10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:	April 30, 2022
Or

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to

Commission file number 001-37483

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	47-3298624
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

1701 East Mossy Oaks Road,	Spring,	Texas		77389
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip code)
(678)			259-9860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
11445 Compaq Center West Drive,	Houston,	Texas		77070
(Former address)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	HPE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company common stock outstanding as of May 30, 2022 was 1,299,330,455 shares, par value $0.01.

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Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2022

Table of Contents

			Page
Forward-Looking Statements			4
Part I.	Financial Information
	Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	5
	Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	40
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	62
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	62
Part II.	Other Information
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	63
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	63
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	64
	Item 5.	Other Information	65
	Item 6.	Exhibits	65
Exhibit Index			66
Signature			71

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Item 2 of Part I, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise") may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "optimistic", "intend", "aim", "will", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the scope and duration of the novel coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19"), our actions in response thereto, and its and their impacts on our business, operations, liquidity and capital resources, employees, customers, partners, supply chain, financial results, and the world economy; any projections of revenue, margins, expenses, investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes and related guidance and regulations, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, goodwill, impairment charges, hedges and derivatives and related offsets, order backlog, benefit plan funding, deferred tax assets, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of debts including our asset-backed debt securities, or other financial items; any projections of the amount, execution, timing, and results of any transformation or impact of cost savings, restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the anticipated benefits, cost savings, or charges of implementing transformation and restructuring plans; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions, research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefit, cost savings, charges, or revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share, or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to supply chain constraints and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers, distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products, and deliver Hewlett Packard Enterprise's services; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations (including pandemics and public health problems, such as the outbreak of COVID-19); the development of and transition to new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from events such as the COVID-19 pandemic; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, integration, and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the impact of changes to environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations; changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio; the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period; the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning; the judgments required in connection with determining revenue recognition; impact of company policies and related compliance; utility of segment realignments; allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations; provisions for, and resolution of, pending investigations, claims, and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed in "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Index

	Page
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	7
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and October 31, 2021 (Audited)	8
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	9
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	10
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	12
Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12
Note 2: Segment Information	13
Note 3: Transformation Programs	17
Note 4: Retirement Benefit Plans	19
Note 5: Taxes on Earnings	19
Note 6: Balance Sheet Details	20
Note 7: Accounting for Leases as a Lessor	22
Note 8: Goodwill	27
Note 9: Fair Value	27
Note 10: Financial Instruments	29
Note 11: Borrowings	34
Note 12: Stockholders' Equity	34
Note 13: Net Earnings Per Share	35
Note 14: Litigation and Contingencies	36

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Unaudited)

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue:
Products	$	4,040	$	3,997	$	8,283	$	8,135
Services	2,551		2,579		5,147		5,152
Financing income	122		124		244		246
Total net revenue	6,713		6,700		13,674		13,533
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	2,834		2,769		5,850		5,659
Cost of services	1,558		1,590		3,113		3,186
Financing cost(1)	148		54		194		113
Research and development	517		503		1,021		971
Selling, general and administrative	1,249		1,199		2,450		2,358
Amortization of intangible assets	74		84		147		194
Transformation costs	98		209		209		520
Disaster charges	20		1		19		1
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	8		13		16		31
Total costs and expenses	6,506		6,422		13,019		13,033
Earnings from operations	207		278		655		500
Interest and other, net	—		(11)		(5)		(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		(17)		(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	36		17		72		34
Earnings from equity interests	33		4		64		30
Earnings before provision for taxes	276		288		769		493
Provision for taxes	(26)		(29)		(6)		(11)
Net earnings	$	250	$	259	$	763	$	482
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.20	$	0.58	$	0.37
Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.57	$	0.36
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic	1,307		1,309		1,306		1,304
Diluted	1,329		1,331		1,327		1,323

(1) The three and six months ended April 30, 2022 include $99 million of expected credit loss reserves. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Net earnings	$	250	$	259	$	763	$	482
Other comprehensive income before taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(7)		(5)		(8)		(2)
	(7)		(5)		(8)		(2)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	345		45		560		(284)
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(264)		20		(465)		298
	81		65		95		14
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	—		23		6		23
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	40		71		81		142
Curtailments, settlements and other	1		1		2		2
	41		95		89		167
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	(25)		(3)		(36)		18
Other comprehensive income before taxes	90		152		140		197
Provision for taxes	(21)		(18)		(34)		(20)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	69		134		106		177
Comprehensive income	$	319	$	393	$	869	$	659

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
	In millions, except par value
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,027	$	3,996
Accounts receivable, net of allowances	3,122		3,979
Financing receivables, net of allowances	3,655		3,932
Inventory	5,322		4,511
Other current assets	3,046		2,460
Total current assets	18,172		18,878
Property, plant and equipment	5,508		5,613
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	11,198		11,670
Investments in equity interests	2,262		2,210
Goodwill	18,306		18,306
Intangible assets	878		1,022
Total assets	$	56,324	$	57,699
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4,596	$	3,552
Accounts payable	5,671		7,004
Employee compensation and benefits	1,198		1,778
Taxes on earnings	153		169
Deferred revenue	3,448		3,408
Accrued restructuring	183		290
Other accrued liabilities	4,941		4,486
Total current liabilities	20,190		20,687
Long-term debt	8,905		9,896
Other non-current liabilities	6,647		7,099
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
HPE stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,299 and 1,295 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively)	13		13
Additional paid-in capital	28,473		28,470
Accumulated deficit	(5,145)		(5,597)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,809)		(2,915)
Total HPE stockholders' equity	20,532		19,971
Non-controlling interests	50		46
Total stockholders' equity	20,582		20,017
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	56,324	$	57,699

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021
	In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	763	$	482
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,242		1,313
Stock-based compensation expense	242		218
Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts	213		98
Restructuring charges	68		366
Deferred taxes on earnings	(54)		(95)
Earnings from equity interests	(64)		(30)
Other, net	(46)		62
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	817		432
Financing receivables	470		(104)
Inventory	(861)		(497)
Accounts payable	(1,323)		164
Taxes on earnings	35		(30)
Restructuring	(197)		(324)
Other assets and liabilities	(1,002)		(270)
Net cash provided by operating activities	303		1,785
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(1,349)		(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	258		194
Purchases of investments	(40)		(19)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments	72		10
Financial collateral posted	(40)		(631)
Financial collateral received	272		297
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—		(34)
Net cash used in investing activities	(827)		(1,231)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	56		39
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	1,582		1,632
Payment of debt	(1,340)		(1,744)
Payments related to stock-based award activities, net	(60)		(27)
Repurchase of common stock	(187)		—
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—		(8)
Cash dividends paid to shareholders	(311)		(311)
Net cash used in financing activities	(260)		(419)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(784)		135
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,332		4,621
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	3,548	$	4,756

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)

	Common Stock
For the three months ended April 30, 2022	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at January 31, 2022	1,300,259	$	13	$	28,422	$	(5,239)	$	(2,878)	$	20,318	$	47	$	20,365
Net earnings						250				250		3		253
Other comprehensive income								69		69				69
Comprehensive income										319		3		322
Stock-based compensation expense				114						114				114
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(8)						(8)				(8)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	2,195			3						3				3
Repurchases of common stock	(3,530)			(58)						(58)				(58)
Cash dividends declared ($0.12 per share)						(156)				(156)				(156)
Balance at April 30, 2022	1,298,924	$	13	$	28,473	$	(5,145)	$	(2,809)	$	20,532	$	50	$	20,582

) Represents the impact of the adoption of the accounting standard on the s on financial instruments.

	Common Stock
For the six months ended April 30, 2022	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2021	1,294,634	$	13	$	28,470	$	(5,597)	$	(2,915)	$	19,971	$	46	$	20,017
Net earnings						763				763		4		767
Other comprehensive income								106		106				106
Comprehensive income										869		4		873
Stock-based compensation expense				242						242				242
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(90)						(90)				(90)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	15,644			29						29				29
Repurchases of common stock	(11,354)			(178)						(178)				(178)
Cash dividends declared ($0.24 per share)						(311)				(311)				(311)
Balance at April 30, 2022	1,298,924	$	13	$	28,473	$	(5,145)	$	(2,809)	$	20,532	$	50	$	20,582

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)

	Common Stock
For the three months ended April 30, 2021	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at January 31, 2021	1,300,496	$	13	$	28,427	$	(8,332)	$	(3,896)	$	16,212	$	47	$	16,259
Net earnings						259				259		4		263
Other comprehensive income								134		134				134
Comprehensive income										393		4		397
Stock-based compensation expense				105						105				105
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(4)						(4)				(4)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	3,642			10						10				10
Cash dividends declared ($0.12 per share)						(156)				(156)				(156)
Balance at April 30, 2021	1,304,138	$	13	$	28,538	$	(8,229)	$	(3,762)	$	16,560	$	51	$	16,611

	Common Stock
For the six months ended April 30, 2021	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2020	1,287,010	$	13	$	28,350	$	(8,375)	$	(3,939)	$	16,049	$	47	$	16,096
Net earnings						482				482		4		486
Other comprehensive income								177		177				177
Comprehensive income										659		4		663
Stock-based compensation expense				218						218				218
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(61)						(61)				(61)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	17,128			31						31				31
Cash dividends declared ($0.24 per share)						(311)				(311)				(311)
Effects of adoption of ASC 326, Current expected credit losses						(25)				(25)				(25)
Balance at April 30, 2021	1,304,138	$	13	$	28,538	$	(8,229)	$	(3,762)	$	16,560	$	51	$	16,611

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", or the "Company") is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. Hewlett Packard Enterprise enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, its results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, its cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and the cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 10, 2021.

Significant Accounting Policies

As of November 1, 2021, the Company increased its expected useful life of new servers and storage equipment assets from four years to five years. Concurrently, the Company completed an assessment of its existing server and storage equipment assets and extended the remaining useful lives of such assets by one year. The effects of this change in estimate reduced depreciation expense and increased net income and basic and diluted earnings per share by immaterial amounts for the six months ended April 30, 2022, and is expected to have an immaterial impact on net income and basic and diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2022.

There have been no other changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in PART II, Item 8, Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Subsequent Event

In May 2022, the Company issued $747 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 3.68%, payable monthly from July 2022 with a stated final maturity date of March 2030.

