Every material Form 8-K Hewlett Packard Enterprise filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's board approved a cash dividend of $0.953125 per share on its 7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable December 1, 2026, to holders of record as of November 15, 2026. The filing is a routine declaration on a preferred security and contains no financial results or guidance.
Dividend amount: $0.953125 per share on the 7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Record date: November 15, 2026; payment date: December 1, 2026
Declaration remains at the Board's discretion and must come from legally available sources
HPE reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $12.2 billion, up 34% from a year earlier, with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.06 versus $0.21 a year earlier, both above its prior outlook. The company raised its full-year fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027 outlooks and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1425 per share, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected earnings and cash flow.
Q3 revenue was $12.2 billion, up 34%. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.11, above the $0.88 to $0.93 outlook range.
Full-year fiscal 2026 GAAP diluted EPS outlook was raised to $2.93 to $3.03, and non-GAAP EPS to $3.75 to $3.85.
Free cash flow for fiscal 2026 is now expected to be at least $3.75 billion, and at least $5.0 billion for fiscal 2027.
Quarterly dividend of $0.1425 per share is payable October 16, 2026, to holders of record on September 17, 2026.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board appointed David I. Goulden as a director effective July 24, 2026, and placed him on the Finance and Investment Committee and the HR and Compensation Committee. Goulden most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc., and previously held senior roles at EMC Corporation, the filing says. The change adds a director with finance and M&A experience, but it does not report any change in HPE's financial results or outlook.
Appointed to the Board effective July 24, 2026, and named to the Finance and Investment Committee and the HR and Compensation Committee.
Most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc.
Previously Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of EMC's Information Infrastructure business, and later President of the combined company's Infrastructure Solutions Group.
Receives pro-rata annual equity and cash retainers for the rest of the current board year under the standard non-employee director compensation program, then participates in full.
HPE reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $10.7 billion, up 40% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.44, above its outlook range of $0.09 to $0.13. It raised its fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS range to $3.35 to $3.45 and introduced a fiscal 2027 growth framework, and it appointed Christopher P. Hsu to its board under the Elliott cooperation agreement. The company also completed the sale of its H3C stake for approximately $370.4 million and declared a $0.1425 quarterly dividend.
Q2 revenue of $10.7 billion, up 40%; GAAP diluted EPS of $0.44 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.79, both above outlook
Fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS raised to $3.35 to $3.45; free cash flow now expected to be at least $3.5 billion
Fiscal 2027 framework: revenue growth of 8% to 12% and non-GAAP diluted EPS growth of 12% to 16%
Quarterly dividend of $0.1425 per share payable July 15, 2026, to holders of record on June 16, 2026
At its April 1, 2026 annual meeting, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stockholders approved Amendment No. 5 to the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, which increases the shares reserved for issuance by 22 million. The filing also shows all 12 director nominees were elected and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as auditor for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2026, so the vote expands the equity pool that could dilute existing holders over time.
Amendment No. 5 adds 22 million (22,000,000) shares to the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan; votes were 757,960,873 for and 247,372,667 against.
Stockholders elected 12 directors, including Antonio F. Neri with 999,472,441 votes for and 6,088,334 against.
Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent registered public accounting firm with 1,143,409,866 votes for and 18,711,455 against.
HPE reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 revenue of $9.3 billion, up 18% from a year earlier, with non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.65, up $0.16. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31, down $0.13 from the prior-year period. The company raised its fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS outlook to $2.30 to $2.50 and its GAAP outlook to $1.02 to $1.22, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected profit for the full year.
Q1 revenue was $9.3 billion, up 18% from the prior-year period; Networking revenue was $2.7 billion, up 151.5%
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.65, up $0.16 year over year; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31, down $0.13
Fiscal 2026 outlook raised: non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.30 to $2.50, GAAP diluted EPS $1.02 to $1.22, free cash flow at least $2.0 billion
Quarterly dividend of $0.1425 per share, payable April 23, 2026 to holders of record as of March 24, 2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed that director Raymond E. Ozzie does not intend to seek re-election at its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. His board term will end when his current term expires at that meeting, which is expected to be held on April 1, 2026. The filing gives no reason for his decision and does not name a replacement.
Director Raymond E. Ozzie will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
His term ends at the 2026 Annual Meeting, expected to be held on April 1, 2026.
The filing states Ozzie notified the board on February 3, 2025; the 8-K itself is dated February 6, 2026.
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