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PLUS vs HPE // OPERATING MARGIN
ePlus inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLUS 6
— HPE 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: PLUS
LAST: $92.91 (-2.70%) • MKT CAP: $2.49B
operating-margins
6.80%
LAST: $55.09 (-6.42%) • MKT CAP: $78.15B
operating-margins
-1.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLUS VS. HPE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLUS | HPE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 25.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.80% | -0.90% | +18.70 | PLUS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.84% | 1.76% | -6.60 | HPE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 6.80% | -1.30% | +8.10 | PLUS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.40% | 0.20% | +5.20 | PLUS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 22.10% | 13.80% | +8.30 | PLUS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.79% | 0.88% | -0.09 | HPE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.81 | 1.69 | +3.12 | PLUS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | HPE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.9 | 47.7 | +7.20 | PLUS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.17 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.8x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.49B | $78.15B | -$75.66B | HPE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLUS REV | HPE REV | PLUS GROSS % | HPE GROSS % | PLUS FCF | HPE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.44B | $34.30B | 25.2% | — | -$120.7M | $1.38B |
| FY 2024 | $2.00B | $30.13B | 25.6% | — | $296.9M | $2.99B |
| FY 2023 | $2.18B | $29.14B | — | — | $248.4M | $3.12B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLUS // BETA —
HPE // BETA 1.17