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the related sanctions imposed by the U.S., European Union (E.U.) and other countries in response have negatively impacted the Company's operations in both countries and increased economic and political uncertainty across the world. In response to the sanctions imposed, in February 2022, the Company suspended all new sales and shipments to Russia and Belarus and implemented compliance measures to address the continuously changing regulatory landscape. Based on a further assessment of business risks and needs, in June 2022, the Company determined that it is no longer tenable to maintain its operations in Russia and Belarus and announced it is proceeding with an orderly, managed exit of its remaining business in these countries.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Due to the decision to exit Russia and Belarus, the Company expects to incur additional charges related to a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, abandoned assets and employee severance in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

The Company continues to monitor the social, political, regulatory and economic environment in Russia and Ukraine, and will consider further actions as appropriate.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that requires lessors to classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease, if the lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease and the lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 on a prospective basis, and there was no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, and there was no material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued guidance related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) and vintage disclosures for financing receivables. The amendments eliminate current recognition and measurement guidance for TDRs by creditors while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments also require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2021, the FASB issued guidance to increase the transparency of government assistance received by an entity by requiring disclosures relating to accounting policy, nature of the assistance, and the effect of the assistance on the financial statements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 2: Segment Information

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are organized into six reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence ("HPC & AI"), Storage, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments and Other. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view, and run the Company's business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The six segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results. A summary description of each segment follows.

Compute includes both general purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload optimized servers to offer the best performance and value for demanding applications. This portfolio of products includes the HPE Proliant rack and tower servers, HPE Synergy, and HPE BladeSystems. Compute offerings also include operational and support services and HPE GreenLake for Compute.

High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence offers standard and custom hardware and software solutions designed to address customer workloads to power innovation. The HPC hardware solutions are segmented into several categories: HPC, Data Solutions, and Edge Compute. The HPC portfolio of products includes the HPE Apollo and HPE Cray products that are often sold as supercomputing systems, including exascale supercomputers. The Data Solutions portfolio (formerly named Mission Critical Solutions) includes the HPE Superdome Flex, HPE NonStop, and HPE Integrity product

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lines. Edge compute primarily offers HPE Edgeline products. HPC & AI offerings also include operational and support services and solutions delivered as-a-service through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Storage provides workload optimized storage product and service offerings, which include an intelligent hyperconverged infrastructure ("HCI") with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI and HPE SimpliVity; primary storage with HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage, and HPE 3PAR Storage for mission-critical and general-purpose workloads; data protection services and software with HPE Backup and Recovery Service; and Zerto. The portfolio also includes HPE Recovery Manager Central, HPE StoreOnce, HPE Cloud Volumes Backup and Big Data solutions running on Apollo servers. Storage also provides solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking and disk products, such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays ("MSA") and HPE XP. Storage offerings also include operational and support services, software subscription services, and solutions delivered as-a-service through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Intelligent Edge offers wired and wireless local area network ("LAN"), campus and data center switching, software-defined wide-area-network (from the Silver Peak acquisition), network security, and associated services to enable secure connectivity for businesses of any size. The HPE Aruba product portfolio includes products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, and sensors. The HPE Aruba software and services portfolio includes cloud-based management, network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, location services software, and professional and support services, as well as as-a-service and consumption models through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products. Intelligence Edge also offers an Edge Service Platform ("Aruba ESP") to help customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking.

Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services, for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software, and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. FS also supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake platform.

Corporate Investments and Other includes the Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS") business which primarily offers consultative-led services, HPE and partner technology expertise and advice, implementation services as well as complex solution engagement capabilities; the Communications and Media Solutions business ("CMS"), which primarily offers software and related services to the telecommunications industry; the HPE Software business which offers the HPE Ezmeral container platform and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric; and Hewlett Packard Labs which is responsible for research and development.

Segment Policy

Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate certain operating expenses to its segments, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated operating costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

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Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Three months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	2,933	$	687	$	1,082	$	864	$	821	$	326	$	6,713
Intersegment net revenue	52		23		16		3		2		1		97
Total segment net revenue	$	2,985	$	710	$	1,098	$	867	$	823	$	327	$	6,810
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	415	$	(40)	$	138	$	109	$	104	$	(24)	$	702
Three months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	2,924	$	663	$	1,127	$	801	$	835	$	350	$	6,700
Intersegment net revenue	50		21		9		2		4		—		86
Total segment net revenue	$	2,974	$	684	$	1,136	$	803	$	839	$	350	$	6,786
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	334	$	18	$	191	$	126	$	91	$	(25)	$	735
Six months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	5,909	$	1,463	$	2,226	$	1,764	$	1,661	$	651	$	13,674
Intersegment net revenue	92		37		28		4		4		1		166
Total segment net revenue	$	6,001	$	1,500	$	2,254	$	1,768	$	1,665	$	652	$	13,840
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	831	$	(47)	$	306	$	266	$	208	$	(35)	$	1,529
Six months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	5,852	$	1,408	$	2,300	$	1,608	$	1,694	$	671	$	13,533
Intersegment net revenue	106		37		28		5		5		—		181
Total segment net revenue	$	5,958	$	1,445	$	2,328	$	1,613	$	1,699	$	671	$	13,714
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	675	$	61	$	425	$	280	$	175	$	(56)	$	1,560

(1) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company implemented minor organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure resulting in immaterial changes to certain prior period segment revenue and segment earnings (loss) from operations amounts. These changes had no impact to the Company’s previously reported consolidated earnings from operations.

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The reconciliation of segment operating results to Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	6,810	$	6,786	$	13,840	$	13,714
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(97)		(86)		(166)		(181)
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	$	13,674	$	13,533
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	702	$	735	$	1,529	$	1,560
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(75)		(50)		(134)		(102)
Stock-based compensation expense	(114)		(98)		(242)		(208)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(1)		(2)		(2)		(4)
Amortization of intangible assets	(74)		(84)		(147)		(194)
Transformation costs	(98)		(209)		(209)		(520)
Disaster charges(1)	(125)		(1)		(124)		(1)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(8)		(13)		(16)		(31)
Interest and other, net	—		(11)		(5)		(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		(17)		(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	36		17		72		34
Earnings from equity interests	33		4		64		30
Total earnings before provision for taxes	$	276	$	288	$	769	$	493

(1) In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of sales and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Disaster charges also included a recovery of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, related to COVID-19. Disaster charges were excluded from segment operating results.

Segment Assets

Hewlett Packard Enterprise allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to total assets as per Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Compute	$	15,885	$	16,000
HPC & AI	6,617		6,667
Storage	7,094		7,325
Intelligent Edge	4,284		4,355
Financial Services	14,340		14,951
Corporate Investments and Other	1,246		1,210
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,858		7,191
Total assets	$	56,324	$	57,699

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Geographic Information

Net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,159	$	2,018	$	4,476	$	4,196
Americas excluding U.S.	466		461		928		896
Total Americas	2,625		2,479		5,404		5,092
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,482		2,554		5,038		5,174
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,606		1,667		3,232		3,267
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	13,674		$	13,533

Note 3: Transformation Programs

Transformation programs are comprised of the cost optimization and prioritization plan and the HPE Next initiative. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company launched the cost optimization and prioritization plan, which focuses on realigning the workforce to areas of growth, a new hybrid workforce model called Edge-to-Office, real estate strategies, and simplifying and evolving our product portfolio strategy. The implementation period of the cost optimization and prioritization plan is through fiscal 2023. During the remaining implementation period, the Company expects to incur transformation costs predominantly related to labor restructuring, non-labor restructuring, IT investments, design and execution charges and real estate initiatives.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company launched an initiative called HPE Next to put in place a purpose-built company designed to compete and win in the markets where it participates. Through this program, the Company is simplifying the operating model, and streamlining our offerings, business processes and business systems to improve our execution. The implementation period of the HPE Next initiative is through fiscal 2023. During the remaining implementation period, the Company expects to incur predominantly IT infrastructure costs for streamlining, upgrading, and simplifying back-end operations, and real estate initiatives. These costs are expected to be partially offset by gains from real estate sales.

Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, $151 million and $403 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $2 million and $2 million, respectively, were recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The components of the expense relating to the cost optimization and prioritization plan were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	1	$	18	$	9	$	55
IT costs	10		3		18		3
Restructuring charges	24		132		61		347
Total	$	35	$	153	$	88	$	405

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HPE Next

The components of transformation costs relating to HPE Next during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	2	$	3	$	5	$	5
IT costs	52		46		99		72
Restructuring charges	6		2		6		19
Gain on real estate sales	—		(2)		(8)		(3)
Impairment of real estate assets	—		4		11		4
Other	3		5		8		20
Total	$	63	$	58	$	121	$	117

Restructuring Plan

Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure under the cost optimization and prioritization plan and HPE Next plan are presented in the table below:

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2021	$	228	$	189	$	44	$	33
Charges	40		21		—		6
Cash payments	(92)		(69)		(20)		(13)
Non-cash items	(13)		(8)		(2)		—
Liability as of April 30, 2022	$	163	$	133	$	22	$	26
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	$	547	$	441	$	1,261	$	253
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	$	700	$	600	$	1,261	$	255

The current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, was $181 million and $287 million, respectively, in accrued restructuring, and $25 million and $27 million, respectively, in Other accrued liabilities. The non-current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, was $138 million and $180 million, respectively.

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Note 4: Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company's net pension benefit (credit) cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Service cost	$	21	$	25	$	41	$	49
Interest cost(1)	40		30		80		59
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(118)		(120)		(236)		(239)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	43		75		87		149
Prior service benefit	(2)		(4)		(5)		(7)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(16)		6		(33)		11
Settlement loss and special termination benefits(1)	1		2		2		3
Total net benefit (credit) cost	$	(15)	$	8	$	(31)	$	14

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Note 5: Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $26 million and $29 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 9.4% and 10.1%, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $6 million and $11 million, respectively, which reflects an effective tax rate of 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from the Company’s operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world but are also impacted by discrete tax adjustments during each fiscal period.

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded $38 million and $121 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2022, this amount primarily included $25 million of income tax benefits on pre-tax charges incurred related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and $22 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, partially offset by $10 million of net income tax charges related to the settlement of foreign tax audit matters. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, this amount primarily included $46 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, $43 million of net income tax benefits related to the settlement of U.S. tax audit matters, $25 million of income tax benefits on pre-tax charges incurred related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, and $6 million of net income tax benefits related to the settlement of foreign tax audit matters.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company determined it will make an orderly, managed exit from Russia and Belarus. As a result, the Company expects to record a full valuation allowance against the $20 million deferred tax asset recorded in connection with the Russia charges incurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Other income tax adjustments could be necessary as the Company reviews the overall impacts of the exit process.

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded $33 million and $124 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2021, this amount primarily included $41 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges. For the six months ended April 30, 2021, this amount primarily included $107 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax liabilities for which the Company shared joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company was indemnified by HP Inc.

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Uncertain Tax Positions

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $590 million and $2.1 billion, respectively, of which up to $332 million and $688 million, respectively, would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods. During the first quarter of the current year, the Company effectively settled with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for fiscal 2016, primarily contributing to the reduction in the Company's unrecognized tax benefits of $1.5 billion, which was predominantly related to the timing of intercompany royalty revenue recognition which does not affect the Company’s effective tax rate.

