Q2 revenue reached $10.7B, up 40% YoY; non-GAAP EPS of $0.79, up 108% YoY (CEO)
Free cash flow of $915M, an improvement of $1.8B driven by strong cash from operations (CEO)
Networking revenue of $2.7B, up 10% on a normalized basis; orders grew significantly faster than revenue; campus & branch orders reached a new record (CEO, CFO)
Cloud & AI revenue of $7.7B, up 23% YoY; traditional server orders up triple digits; AI systems orders of $1.8B; cumulative AI systems bookings reached $16.4B (CEO, CFO)
Storage revenue grew 2% YoY; Alletra MP storage orders up triple digits for 6th consecutive quarter (CEO, CFO)
Gross margin improved to 36.9% (CFO); operating profit was $1.4B, representing a 13.3% operating margin (CFO)
Networking operating margin of 21.6% (CFO); Cloud & AI operating margin of 12.4% (CFO)
Employee base fell to just over 65,000, over 9% decline since Catalyst and Juniper programs began (CFO)
Backlog: record company backlog; AI systems backlog entered Q3 at $5.9B (CEO); networking purchase commitments grew >40% sequentially (CFO)
GreenLake: ~15,000 customers, managing >6.7M systems (up from 5.3M a year ago); net retention rate near 110% (CEO)
Cumulative Networks for AI order target raised to at least $2B for fiscal 26 (CEO)
Official Guidance
Q3 FY26: revenue $11.5B to $12.1B; EPS $0.88 to $0.93; GAAP EPS $0.84 to $0.89 (CFO)
FY26 (full year): EPS range raised to $3.35 to $3.45; GAAP EPS range $2.42 to $2.52; free cash flow at least $3.5B; consolidated revenue growth 29% to 33% reported (high teens normalized); Cloud & AI revenue growth low 20% range; networking revenue growth 72% to 75% reported (approaching 10% normalized) (CFO)
FY27 initial framework: consolidated revenue growth 8% to 12%; EPS growth 12% to 16%; free cash flow at least $4.5B; company operating margin 12% to 16%; networking margin mid to high 20% range; Cloud & AI margin 10% to 15% (CFO)
Mgmt Quotes
"HPE delivered an exceptional quarter. With record breaking results, disciplined execution, and clear proof that our strategy is working." (CEO)
"We now expect to deliver $3.4 in non-GAAP earnings per share at the midpoint and at least $3.5 billion in free cash flow in fiscal 26. That is 2 years ahead of our committed long term plan." (CEO)
"The self driving network is no longer a concept. It is a reality." (CEO)
"We exceeded our commitments delivering record revenue and EPS, driven by disciplined execution and a strong demand environment." (CFO)
"We are raising our fiscal 26 EPS outlook by over 40%." (CFO)