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HP Inc

NYQ:HPQ · US40434L1052
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsX-Large

360

51
EV / EBIT85
Price / Owner Earnings88
Owner Earnings Yield91
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit80
Price/Book7
Return on Capital84
Cash Return on Capital91
EBIT Margin55
Gross Profitability61
Cash Conversion72
Accruals94
Owner Earnings Margin47
Sales growth18
Profit Growth88
Long-Term EPS Growth41
Owner Earnings Growth28
Reinvestment20
Price momentum66
Debt load7
Refinancing10
Debt Payback19
Liquidity73
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes46
Price Target Upside17
Market mood17
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

HP Inc clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1947
Employees53,532
Websiteinvestor.hp.com
ISINUS40434L1052
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Renewable Energy UsersS&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Software Development3D PrintingEndpoint Security IntegrityComputerConsumer ElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIT InfrastructureSoftware

Description

HP Inc. (HP) provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies. The company’s high-performing product portfolio includes HP’s new line of AI PCs and workstations built with the computing power to…

Analysis

Hidden champion

HP Inc. fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 8.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -5% a year, against analyst forecasts of 4%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
41
2023202420252026

All-time high

43

Nov 2024

All-time low

6

Sep 2025

Average rank

23

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
80
81
87
Price/Earnings
70
93
97
91
Price/Book
7
100
100
97
Dividend Yield
99
100
99
96
Value (overall)
90
100
97
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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