For tax liabilities pertaining to unrecognized tax benefits, the Company recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties in Provision for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company recognized interest expense of $3 million and $10 million for the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and interest income of $37 million and interest expense of $2 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in interest income in the current year resulted from the release of reserves as a result of the effective settlement of the IRS audit for fiscal 2016 during the first fiscal quarter. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $99 million and $136 million, respectively, for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company engages in continuous discussion and negotiation with tax authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company does not expect complete resolution of any IRS audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign, and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving resolution of certain intercompany transactions, joint and several tax liabilities, and other matters. Accordingly, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $48 million within the next 12 months.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,974	$	2,023
Deferred tax liabilities	(460)		(494)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,514	$	1,529

Note 6: Balance Sheet Details

Balance sheet details were as follows:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,027	$	3,996
Restricted cash(1)	521		336
Total	$	3,548	$	4,332

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Inventory

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Finished goods	$	2,024	$	1,684
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	3,298		2,827
Total	$	5,322	$	4,511

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Land	$	74	$	76
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,524		1,751
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,548		9,735
	11,146		11,562
Accumulated depreciation	(5,638)		(5,949)
Total	$	5,508	$	5,613

Warranties

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability and changes thereto were as follows:

	For the six months ended April 30, 2022
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	327
Charges	83
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(2)
Settlements made	(101)
Balance at end of period	$	307

Contract balances

The Company’s contract balances consist of contract assets, contract liabilities, and costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

Contract Assets

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	2,932	$	3,796
Unbilled receivables	219		206
Allowances	(29)		(23)
Total	$	3,122	$	3,979

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The allowances for credit losses related to accounts receivable and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 and the year ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	46
Provision for credit losses	21		11
Write off's, net of recoveries	(15)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	29	$	23

Sale of Trade Receivables

The Company has third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. During the three months ended April 30, 2022 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Company sold $1 billion and $4.2 billion of trade receivables, respectively. The Company recorded an obligation of $108 million and $65 million within Notes payable and short-term borrowings in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 respectively, related to the trade receivables sold and collected from the third-party for which the revenue recognition was deferred.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. The aggregate balance of current and non-current deferred revenue was $6.3 billion and $6.4 billion as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, approximately $1.9 billion of the deferred revenue as of October 31, 2021 was recognized as revenue.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract work that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts where the customer is not committed. Remaining performance obligations estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including contract terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenue. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations was $6.3 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 32% of this amount as revenue over the remainder of the fiscal year.

Costs to Obtain a Contract

As of April 30, 2022, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $69 million and $106 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2021, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $64 million and $95 million, respectively. The current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were included in Other current assets, and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company amortized $21 million and $41 million respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021 the Company amortized $16 million and $32 million respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. The amortized capitalized costs to obtain a contract are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

Note 7: Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The allowance for credit losses represents future expected credit losses over the life of the receivables based on past experience, current information and forward-looking economic considerations. The components of financing receivables were as follows:

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	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	8,974	$	9,526
Unguaranteed residual value	382		390
Unearned income	(690)		(718)
Financing receivables, gross	8,666		9,198
Allowance for credit losses	(329)		(228)
Financing receivables, net	8,337		8,970
Less: current portion	(3,655)		(3,932)
Amounts due after one year, net	$	4,682	$	5,038

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	2,460	$	4,338
2023	2,918		2,557
2024	1,930		1,567
2025	1,042		747
2026	451		233
Thereafter	173		84
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	8,974	$	9,526
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,284	$	8,808
Unearned income	$	690	$	718

Sale of Financing Receivables

The Company enters into arrangements to transfer the contractual payments due under certain financing receivables to third party financial institutions. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company sold $31 million of financing receivables. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Company sold $142 million of financing receivables.

Credit Quality Indicators

Due to the homogeneous nature of its leasing transactions, the Company manages its financing receivables on an aggregate basis when assessing and monitoring credit risk. Credit risk is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company's customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. The Company evaluates the credit quality of an obligor at lease inception and monitors that credit quality over the term of a transaction. The Company assigns risk ratings to each lease based on the creditworthiness of the obligor and other variables that augment or mitigate the inherent credit risk of a particular transaction and periodically updates the risk ratings when there is a change in the underlying credit quality. Such variables include the underlying value and liquidity of the collateral, the essential use of the equipment, the term of the lease, and the inclusion of credit enhancements, such as guarantees, letters of credit or security deposits.

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The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of April 30, 2022, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2022	$	901	$	611	$	19
2021	1,788		1,368		45
2020	1,092		807		72
2019	567		540		75
2018 and prior	270		387		124
Total	$	4,618	$	3,713	$	335

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of October 31, 2021, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2021
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2021	$	1,978	$	1,542	$	49
2020	1,441		1,061		87
2019	829		771		85
2018	364		407		78
2017 and prior	169		234		103
Total	$	4,781	$	4,015	$	402

Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment. The credit quality indicators do not reflect any mitigation actions taken to transfer credit risk to third parties.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses for financing receivables as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 and the respective changes during the six and twelve months then ended were as follows.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	228	$	154
Adjustment for adoption of the new credit loss standard	—		28
Provision for credit losses	138		61
Adjustment to the existing allowance	—		19
Write-offs	(37)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	329	$	228

In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded a provision of $99 million related to expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current and past due 1-30 days	$	369	$	410
Past due 31-60 days	24		35
Past due 61-90 days	35		17
Past due > 90 days	101		111
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,137		8,625
Total gross financing receivables	$	8,666	$	9,198
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	267	$	257
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	84	$	78

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Leases

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	6,752	$	7,039
Accumulated depreciation	(2,835)		(3,038)
Total	$	3,917	$	4,001

Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	899
2023	1,374
2024	733
2025	207
2026	33
Thereafter	1
Total	$	3,247

If a lease is classified as an operating lease, the Company records lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term. At commencement of an operating lease, initial direct costs are deferred and are expensed over the lease term on the same basis as the lease revenue is recorded.

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The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Interest income from sales-type leases and direct financing leases	$	122	$	124	$	244	$	246
Lease income from operating leases	577		595		1,149		1,199
Total lease income	$	699	$	719	$	1,393	$	1,445

Variable Interest Entities

The Company has issued asset-backed debt securities under a fixed-term securitization program to private investors. The asset-backed debt securities are collateralized by the U.S. fixed-term financing receivables and leased equipment in the offering, which is held by a Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”). The SPE meets the definition of a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE") and is consolidated, along with the associated debt, into the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The SPE is a bankruptcy-remote legal entity with separate assets and liabilities. The purpose of the SPE is to facilitate the funding of customer receivables and leased equipment in the capital markets.

The Company’s risk of loss related to securitized receivables and leased equipment is limited to the amount by which the Company’s right to receive collections for assets securitized exceeds the amount required to pay interest, principal, and fees and expenses related to the asset-backed securities.

The following table presents the assets and liabilities held by the consolidated VIE as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	118	$	165
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	809	$	749
Long-term	$	842	$	707
Property, plant and equipment	$	997	$	854
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,306	$	1,204
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,080	$	950

Financing receivables transferred via securitization through the SPE were $664 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and $1.1 billion for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. Leased equipment transferred via securitization through the SPE was $445 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and $720 million for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

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Note 8: Goodwill

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of April 30, 2022, the Company's reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, with the exception of Corporate Investments and Other, which contains three reporting units: A & PS, CMS, and Software. The following table represents the carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021. There has been no change to the accumulated impairment loss from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Balance at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021	$	7,532	$	3,702	$	4,160	$	2,555	$	144	$	213	$	18,306

As of the annual test date in fiscal 2021, the HPC & AI reporting unit had a goodwill of $3.7 billion and an excess of fair value over carrying value of net assets of 8%. The HPC & AI business is facing challenges on the current and projected future results as the revenue growth is dependent on timing of delivery and related achievement of customer acceptance milestones. If the Company is not successful in addressing these challenges, or additional emerging global macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges intensify these challenges, the projected revenue growth rates or operating margins could decline resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the HPC & AI reporting unit. The fair value of the HPC & AI reporting unit could also be negatively impacted by changes in its weighted average cost of capital, changes in management's business strategy or significant and sustained declines in the stock price, which could result in an indicator of impairment. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Further impairment charges, if any, may be material to our results of operations and financial position.

Note 9: Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

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(Unaudited)

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of April 30, 2022								As of October 31, 2021
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		—		425		1,495		—		—		1,495
Equity securities	13		—		309		322		57		—		129		186
Foreign bonds	—		104		1		105		—		122		—		122
Other debt securities	—		—		44		44		—		—		42		42
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		95		—		95
Foreign exchange contracts	—		711		—		711		—		308		—		308
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		4		—		4
Total assets	$	438	$	1,443	$	354	$	2,235	$	1,552	$	1,335	$	171	$	3,058
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		98		—		98		—		127		—		127
Other derivatives	—		7		—		7		—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	127	$	—	$	127

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt: As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $13.7 billion and $14.6 billion, respectively. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the carrying value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $13.5 billion and $13.4 billion, respectively. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, short-term and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity investments without readily determinable fair value: Equity Investments are recorded at cost and measured at fair value, when they are deemed to be impaired or when there is an adjustment from observable price changes. The Company recognized a gain of $25 million in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2021. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other financial instruments, including accounts receivable and accounts payable, are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value due to their short term nature.

Non-Financial Assets: The Company's non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill, and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at cost. The Company records right-of-use ("ROU") assets based on the lease liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. Fair value adjustments are made to these non-financial assets in the period an impairment charge is recognized.

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During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net gain of $18 million and $12 million, respectively, primarily due to a lease termination. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded a ROU asset impairment charge of $19 million and $68 million, respectively. These charges were recorded as the carrying value of certain ROU assets exceeded their fair value and are reflected in Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Note 10: Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Debt Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022						As of October 31, 2021
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	627	$	—	$	627	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		425		1,495		—		1,495
Total cash equivalents	1,052		—		1,052		2,301		—		2,301
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Time Deposits	1		—		1		—		—		—
Foreign bonds	99		6		105		108		14		122
Other debt securities	43		1		44		41		1		42
Total available-for-sale debt investments	143		7		150		149		15		164
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	1,195	$	7	$	1,202	$	2,450	$	15	$	2,465

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions outside of the U.S. as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale debt investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year	$	1	$	1
Due in one to five years	29		29
Due in more than five years	113		120
	$	143	$	150

Non-marketable equity investments in privately held companies are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These non-marketable equity investments are carried either at fair value or under the measurement alternative.

The carrying amount of those non-marketable equity investments accounted for under the measurement alternative was $172 million and $253 million as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an immaterial impairment on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $25 million on these investments.

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(Unaudited)

The carrying amount of those non-marketable equity investments accounted for under the fair value option was $309 million and $129 million as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $45 million and $104 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $34 million on these investments.

Equity investments with readily determinable fair values are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of these investments was $13 million as of April 30, 2022 and $57 million as of October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $9 million and $23 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recognized an immaterial unrealized loss on these investments.

Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of these investments was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded earnings from equity interests of $33 million and $64 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded earnings from equity interests of $4 million and $30 million, respectively, on these investments.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022										As of October 31, 2021
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	3,850	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	92	$	3,850	$	15	$	80	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,849		369		152		17		7		7,664		125		68		49		32
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,837		34		37		10		16		1,860		33		40		12		18
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	13,536		403		189		27		115		13,374		173		188		61		50
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,775		116		3		40		8		6,994		25		17		16		—
Other derivatives	103		—		—		7		—		113		4		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,878		116		3		47		8		7,107		29		17		16		—
Total derivatives	$	19,414	$	519	$	192	$	74	$	123	$	20,481	$	202	$	205	$	77	$	50

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under

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(Unaudited)

collateral security agreements. The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	711	$	—	$	711	$	148	$	436	(1)	$	127
Derivative liabilities	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	148	$	35	(2)	$	14

	As of October 31, 2021
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	407	$	—	$	407	$	123	$	173	(1)	$	111
Derivative liabilities	$	127	$	—	$	127	$	123	$	5	(2)	$	(1)

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the entire amount of the collateral posted of $35 million and $5 million, respectively, was through the re-use of counterparty collateral.

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021		April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(1,349)	$	(1,365)	$	—	$	(15)
Long-term debt	$	(2,402)	$	(2,573)	$	92	$	(80)

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(Unaudited)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	345	$	45	$	560	$	(284)
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	12		(3)		23		(77)
Total	$	357	$	42	$	583	$	(361)

As of April 30, 2022, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net accumulated other comprehensive gain of approximately $167 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

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(Unaudited)

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,713	$	—	$	6,700	$	(11)	$	13,674	$	(5)	$	13,533	$	(55)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	—		133		—		52		$	—	$	187	$	—	$	70
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		(133)		—		(52)		—		(187)		—		(70)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	57		207		(35)		16		122		343		(99)		(197)
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		—		—		(1)		—		—		—		(2)
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		142		—		13		—		102		—		(28)
Other derivatives	—		(2)		—		3		—		(11)		—		4
Total gains (losses)	$	57	$	347	$	(35)	$	31	$	122	$	434	$	(99)	$	(223)

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(Unaudited)

Note 11: Borrowings

Notes Payable, Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt

Notes payable, short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, and long-terms debt were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt(1)	$	3,714	$	2,613
Commercial paper	630		705
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	252		234
Total notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4,596	$	3,552
Long-term debt	8,905		9,896
Total Debt	$	13,501	$	13,448

(1) As of April 30, 2022, the Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, includes $1.3 billion associated with the asset-backed debt securities issued by the Company.

Commercial Paper

Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. The Parent Program in the U.S. provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.75 billion. The Parent Program outside the U.S. provides for the issuance of commercial paper denominated in U.S. dollars, euros, or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those two programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.75 billion as authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. In addition, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $630 million and $705 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.

Revolving Credit Facility

In December 2021, the Company terminated its prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate lending commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under this credit facility.

Note 12: Stockholders' Equity

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2022, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	15	$	81	$	(2,545)	$	(466)	$	(2,915)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(8)		560		6		(36)		522
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	—		(465)		83		—		(382)
Tax provision	—		(21)		(12)		(1)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	7	$	155	$	(2,468)	$	(503)	$	(2,809)

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The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2021, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	18	$	(7)	$	(3,473)	$	(477)	$	(3,939)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(2)		(284)		23		18		(245)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	—		298		144		—		442
Tax provision	—		(5)		(11)		(4)		(20)
Balance at end of period	$	16	$	2	$	(3,317)	$	(463)	$	(3,762)

Share Repurchase Program

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 12 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 0.8 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of October 31, 2021. Additionally, as of April 30, 2022, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 0.1 million shares. Shares repurchased during the six months ended April 30, 2022 were recorded as a $178 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases.

Note 13: Net Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic net earnings per share ("EPS") using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes the weighted-average dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units, stock options, and performance-based awards.

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	250	$	259	$	763	$	482
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,307		1,309		1,306		1,304
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	22		22		21		19
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,329		1,331		1,327		1323
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.20	$	0.58	$	0.37
Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.57	$	0.36
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	—		1		—		7

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

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Note 14: Litigation and Contingencies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits, and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the "Separation and Distribution Agreement") entered into in connection with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's spin-off from HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") (the "Separation"), Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of April 30, 2022, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Ross and Rogus v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. On November 8, 2018, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara alleging that HPE pays its California-based female employees “systemically lower compensation” than HPE pays male employees performing substantially similar work. The complaint alleges various California state law claims, including California’s Equal Pay Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Unfair Competition Law, and seeks certification of a California-only class of female employees employed in certain “Covered Positions.” The complaint seeks damages, statutory and civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs. On April 2, 2019, HPE filed a demurrer to all causes of action and an alternative motion to strike portions of the complaint. On July 2, 2019, the court denied HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the putative class and granted HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the individual plaintiffs.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay

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of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015, and again on November 3, 2015, April 11, 2016, and January 15, 2019, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. The hearing was again rescheduled for January 20, 2021 but was postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.

ECT Proceedings. In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects any appeal of the decision on the merits to last several years.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging Defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals age 40 years and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by Defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. Following the filing of Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Preliminary Class Certification on December 30, 2020. On April 14, 2021, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Class Certification was granted. The conditionally certified collective action consists of all individuals who had their employment terminated by Defendants pursuant to a WFR Plan on or after November 1, 2015, and who were 40 years or older at the time of such termination. The collective action excludes all individuals who signed a Waiver and General Release Agreement or an Agreement to Arbitrate Claims. The Court-approved notice was issued to potential class members and the opt-in period is now closed.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. Trial was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. approximately $3 billion in damages: $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for a new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. On May 16, 2019, HP Inc. filed its application to renew the judgment. As of May 16, 2019, the renewed judgment is approximately $3.8 billion. Daily interest on the renewed judgment is

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now accruing at $1 million and will be recorded upon receipt. On June 14, 2021, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Oracle filed a Petition for Rehearing with the California Court of Appeal, which was denied on July 8, 2021. On July 26, 2021, Oracle filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court. The California Supreme Court denied the petition on September 29, 2021, and the California Court of Appeal issued the remittitur on September 30, 2021. On October 12, 2021, Oracle paid $4.66 billion, reflecting all amounts owed on the judgment plus accrued interest. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement between HP Inc. and HPE, this amount was split evenly between the parties following the reimbursement of approximately $48 million in pre-separation legal costs incurred by HPE in prosecution of the litigation. In total, HPE has received payment of approximately $2.35 billion, which was recognized as a gain from litigation judgment during the year ended October 31, 2021. On October 27, 2021, HP Inc. filed an acknowledgement of full satisfaction of judgment. On January 27, 2022, Oracle filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to grant review. On May 16, 2022, the United States Supreme Court denied Oracle's Petition. The matter is now closed.

Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Terix copyright matter). On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition. Oracle’s claims arise out of HPE’s prior use of a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle contends that in connection with HPE’s use of Terix as a subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business, Oracle’s copyrights were infringed, and HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement and related claims. The lawsuit against HPE follows a prior lawsuit brought by Oracle against Terix in 2013 relating to Terix’s alleged unauthorized provision of Solaris patches to customers on Oracle hardware. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Oracle’s claims. On February 20, 2019, the court entered judgment in favor of HPE, dismissing Oracle’s claims in their entirety. Oracle appealed the trial court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On August 20, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling, affirming in part and reversing in part the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of HPE. On October 6, 2020, the matter was remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On June 4, 2021, the Court issued an order denying HPE’s motion for summary judgment and granting-in-part Oracle’s motion for partial summary judgment as to a certain of HPE’s defenses. Trial is scheduled to begin on May 23, 2022.

Q3 Networking Litigation. On September 21 and September 22, 2020, Q3 Networking LLC filed complaints against HPE, Aruba Networks, Commscope and Netgear in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”). Both complaints allege infringement of four patents, and the ITC complaint defines the “accused products” as “routers, access points, controllers, network management servers, other networking products, and hardware and software components thereof.” The ITC action was instituted on October 23, 2020. The District of Delaware action has been stayed pending resolution of the ITC action. The evidentiary hearing before the ITC has been completed. On December 7, 2021, the Administrative Law Judge issued his initial determination finding no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act. On May 3, 2022, the ITC issued its Notice of Final Determination, affirming the initial determination and terminating the investigation.

Shared Litigation with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus

As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreements between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Seattle SpinCo, the parties to each agreement agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreements also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. (in the case of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from HP Inc.) or of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in the case of the separation of DXC from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the separation of Seattle SpinCo from Hewlett Packard Enterprise), in each case arising prior to the applicable separation.

Environmental

The Company's operations and products are or may in the future become subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the substances and materials used in the Company's products, the energy consumption of products, services and operations and the operational or financial responsibility for recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. This includes legislation that

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makes producers of electrical goods, including servers and networking equipment, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as "product take-back legislation"). The Company could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws, including those related to addressing climate change and other environmental, social, and governance-related issues, or if its products become non-compliant with such environmental laws. The Company's potential exposure includes impacts on revenue, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

In particular, the Company may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), known as "Superfund," or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations addressing the clean-up of contaminated sites, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. The Company is also contractually obligated to make financial contributions to address actions related to certain environmental liabilities, both ongoing and arising in the future, pursuant to its Separation and Distribution Agreement with HP Inc.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

For purposes of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") section, we use the terms "Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" to refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. References in the MD&A section to "former Parent" refer to HP Inc.

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist the reader in understanding our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, changes in certain key items in these financial statements from period-to-period and the primary factors that accounted for these changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

The financial discussion and analysis in the following MD&A compares the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 to the comparable prior-year periods and where appropriate, as of April 30, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

This MD&A is organized as follows:

•Trends and Uncertainties. A discussion of material events and uncertainties known to management, such as an update to our COVID-19 response and other events.

•Executive Overview. A discussion of our business and a summary analysis of our financial performance and other highlights, including non-GAAP financial measures, affecting the Company in order to provide context to the remainder of the MD&A.

•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.

•Results of Operations. A discussion of the results of operations at the consolidated level is followed by a discussion of the results of operations at the segment level.

•Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity.

•Contractual Cash and Other Obligations. An overview of contractual cash obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan funding, restructuring plans, uncertain tax positions, and off-balance sheet arrangements.

•GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations. Each non-GAAP financial measure has been reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure therein. This section also includes a discussion of the usefulness of non-GAAP financial measures, and material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures.

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TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The overall demand environment continues to improve but remains impacted by industry-wide supply constraints which have contributed to a challenging supply chain environment, which in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was exacerbated by pandemic related lockdowns in China and increasing inflationary pressures, which are driving up material and logistic costs. These supply chain constraints have moderated our revenue growth, elevated costs, and delayed certain unit shipments, resulting in a higher level of backlog and related inventory at the end of the period. We expect this trend to continue in the near term.

