Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelook module scores

56 /100 composite · 7 modules · semis-cyclical weight set

Valuation 64
Quality 31
Growth 55
Balance sheet 32
Cash quality 65
Capital allocation 45
Momentum 86

Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.

Financial forensics — the academic screens

1.44 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the distress zone (below 1.81). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

5/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.28 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14

Quick answers

What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Closelook quality reading?

The composite reads 56/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 64, quality 31, growth 55, balance sheet 32, cash quality 65, capital allocation 45, momentum 86. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Altman Z-Score?

1.44, which sits in the distress zone (below 1.81) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Piotroski F-Score?

5 of 9, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.28 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where HPE appears in the diary — 12 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

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Dailies

AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106Morning 10 · 14 Sept 2026
Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%Morning 10 · 11 Sept 2026
Asia’s chip rally fades into the close: Kospi touches 7,171 and ends under 7,000, Nikkei −1.2% on a 153 yen — and Lenovo drops 6%, Z.ai 10% in Hong KongMorning 10 · 8 Sept 2026
Chips up again, software down again — Friday's split is turning into a trendMidday 10 · 8 Sept 2026
Kospi jumps 4% on OpenAI’s new model: SK hynix +7%, Kioxia +9%, SoftBank +10% — while gold and bitcoin slide on the rate-hike oddsMorning 10 · 7 Sept 2026
Samsara jumps 15%, Zscaler beats and goes nowhere, bitcoin tops $81,000 — Wall Street’s best day in a month lands the night before the jobs reportMorning 10 · 4 Sept 2026
Snowflake jumps 20%, Broadcom stalls, Dell soars 16% — the market is paying for faster growth, not for beatsMorning 10 · 3 Sept 2026
Software's day: Snowflake soars 20%, ServiceNow jumps 6% and the software ETF turns positive for the yearMidday 10 · 3 Sept 2026