For the quarter ended July 2025, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE Quick QuoteHPE - Free Report) reported revenue of $9.14 billion, up 18.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.44, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.78 billion, representing a surprise of +4.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Hewlett Packard Enterprise performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Financial Services: $886 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $870.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.8%.
• Revenue- Corporate Investments and other: $194 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $199.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -26%.
• Revenue - Hybrid Cloud: $1.48 billion versus $1.51 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.2% change.
• Revenue - Server: $4.94 billion compared to the $4.67 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.
• Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other: $-98 million versus $-99.71 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -25.8% change.
• Earnings from Operations- Financial Services: $88 million compared to the $79.73 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Earnings from Operations- Hybrid Cloud: $87 million compared to the $90.8 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Earnings from Operations- Server: $317 million versus $324.32 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Earnings from Operations- Corporate Investments and other: $-14 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-14.02 million.

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Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise have returned +14.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.