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the related sanctions imposed by the U.S., European Union (E.U.) and other countries in response have negatively impacted our operations in both countries and increased economic and political uncertainty across the world. We have approximately 500 team members in Russia and a smaller contingent workforce in Ukraine, whose safety and well-being remains our highest priority. We are offering emergency assistance and support to our impacted teams, including the families of Ukrainian nationals.

In response to the sanctions imposed, in February 2022, we suspended all new sales and shipments to Russia and Belarus and implemented compliance measures to address the continuously changing regulatory landscape. Based on a further assessment of business risks and needs, in June 2022, we determined that it is no longer tenable to maintain operations in Russia and Belarus, and are proceeding with an orderly, managed exit of our remaining business in these countries.

In fiscal 2021, our operations in Russia and Belarus accounted for approximately 2% of our total net revenues. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. These charges were excluded from our segment operating results. Due to the decision to exit Russia and Belarus, we expect to incur additional charges related to a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, abandoned assets and employee severance in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

We will continue monitoring the social, political, regulatory and economic environment in Russia and Ukraine, and will consider further actions as appropriate. More broadly, there could be additional adverse impacts to our net revenues, earnings and cash flows should the situation escalate beyond its current scope, including, among other potential impacts, economic recessions in certain neighboring countries or globally due to inflationary pressures and supply chain cost increases or the geographic proximity of the war relative to the rest of Europe.

COVID-19 Update

Our vaccination policy remains in effect; however, there have been modifications to our U.S. vaccine policy since first announced, as a result of the nationwide temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the U.S. Federal Executive Order requiring contractors and subcontractors performing work on or in connection with certain federal contracts to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As a result of this injunction, we will not be making vaccination a standard condition of employment in the U.S. at this time. However, vaccination is required for entering our sites, working at customer and third-party sites, and for travel and events, unless team members have an approved exemption through human resources and undergo routine testing. Outside of the U.S., we have implemented vaccination/risk strategies where they have been determined to be necessary by local leadership and/or to comply with government requirements. Such strategies differ from location to location, and can take the form of mandatory vaccinations and/or testing requirements; vaccine passports or related certificates; government reports indicating vaccination rates of company employees; or other government-mandated risk strategies.

After careful analysis of information and guidance provided by public health and government authorities regarding the pandemic, and due to the efforts we have taken to mitigate risk through our workplace vaccination policy, effective February 14, 2022, our sites in the U.S. reopened for employees who are fully vaccinated, with exemptions allowed in certain instances including routine testing as advised. Outside of the U.S., sites are open at varying capacities based on local pandemic conditions and risk mitigation strategies enacted by country leadership. We maintain compliance with all local laws and regulations with respect to office attendance and safety protocols.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

We are a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. We enable customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Our customers range from small-and-medium size businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities. Our legacy dates to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard, and we strive every day to uphold and enhance that legacy through our dedication to providing innovative technological solutions to our customers.

Our operations are organized into six reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence ("HPC & AI"), Storage, Intelligent Edge, HPE Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments and Other.

The global pandemic has brought a renewed focus on digital transformation as businesses rethink everything from remote work and collaboration to business continuity and data insights. Businesses are looking ahead, beyond the demands of the pandemic, and treating digital transformation as a strategic imperative. Additionally, the pandemic has accelerated several trends relevant to the company: the exponential increase of data at the edge; the need for a cloud experience everywhere to manage the growth of data at the edge; and the need to quickly extract value from the captured data. Enterprises have embraced multi-cloud strategies for different cloud environments for different types of data and workloads. Increasingly, customers want to digitally transform, while preserving capital and eliminating operating expense, by paying only for the IT they use.

In response, we are accelerating in our areas of strategic focus, including the Intelligent Edge and HPC & AI businesses, while at the same time, strengthening our core Compute and Storage businesses, investing in key areas of growth and accelerating our as-a-service pivot to become the edge-to-cloud company for our customers and partners with our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

On March 22, 2022, we announced significant advancements to our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform, our flagship hybrid offering that enables organizations to modernize all their applications and data, from edge to cloud. The platform advancements include a unified operating experience with one view of all services edge to cloud along with convergence with the Aruba Central cloud service, twelve new cloud services including network as-a-service, data services, high performance computing functions, and compute operations management, and availability of HPE GreenLake platform in the online marketplaces of several leading distributors. These updates strengthen the HPE GreenLake platform and help customers drive their data modernization needs.

The following table summarizes our condensed consolidated GAAP financial results for the periods presented:

	For the three months ended April 30,							For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			Change	2022			2021			Change
	Dollars in millions, except per share amounts							Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue	$	6,713		$	6,700		0.2%	$	13,674		$	13,533		1.0%
Gross profit	$	2,173		$	2,287		(5.0)%	$	4,517		$	4,575		(1.3)%
Gross profit margin	32.4		%	34.1		%	(1.7)pts	33.0		%	33.8		%	(0.8)pts
Earnings from operations	$	207		$	278		(25.5)%	$	655		$	500		31.0%
Operating profit margin	3.1		%	4.1		%	(1.0)pts	4.8		%	3.7		%	1.1pts
Net earnings	$	250		$	259		(3.5)%	$	763		$	482		58.3%
Diluted net earnings per share	$	0.19		$	0.19		$—	$	0.57		$	0.36		$0.21
Cash flow from operations	$	379		$	822		$(443)	$	303		$	1,785		$(1,482)

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the three months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue of $6.7 billion represented an increase of 0.2% (increased 1.5% on a constant currency basis) as revenue growth resulting from a strong beginning order backlog was moderated by a combination of ongoing supply chain constraints, exacerbated by recent pandemic related lockdowns in China, unfavorable currency fluctuations and lower revenue from Russia. The net revenue increase was led by strong demand for our networking products, certain customer acceptances in the current period in HPC & AI, and effective pricing management in server products. The gross profit margin of 32.4% (or $2.2 billion) represents a decrease of 1.7 percentage points and was primarily driven by expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit margin decrease was pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products. The

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operating profit margin was 3.1%, down 1.0 percentage points due primarily to the gross profit margin decline and higher selling, general & administrative expense, the negative impact of both factors was moderated by lower transformation costs.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the six months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue of $13.7 billion represented an increase of 1.0% (increased 1.7% on a constant currency basis) as revenue growth resulting from a strong beginning order backlog was moderated by ongoing supply chain constraints. As a result, we experienced double-digit revenue growth in networking products, growth in the Apollo product category and effective pricing management in server products. Moderating the revenue increase was ongoing supply chain constraints, lower revenue in Russia, and unfavorable currency fluctuations. The gross profit margin of 33.0% (or $4.5 billion) represents a decrease of 0.8 percentage points due primarily to increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit decrease was pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products. The operating profit margin was 4.8%, up 1.1 percentage points due primarily to a decrease in transformation costs.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, we generated $303 million of cash flow from operations and used $788 million free cash flows primarily due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital, which moderated cash generation, and increased capital investments.

The following table summarizes our condensed consolidated non-GAAP financial results for the periods presented:

	For the three months ended April 30,							For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			Change	2022			2021			Change
	Dollars in millions, except per share amounts							Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue adjusted for currency	$	6,799		$	6,700		1.5%	$	13,763		$	13,533		1.7%
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	2,293		$	2,300		(0.3)%	$	4,653		$	4,603		1.1%
Non-GAAP gross profit margin	34.2		%	34.3		%	(0.1)pts	34.0		%	34.0		%	—pts
Non-GAAP earnings from operations	$	627		$	685		(8.5)%	$	1,395		$	1,458		(4.3)%
Non-GAAP operating profit margin	9.3		%	10.2		%	(0.9)pts	10.2		%	10.8		%	(0.6)pts
Non-GAAP net earnings	$	583		$	612		(4.7)%	$	1,280		$	1,291		(0.9)%
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share	$	0.44		$	0.46		$(0.02)	$	0.96		$	0.98		$(0.02)
Free cash flow	$	(211)		$	368		$(579)	$	(788)		$	931		$(1,719)

Each non-GAAP financial measure has been reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure herein. Please refer to the section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" at the end of this MD&A for these reconciliations, along with a discussion of the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures, and material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Annualized revenue run-rate ("ARR")

ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income from operating leases and interest income from capital leases) and software-as-a-service, software consumption revenue, and other as-a-service offerings, recognized during a quarter and multiplied by four. We use ARR as a performance metric. ARR should be viewed independently of net revenue and is not intended to be combined with it.

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The following presents our ARR performance for the periods presented:

	For the three months ended April 30,
	2022			2021
	Dollars in millions
ARR	$	829		$	678
year-over-year growth rate	22		%	30%

The 22% increase in ARR was due to growth in our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform and related financial services due to an expanding customer installed base. The increase was limited by supply chain constraints and related installation delays. At the segment level, ARR growth was led by strength in Storage as-a-service including Zerto and Intelligent Edge as-a-service activity.

Returning capital to our shareholders remains an important part of our capital allocation framework that consists of capital returns to shareholders and strategic investments. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share to our shareholders. On June 1, 2022, we declared our fiscal 2022 third quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on July 8, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 13, 2022. During the first six months of fiscal 2022, we repurchased and settled an aggregate amount of $187 million in connection with our share repurchase program. As of April 30, 2022, we had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases.

We believe our existing balance of cash and cash equivalents, along with commercial paper and other short-term liquidity arrangements, are sufficient to satisfy our working capital needs, capital asset purchases, dividends, debt repayments, and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $3.5 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively. In December 2021, we terminated our prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate lending commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. As of April 30, 2022, no borrowings were outstanding under this credit facility.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue from our international operations has historically represented, and we expect will continue to represent, a majority of our overall net revenue. As a result, our revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In order to provide a framework for assessing performance excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we present the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a constant currency basis, which assumes no change in foreign currency exchange rates from the prior-year period and does not adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This change in revenue on a constant currency basis is calculated as the quotient of (a) current year revenue converted to U.S. dollars using the prior-year period's foreign currency exchange rates divided by (b) the prior-year period revenue. This information is provided so that revenue can be viewed without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our revenue results and trends. This constant currency disclosure is provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a GAAP basis. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.

