
|
1.44
30th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.72
10th
|
0.97
20th
|
1.39
40th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.20
10th
|
0.37
20th
|
0.46
25th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 510 days
35th
|
730 days
50th
|
270 days
0th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $20.2B
95th
|
$1.1B
70th
|
$225.3M
60th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.76
88th
|
0.12
59th
|
0.15
65th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.53
94th
|
−0.06
82nd
|
−0.51
47th
|
| Debt / assets | 24.2%
85th
|
7.6%
60th
|
4.3%
50th
|
| Debt / capital | 43.3%
88th
|
10.6%
59th
|
12.8%
65th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.57
100th
|
0.12
38th
|
0.52
46th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.48
100th
|
−0.06
62nd
|
−1.82
15th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 23.2x
71st
|
53.7x
79th
|
103.4x
86th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 56.7x
79th
|
23.5x
71st
|
163.5x
93rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.0 yrs
100th
|
0.3 yrs
36th
|
0.5 yrs
45th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 68.3%
70th
|
36.1%
30th
|
70.5%
75th
|
| IS credit model rating | BB+ | AA+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 400
80th
|
65
5th
|
65
5th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.52
30th
|
0.93
55th
|
0.92
50th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 7.42
50th
|
5.22
40th
|
4.82
35th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.8
39th
|
4.7
61st
|
16.8
100th
|
| Receivables turnover | 7.1
50th
|
7.4
60th
|
5.5
40th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 52 days
50th
|
50 days
40th
|
67 days
60th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 129 days
61st
|
77 days
39th
|
22 days
0th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 195 days
85th
|
84 days
60th
|
63 days
35th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −14 days
20th
|
43 days
45th
|
26 days
30th
|
| Capex / revenue | 6.1%
70th
|
3.2%
50th
|
7.0%
75th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.87
40th
|
1.11
50th
|
1.87
90th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 28.7%
40th
|
12.4%
20th
|
63.1%
75th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.43
92nd
|
0.39
8th
|
1.69
67th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.51
75th
|
0.34
8th
|
0.51
17th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 62.1%
9th
|
88.5%
64th
|
30.0%
0th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 37.9%
91st
|
11.5%
36th
|
70.0%
100th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.9%
60th
|
41.5%
100th
|
-3.8%
70th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 2.3%
40th
|
4.2%
60th
|
-1.6%
35th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
67th
|
0.25
0th
|
1.00
67th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 55
55th
|
70
70th
|
63
65th
|
| IS profitability | 41
55th
|
96
90th
|
48
60th
|
| IS growth | 76
65th
|
69
55th
|
77
70th
|
| IS value | 52
80th
|
48
60th
|
24
5th
|
| IS momentum | 100
95th
|
56
35th
|
100
95th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 30
15th
|
100
45th
|
100
45th
|
| IS quality | 74
65th
|
74
60th
|
77
70th
|
| IS balance sheet | 59
25th
|
81
50th
|
83
55th
|
| IS earnings quality | 66
60th
|
20
25th
|
68
70th
|
| IS cash flow | 64
60th
|
74
80th
|
39
45th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
75th
|
6
50th
|
6
50th
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.4
15th
|
28.4
90th
|
5.3
55th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.27
63rd
|
−0.28
84th
|
−1.81
74th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.92
50th
|
−12.03
5th
|
−7.19
60th
|
| IS credit score | 46
15th
|
91
80th
|
91
80th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $73.2B
75th
|
$124.3B
80th
|
$41.3B
70th
|
| Revenue | $41.9B
90th
|
$12.9B
75th
|
$4.3B
50th
|
| EBITDA | $5.7B
85th
|
$8.7B
90th
|
$430.4M
45th
|
| Net income | $2.8B
75th
|
$9.4B
90th
|
$253.3M
50th
|
| Free cash flow | $4.2B
85th
|
$3.2B
70th
|
$128.2M
50th
|
| Total assets | $83.6B
95th
|
$13.9B
70th
|
$5.2B
50th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $26.5B
100th
|
$8.9B
80th
|
$1.5B
55th
|
| Employees | 67,000
95th
|
40,000
85th
|
6,400
55th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −6.0% | −6.9% | −7.1% |
| 1 week | −24.9% | −16.4% | −19.8% |
| 1 month | −9.7% | −21.7% | +19.2% |
| 3 months | +23.7% | −31.9% | +77.3% |
| 6 months | +108.5% | −10.9% | +85.1% |
| Year to date | +128.1% | +76.9% | +102.7% |
| 1 year | +121.5% | +175.9% | +1,445.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +241.6% | +851.0% | +839.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +320.5% | +679.5% | +337.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | HPE | WDC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 37.4 | 27.0 | 45.6 |
| From 52-week high | −25.1% | −58.5% | −21.3% |
| From 52-week low | +178.3% | +183.4% | +1,535.6% |
| Beta | 1.40 | 2.17 | 1.40 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17