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Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net revenue were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	6,713	100.0	%	$	6,700	100.0	%	$	13,674	100.0	%	$	13,533	100.0	%
Cost of sales	4,540		67.6		4,413		65.9		9,157		67.0		8,958		66.2
Gross profit	2,173		32.4		2,287		34.1		4,517		33.0		4,575		33.8
Research and development	517		7.7		503		7.5		1,021		7.5		971		7.2
Selling, general and administrative	1,249		18.6		1,199		17.9		2,450		17.9		2,358		17.4
Amortization of intangible assets	74		1.2		84		1.3		147		1.1		194		1.4
Transformation costs	98		1.4		209		3.1		209		1.5		520		3.9
Disaster charges	20		0.3		1		—		19		0.1		1		—
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	8		0.1		13		0.2		16		0.1		31		0.2
Earnings from operations	207		3.1		278		4.1		655		4.8		500		3.7
Interest and other, net	—		—		(11)		(0.2)		(5)		—		(55)		(0.4)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		—		—		(17)		(0.1)		(16)		(0.1)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	36		0.5		17		0.3		72		0.4		34		0.2
Earnings from equity interests	33		0.5		4		0.1		64		0.5		30		0.2
Earnings before provision for taxes	276		4.1		288		4.3		769		5.6		493		3.6
Provision for taxes	(26)		(0.4)		(29)		(0.4)		(6)		—		(11)		—
Net earnings	$	250	3.7	%	$	259	3.9	%	$	763	5.6	%	$	482	3.6	%

Stock-based compensation expense is included within costs and expenses presented in the table above as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Cost of sales	$	14	$	11	$	29	$	24
Research and development	38		31		82		68
Selling, general and administrative	62		56		131		116
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	—		7		—		10
Total	$	114	$	105	$	242	$	218

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On April 14, 2021 (the "Approval Date"), shareholders of the Company approved the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan") that replaced the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of various types of awards including restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards. These awards generally vest over 3 years from the grant date. The maximum number of shares as of the Approval Date that may be delivered to the participants under the 2021 Plan shall not exceed 7 million shares, plus 35.8 million shares that were available for grant under the 2015 Plan and any awards granted under the 2015 Plan prior to the Approval Date that were cash-settled, forfeited, terminated, or lapsed after the Approval Date. On April 5, 2022, shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan thereby increasing the overall number of shares available for issuance by 15 million shares. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had remaining authorization of 38.3 million shares under the 2021 Plan.

Three and six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the three and six months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, total net revenue of $6.7 billion represented an increase of $13 million, or 0.2% (increased 1.5% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue increased by $141 million, or 7.0% to $2.2 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $128 million, or 2.7%, to $4.5 billion.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, total net revenue of $13.7 billion represented an increase of $141 million, or 1.0% (increased 1.7% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue increased by $280 million, or 6.7% to $4.5 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $139 million, or 1.5%, to $9.2 billion.

From a segment perspective, for the three months ended April 30, 2022, net revenue increased 8%, 4%, and 0.4% in Intelligent Edge, HPC & AI, and Compute, respectively, and decreased 7%, 3%, and 2% in Corporate Investments and Other, Storage and Financial Services, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net revenue increased 10%, 4%, and 1% in Intelligent Edge, HPC & AI, and Compute, respectively, and decreased 3%, 3%, and 2% in Corporate Investments and Other, Storage, and Financial Services, respectively.

The components of the weighted net revenue change by segment were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30, 2022	For the six months ended April 30, 2022
	Percentage points
Compute	0.2	0.3
HPC & AI	0.4	0.4
Storage	(0.6)	(0.5)
Intelligent Edge	1.0	1.1
Financial Services	(0.2)	(0.3)
Corporate Investments	(0.4)	(0.1)
Total Segment	0.4	0.9
Elimination of Intersegment net revenue and Other	(0.2)	0.1
Total HPE	0.2	1.0

Please refer to the section "Segment Information" further below for a discussion of our results of operations for each reportable segment.

Gross profit

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, total gross profit margin of 32.4% and 33.0%, represents a decrease of 1.7 and 0.8 percentage points, respectively, compared to the respective prior year periods. The decrease in both periods was due to a combination of costs from expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit decrease in both periods were pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products.

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Operating expenses

Research and development ("R&D")

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, R&D expense increased by $14 million, or 3%, and by $50 million, or 5%, respectively, due primarily to higher employee compensation expense from additional headcount, which contributed 3.4 percentage points and 4.9 percentage points to the change, respectively, as each of our segments focused on developing an end-to-end cloud-native infrastructure foundation for our as-a-service or consumption service delivery models which are integrated into our overall HPE GreenLake platform.

Selling, general and administrative

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, selling, general and administrative expense increased by $50 million, or 4% due primarily to a combination of higher software expenditures, which contributed 1.3 percentage points to the change, higher travel and marketing expenses as the economy reopens and COVID-19 restrictions ease, which contributed 1.2 and 1.0 percentage points to the change, respectively, and higher employee compensation expense from increased headcount, which contributed 0.5 percentage points to the change.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, selling, general and administrative expense increased by $92 million, or 4% due primarily to a combination of higher employee compensation expense driven by increased headcount which contributed 1.3 percentage points to the change, and higher software expenditures, travel and marketing, each of which contributed 1.0 percentage points to the change.

Amortization of intangible assets

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, amortization of intangible assets decreased by $10 million, or 12% and $47 million, or 24%, respectively, due to certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions reaching the end of their amortization periods and write-offs of certain intangible assets in the prior-year periods. The decrease was moderated by an increase in amortization expense in the current periods resulting from recent acquisitions.

Transformation programs and costs

Our transformation programs consist of the cost optimization and prioritization plan (launched in 2020) and the HPE Next initiative (launched in 2017).

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, transformation costs decreased by $111 million, or 53% and $311 million, or 60%, respectively, due primarily to lower restructuring charges recorded in the current periods. For a further discussion, refer to Note 3, "Transformation Programs" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Interest and other, net

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, interest and other, net expense decreased by $11 million due primarily to a combination of favorable currency fluctuations, lower interest expense from lower average borrowings, and higher gains from the sale of certain assets in the current period. The decrease was partially moderated by lower gains from equity investments in the current period.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, interest and other, net expense decreased by $50 million due primarily to lower interest expense from lower average borrowings, higher gains from the sale of certain assets and higher gains from equity investments in the current period.

Tax indemnification and related adjustments

For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded tax indemnification expense of $17 million and $16 million, respectively, which included changes in certain pre-divestiture tax liabilities. For the six months ended April 30, 2021, the amount also included changes in tax liabilities for which we shared joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which we were indemnified by HP Inc.

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Non-service net periodic benefit credit

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, non-service net periodic benefit credit increased by $19 million and $38 million, respectively, due primarily to lower amortized actuarial losses, partially offset by higher interest cost due to higher discount rates in the current periods.

Earnings from equity interests

Earnings from equity interests primarily represents our 49% interest in H3C Technologies and the amortization of our interest in basis difference. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, earnings from equity interests increased by $29 million and $34 million, respectively, due primarily to lower amortization expense from basis difference and higher net income earned by H3C in the current periods.

Provision for taxes

For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded income tax provision of $26 million and $29 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 9.4% and 10.1%, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded income tax provision of $6 million and $11 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively. Our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world but are also impacted by discrete tax adjustments during each fiscal period.

For further discussion, refer to Note 5, "Taxes on Earnings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), which requires us to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenue, and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if the nature of the estimate or assumption it incorporates is subject to a material level of judgment related to matters that are highly uncertain, and changes in those estimates and assumptions are reasonably likely to materially impact our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, forecasted events, and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and judgments may vary under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Accounting policies that are critical in the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgements include revenue recognition, taxes on earnings, business combinations, impairment assessment of goodwill and intangible assets and contingencies.

There have been no significant changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022, to the items that we disclosed as our "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. A summary of significant accounting policies and a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Segment Information

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view, and run our business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results.

A description of the products and services for each segment, along with other pertinent information related to our segments can be found in Note 2, "Segment Information", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

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Segment Results

The following table and ensuing discussion provide an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the three months ended April 30, 2022, as compared to the prior-year period:

		HPE Consolidated			Compute			HPC & AI			Storage			Intelligent Edge			Financial Services			Corporate Investments
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue(1)		$	6,713		$	2,985		$	710		$	1,098		$	867		$	823		$	327
Year-over-year change %		0.2		%	0.4		%	3.8		%	(3.3)		%	8.0		%	(1.9)		%	(6.6)		%
Earnings from operations(2)		$	207		$	415		$	(40)		$	138		$	109		$	104		$	(24)
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue		3.1		%	13.9		%	(5.6)		%	12.6		%	12.6		%	12.6		%	(7.3)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points		(1.0)		pts	2.7		pts	(8.2)		pts	(4.2)		pts	(3.1)		pts	1.8		pts	(0.2)		pts

The following table and ensuing discussion provide an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the six months ended April 30, 2022, as compared to the prior-year period:

		HPE Consolidated			Compute			HPC & AI			Storage			Intelligent Edge			Financial Services			Corporate Investments
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue(1)		$	13,674		$	6,001		$	1,500		$	2,254		$	1,768		$	1,665		$	652
Year-over-year change %		1.0		%	0.7		%	3.8		%	(3.2)		%	9.6		%	(2.0)		%	(2.8)		%
Earnings from operations(2)		$	655		$	831		$	(47)		$	306		$	266		$	208		$	(35)
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue		4.8		%	13.8		%	(3.1)		%	13.6		%	15.0		%	12.5		%	(5.4)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points		1.1		pts	2.5		pts	(7.3)		pts	(4.7)		pts	(2.4)		pts	2.2		pts	2.9		pts

(1)HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue.

(2)Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.    

Compute

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	2,985		$	2,974		0.4	%	$	6,001		$	5,958		0.7	%
Earnings from operations	$	415		$	334		24.3	%	$	831		$	675		23.1	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	13.9		%	11.2		%			13.8		%	11.3		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Compute net revenue increased by $11 million, or 0.4% (increased 1.2% on a constant currency basis), due primarily to higher average unit prices resulting from a combination of disciplined pricing actions and higher sales of server configurations with more complex component architectures in our next generation products. The net revenue increase was moderated by lower unit shipments and unfavorable currency fluctuations. The decline in unit shipments resulted from supply constraints due to the challenging supply chain environment. As a result, Compute exited the quarter with a significantly high level of order backlog.

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From a product perspective, Compute experienced revenue growth in the rack server category moderated by a revenue decline due to certain products approaching their end-of-life. Services net revenue declined primarily due to lower revenue from Russia and the impact of delayed hardware shipments on services contracts.

Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.7 percentage points due to decreases in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expense as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to pricing discipline and strong cost management. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Compute net revenue increased by $43 million, or 0.7% (increased 0.8% on a constant currency basis), due primarily to higher average unit prices resulting from disciplined pricing actions and higher sales of server configurations with more complex component architectures in our next generation products. The net revenue increase was moderated by lower unit shipments resulting from supply constraints due to the challenging supply chain environment.

From a product perspective, Compute experienced revenue growth in the rack server category moderated by a revenue decline due to certain products approaching their end-of-life. Services net revenue declined primarily due to lower revenue from Russia and the impact of delayed hardware shipments on services contracts.

Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.5 percentage points due to decreases in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expense as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to pricing discipline and strong cost management and favorable currency fluctuations moderated by a lower mix of higher margin services. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

HPC & AI

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	710		$	684		3.8	%	$	1,500		$	1,445		3.8	%
Earnings from operations	$	(40)		$	18		(322.2)	%	$	(47)		$	61		(177.0)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	(5.6)		%	2.6		%			(3.1)		%	4.2		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

HPC & AI net revenue increased by $26 million, or 3.8% (increased 4.7% on a constant currency basis) as a result of strong demand, led by higher revenue from HPE Cray driven by certain customer acceptances in the period. The increase was moderated by continued delayed customer acceptances and challenges with the HPE Apollo and Edge Compute product categories as a result of supply chain constraints and lower services revenue due primarily to an unfavorable portfolio mix of service offerings.

HPC & AI earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 8.2 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to continued delayed customer acceptances, supply chain constraints and related cost increases, lower revenue from higher-margin products and a lower mix of revenue from services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher investments in research and development to focus on high-performance computing and AI solutions, including integrating such solutions into our HPE GreenLake platform.

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Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

HPC & AI net revenue increased by $55 million, or 3.8% (increased 4.1% on a constant currency basis) as a result of strong demand with growth in HPC products led by the HPE Apollo and Edge Compute product categories and in Data Solutions. This increase was moderated by a decline in net revenue from HPE Cray products due to supply chain constraints and continued delayed customer acceptances, and a decline in services revenue due primarily to an unfavorable portfolio mix of service offerings.

HPC & AI earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 7.3 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to continued delayed customer acceptances, supply chain constraints and related cost increases, lower revenue from higher-margin products and a lower mix of revenue from services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher investments in research and development to focus on high-performance computing and AI solutions, including integrating such solutions into our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Storage

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	1,098		$	1,136		(3.3)	%	$	2,254		$	2,328		(3.2)	%
Earnings from operations	$	138		191			(27.7)	%	$	306		425			(28.0)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	12.6		%	16.8		%			13.6		%	18.3		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Storage net revenue decreased by $38 million or 3.3% (decreased 2.5% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to supply chain constraints, particularly with our owned intellectual property products, which contain certain unique components and are hence subject to tighter supply constraints, and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Net revenue declined in Storage products moderated by an increase in Storage services. The decrease in Storage products was led by declines in HPE 3PAR, as we transition to next generation product platforms such as HPE Alletra, and in the traditional storage product portfolio, partially offset by higher revenue from the Hyperconverged and Big Data product portfolios. The increase in Storage services was led by Zerto as we continue our transition to more services, and software-rich offerings. As a result of strong demand and the challenging supply chain environment, Storage exited the quarter with a high order backlog.

Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.2 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to supply chain constraints which unfavorably impacted our higher-margin product mix and higher logistic costs, partially offset by the sale of higher margin Zerto products. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher investments in research and development focused on as-a-service offerings and higher field selling costs.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Storage net revenue decreased by $74 million or 3.2% (decreased 3.0% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to supply chain constraints, particularly with our owned intellectual property products, which contain certain unique components. Net revenue declined in Storage products moderated by an increase in Storage services. The decline in Storage products was led by declines in HPE 3PAR, as we transition to its next generation product platforms such as HPE Alletra, partially offset by an increase in Big Data products. The increase in Storage services was led by Zerto and HPE Nimble Storage Services as we continue our transition to more services, and software-rich offerings.

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Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.7 percentage point due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to supply chain constraints which unfavorably impacted our higher-margin product mix and logistic costs, partially offset by the sale of higher margin Zerto products. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher investments in research and development focused on as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	867		$	803		8.0	%	$	1,768		$	1,613		9.6	%
Earnings from operations	$	109		$	126		(13.5)	%	$	266		$	280		(5.0)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	12.6		%	15.7		%			15.0		%	17.4		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Intelligent Edge net revenue increased by $64 million, or 8.0% (increased 9.3% on a constant currency basis) as a robust demand environment, reflected in a historically high backlog, continues to be impacted by supply constraints resulting from a challenging supply chain environment. Net revenue increased in both Intelligent Edge products and services. The increase in product revenue was driven by the WLAN business and Silver Peak. The higher services revenue was led by attached support services and our as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 3.1 percentage points due primarily to an increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher supply chain costs and higher costs associated with our Services business. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Intelligent Edge net revenue increased by $155 million, or 9.6% (increased 10.4% on a constant currency basis) as a robust demand environment, reflected in a historically high backlog, continues to be impacted by supply constraints resulting from a challenging supply chain environment. Net revenue increased in both Intelligent Edge products and services. The increase in product revenue was driven by the WLAN business. The higher services revenue was led by attached support services and our as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.4 percentage points due primarily to an increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher supply chain costs and higher costs associated with our Services business. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Financial Services

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	823		$	839		(1.9)	%	$	1,665		$	1,699		(2.0)	%
Earnings from operations	$	104		$	91		14.3	%	$	208		$	175		18.9	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	12.6		%	10.8		%			12.5		%	10.3		%

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Financial Services net revenue decreased by $16 million, or 1.9% (increased 0.2% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with a decrease in rental revenue due primarily to lower average operating leases, partially offset by higher revenue from equipment remarketing sales.

Financial Services earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 1.8 percentage points due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted primarily from a combination of lower depreciation expense, bad debt expense, and borrowing costs. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower compensation expense. The increase in the provision for expected credit losses related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict during the current quarter was excluded from segment operating results.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Financial Services net revenue decreased by $34 million, or 2.0% (decreased 0.2% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating leases, partially offset by higher asset management revenue from remarketing and pre-owned equipment sales.

Financial Services earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.2 percentage points due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted primarily from a combination of lower depreciation expense, borrowing costs, and bad debt expense. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower compensation expense.

Financing Volume

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Financing volume	$	1,473	$	1,451	$	2,861	$	2,696

Financing volume, which represents the amount of financing provided to customers for equipment and related software and services, including intercompany activity, increased by 1.5% and 6.1% for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to higher financing of third-party product sales and services, partially offset by unfavorable currency fluctuations.

Portfolio Assets and Ratios

The portfolio assets and ratios derived from the segment balance sheets for FS were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022			October 31, 2021
	Dollars in millions
Financing receivables, gross	$	8,666		$	9,198
Net equipment under operating leases	3,917			4,001
Capitalized profit on intercompany equipment transactions(1)	252			275
Intercompany leases(1)	83			96
Gross portfolio assets	12,918			13,570
Allowance for credit losses(2)	227			228
Operating lease equipment reserve	44			39
Total reserves	271			267
Net portfolio assets	$	12,647		$	13,303
Reserve coverage	2.1		%	2.0		%
Debt-to-equity ratio(3)	7.0x			7.0x

(1)Intercompany activity is eliminated in consolidation.

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(2)Allowance for credit losses for financing receivables includes both the short- and long-term portions.

(3)Debt benefiting Financial Services consists of intercompany equity that is treated as debt for segment reporting purposes, intercompany debt, and borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with Financial Services and its subsidiaries. Debt benefiting Financial Services totaled $11.6 billion and $11.9 billion at both April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively, and was determined by applying an assumed debt-to-equity ratio, which management believes to be comparable to that of other similar financing companies. Financial Services equity at both April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 was $1.7 billion.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, Financial Services net cash and cash equivalents balances were approximately $879 million and $898 million, respectively.

Net portfolio assets as of April 30, 2022 decreased 4.9% from October 31, 2021. The decrease generally resulted from unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with portfolio runoff exceeding new financing volume during the period.

Financial Services bad debt expense includes charges to general reserves, specific reserves, and write-offs for sales-type, direct-financing, and operating leases. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Financial Services recorded net bad debt expense of $22 million and $45 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, Financial Services recorded net bad debt expense of $31 million and $59 million, respectively.

As of April 30, 2022, Financial Services experienced a decrease in billed finance receivables compared to October 31, 2021, which included a limited impact to collections from customers as a result of the pandemic, and customers from Russia. We are currently unable to fully predict the extent to which the pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict may adversely impact future collections of our receivables.

Corporate Investments and Other

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022			2021			% Change		2022			2021			% Change
	Dollars in millions								Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	327		$	350		(6.6)	%	$	652		$	671		(2.8)	%
Loss from operations	$	(24)		$	(25)		4.0	%	$	(35)		$	(56)		37.5	%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue	(7.3)		%	(7.1)		%			(5.4)		%	(8.3)		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Corporate Investments and Other net revenue decreased by $23 million, or 6.6% (decreased 2.0% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, lower HPE Ezmeral revenue, and lower revenue from Russia in A & PS.

Corporate Investments and Other loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.2 percentage points due to the scale of the net revenue decline.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Corporate Investments and Other net revenue decreased by $19 million, or 2.8% (increased 1.6% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations.

Corporate Investments and Other loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.9 percentage points due primarily to decreases in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue while operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue remained relatively unchanged. The decrease in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to improved service delivery efficiencies in A & PS.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Current Overview

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that internally generated cash flows will be generally sufficient to support our operating businesses, capital expenditures, product development initiatives, acquisitions, and disposal activities including legal settlements, restructuring activities, transformation costs, indemnifications, maturing debt, interest payments, and income tax payments, in addition to any future investments, share repurchases, and stockholder dividend payments. We expect to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, by accessing the capital markets, issuing commercial paper, and borrowing under credit facilities made available by various domestic and foreign financial institutions. However, our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market, and economic conditions. We anticipate that the funds made available and cash generated from operations along with our access to capital markets will be sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements for at least the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. We continue to monitor the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the U.S. and other global economies, the capital markets, consumer behavior, our businesses, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II and market risks identified in the section entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in Item 3 of Part I.

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with a substantial amount held outside the U.S. as of April 30, 2022. We utilize a variety of planning and financing strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available when and where it is needed.

Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support our non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations of amounts held outside the U.S. generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective, but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition, or results of operations.

In connection with the share repurchase program previously authorized by our Board of Directors, during the first six months of fiscal 2022, we repurchased and settled an aggregate amount of $187 million. As of April 30, 2022, we had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases. For more information on our share repurchase program, refer to the section entitled "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" in Item 2 of Part II.

On April 22, 2022, we entered into an amendment with Unisplendour Corporation (“UNIS”) and H3C Technologies Co. Limited (“H3C”) to the Shareholder Agreement previously entered into between the parties as of May 21, 2015. The amendment extends to October 31, 2022, the latest date upon which we may put to UNIS all or part of the H3C shares held by us, at a price of 15.0 times the last twelve months net income of H3C.

Liquidity

Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, total debt and available borrowing resources were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,548	$	4,332
Total debt	$	13,501	$	13,448
Available borrowing resources
Commercial paper programs	$	5,120	$	5,045
Uncommitted lines of credit	$	939	$	972

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

The following tables represent the way in which management reviews cash flows:

	For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021
	In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	303	$	1,785
Net cash used in investing activities	(827)		(1,231)
Net cash used in financing activities	(260)		(419)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(784)	$	135

Operating Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash from operating activities decreased by $1.5 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital, as compared to prior-year period.

Our working capital metrics and cash conversion impacts were as follows:

	As of			As of
	April 30, 2022	October 31, 2021	Change	April 30, 2021	October 31, 2020	Change	Y/Y Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable ("DSO")	42	49	(7)	39	42	(3)	3
Days of supply in inventory ("DOS")	106	82	24	64	48	16	42
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable ("DPO")	(112)	(128)	16	(113)	(97)	(16)	1
Cash conversion cycle	36	3	33	(10)	(7)	(3)	46

The cash conversion cycle is the sum of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms (including extended payment terms to customers or from suppliers), early or late invoice payments from customers or to suppliers, the extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends, the timing of the revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period, the impact of commodity costs, and acquisition activity.

DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, by a 90-day average of net revenue. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, the increase in DSO in the current period was primarily due to lower customer participation in early payment programs and lower receivables factoring.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our products. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, the increase in DOS in the current period was primarily due to higher levels of inventory resulting from a combination of supply chain constraints, positioning of inventory to fulfill planned future shipments and strategic purchases of certain key components.

DPO measures the average number of days our accounts payable balances are outstanding. DPO is calculated by dividing ending accounts payable by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, DPO was relatively unchanged.

Investing Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities decreased by $0.4 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower cash utilized in net financial collateral activities of $0.6 billion and higher cash utilized for investment in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

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Financing Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash used in financing activities decreased by $0.2 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower debt repayments of $0.4 billion and higher cash utilized for share repurchases and stock-based award activities of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

Free Cash Flow

	For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021
	In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	303	$	1,785
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(1,349)		(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	258		194
Total	$	(788)	$	931

Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less investments in property, plant and equipment net of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, free cash flow decreased by $1.7 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was due to lower cash generated from operations of $1.5 billion due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital and higher cash utilized for investments in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

For more information on the impact of operating assets and liabilities to our cash flows, see Note 6, "Balance Sheet Details", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Capital Resources

We maintain debt levels that we establish through consideration of a number of factors, including cash flow expectations, cash requirements for operations, investment plans (including acquisitions), share repurchase activities, our cost of capital, and targeted capital structure. We maintain a revolving credit facility and two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. In December 2021, we terminated our prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. There have been no changes to our commercial paper and shelf registration statement since October 31, 2021. For further information on our capital resources, see Note 11, "Borrowings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

In May 2022, we issued $747 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 3.68%, payable monthly from July 2022 with a stated final maturity date of March 2030.

In January 2022, we issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.51%, payable monthly from March 2022 with a stated final maturity date of November 2029.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $630 million and $705 million, respectively, were outstanding under our subsidiary’s program. During the first six months of fiscal 2022, we issued $473 million and repaid $485 million of commercial paper.

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CONTRACTUAL CASH AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Contractual Obligations

Other than the previously mentioned issuance of asset-backed debt securities, our contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 31, 2021. For further information see "Contractual Cash and Other Obligations" in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Retirement Benefit Plan Funding

For the remainder of fiscal 2022, we anticipate making contributions of approximately $111 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet at least the minimum contribution requirements, as established by various authorities including local government and tax authorities.

Restructuring Plans

As of April 30, 2022, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $0.6 billion in connection with our approved restructuring plans, which includes $0.2 billion expected to be paid through the remainder of fiscal 2022 and $0.4 billion expected to be paid thereafter. For more information on our restructuring activities, see Note 3, "Transformation Programs" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of April 30, 2022, we had approximately $340 million of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. These liabilities and related interest and penalties include $32 million expected to be paid within one year. For the remaining amount, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with the tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with taxing authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions, see Note 5, "Taxes on Earnings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our ongoing business, we have not participated in transactions that generate material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

We have third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements, see Note 6, "Balance Sheet Details", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

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GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliations

The following tables provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods presented:

Reconciliation of GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin to non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin.

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue
	Dollars in millions
GAAP Net revenue	$	6,713	100	%	$	6,700	100	%	$	13,674	100	%	$	13,533	100	%
GAAP Cost of sales	4,540		67.6	%	4,413		65.9	%	9,157		67.0	%	8,958		66.2	%
GAAP Gross profit	$	2,173	32.4	%	$	2,287	34.1	%	$	4,517	33.0	%	$	4,575	33.8	%
Non-GAAP adjustments
Amortization of initial direct costs	1		—	%	2		—	%	2		—	%	4		—	%
Stock-based compensation expense	14		0.2	%	11		0.2	%	29		0.2	%	24		0.2	%
Disaster charges(1)	105		1.6	%	—		—	%	105		0.8	%	—		—	%
Non-GAAP Gross Profit	$	2,293	34.2	%	$	2,300	34.3	%	$	4,653	34.0	%	$	4,603	34.0	%

Reconciliation of GAAP earnings from operations and operating profit margin to non-GAAP earnings from operations and operating profit margin.

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue
	Dollars in millions
GAAP earnings from operations	$	207	3.1	%	$	278	4.1	%	655		4.8	%	$	500	3.7	%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs	1		—	%	2		—	%	2		—	%	4		—	%
Amortization of intangible assets	74		1.1	%	84		1.3	%	147		1.1	%	194		1.4	%
Transformation costs	98		1.4	%	209		3.1	%	209		1.5	%	520		3.9	%
Disaster charges(1)	125		1.9	%	1		—	%	124		0.9	%	1		—	%
Stock-based compensation expense	114		1.7	%	98		1.5	%	242		1.8	%	208		1.6	%
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	8		0.1	%	13		0.2	%	16		0.1	%	31		0.2	%
Non-GAAP earnings from operations	$	627	9.3	%	$	685	10.2	%	$	1,395	10.2	%	$	1,458	10.8	%

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Reconciliation of GAAP net earnings and diluted net earnings per share to non-GAAP net earnings and diluted net earnings per share.

	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Dollars		Diluted net earnings per share		Dollars		Diluted net earnings per share		Dollars		Diluted net earnings per share		Dollars		Diluted net earnings per share
	Dollars in millions
GAAP net earnings	$	250	$	0.19	$	259	$	0.19	$	763	$	0.57	$	482	$	0.36
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs	1		—		2		—		2		—		4		—
Amortization of intangible assets	74		0.06		84		0.06		147		0.11		194		0.15
Transformation costs	98		0.07		209		0.15		209		0.16		520		0.40
Disaster charges(1)	125		0.09		1		—		124		0.09		1		—
Stock-based compensation expense	114		0.09		98		0.08		242		0.18		208		0.16
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	8		0.01		13		0.01		16		0.01		31		0.02
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		—		—		17		0.01		16		0.01
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	(36)		(0.03)		(17)		(0.01)		(72)		(0.05)		(34)		(0.03)
Earnings from equity interests(2)	17		0.01		34		0.03		34		0.03		68		0.05
Adjustments for taxes	(68)		(0.05)		(71)		(0.05)		(202)		(0.15)		(199)		(0.14)
Non-GAAP net earnings	$	583	$	0.44	$	612	$	0.46	$	1,280	$	0.96	$	1,291	$	0.98

(1) In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Disaster charges also included a recovery of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, related to COVID-19.

(2) Represents the amortization of basis difference adjustments related to the H3C divestiture.

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow.

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	379	$	822	$	303	$	1,785
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(725)		(535)		(1,349)		(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	135		81		258		194
Free cash flow	$	(211)	$	368	$	(788)	$	931

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Non-GAAP financial measures

The non-GAAP financial measures presented are net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP earnings from operations, non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management for purposes of evaluating our historical and prospective financial performance, as well as evaluating our performance relative to our competitors. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to net revenue on a constant currency basis is net revenue. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit margin is gross profit margin. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP earnings from operations is earnings from operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) is operating profit margin (earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue). The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net earnings is net earnings. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share is diluted net earnings per share. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to free cash flow is cash flow from operations.

Net revenue on a constant currency basis assumes no change in the foreign exchange rate from the prior-year period. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross profit margin are defined to exclude charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs, stock-based compensation expense and disaster charges. Non-GAAP earnings from operations and non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) consist of earnings from operations excluding any charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, stock-based compensation expense, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges. Non-GAAP net earnings and Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share consist of net earnings or diluted net earnings per share excluding those same charges, as well as items such as tax indemnification and related adjustments, non-service net periodic benefit credit, earnings from equity interests, certain income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of U.S. tax reform, structural rate adjustment and excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation. In addition, non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share are adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefits associated with each non-GAAP item. We believe that excluding the items mentioned above from these non-GAAP financial measures allows management to better understand our consolidated financial performance in relation to the operating results of our segments. Management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results, and excluding them facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance in comparison to our peers. The excluded items can be inconsistent in amount and frequency and/or not reflective of the operational performance of the business.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations in relying on these non-GAAP financial measures are that they can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measures and cash flows, they may be calculated differently by other companies and may not reflect the full economic effect of the loss in value of certain assets.

We compensate for these limitations on the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as a supplement. We also provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. We believe that providing net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP earnings from operations, non-GAAP operating profit margin, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and free cash flow, in addition to the related GAAP measures provides greater transparency to the information used in our financial and operational decision making and allows the reader of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to see our financial results “through the eyes” of management.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting HPE, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures since October 31, 2021.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information related to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 14, "Litigation and Contingencies".

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2021, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock, including certain risks, which have been modified as follows:

Due to the international nature of our business, political or economic changes and the laws and regulatory regimes applying to international transactions or other factors could harm our future revenue, costs and expenses, and financial condition.

Our business and financial performance depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions and the demand for technology hardware, software and services in the markets in which we compete. Economic weakness and uncertainty may adversely affect demand for our products, services and solutions, may result in increased expenses due to higher allowances for doubtful accounts and potential goodwill and asset impairment charges, and may make it more difficult for us to manage inventory and make accurate forecasts of revenue, gross margin, cash flows and expenses.

Economic weakness and uncertainty could cause our expenses to vary materially from our expectations. Any financial turmoil affecting the banking system and financial markets or any significant financial services institution failures could negatively impact our treasury operations, as the financial condition of such parties may deteriorate rapidly and without notice in times of market volatility and disruption. Poor financial performance of asset markets combined with lower interest rates and the adverse effects of fluctuating currency exchange rates could lead to higher pension and post-retirement benefit expenses. Interest and other expenses could vary materially from expectations depending on changes in interest rates, borrowing costs, currency exchange rates, and costs of hedging activities and the fair value of derivative instruments. Economic downturns also may lead to restructuring actions and associated expenses. Further, ongoing U.S. federal government spending priorities may limit demand for our products, services and solutions from organizations that receive funding from the U.S. government, and could negatively affect macroeconomic conditions in the United States, which could further reduce demand for our products, services and solutions.

Our business and financial performance also could be adversely affected by changes in U.S. trade policy, U.S. export controls and sanctions, and U.S. regulations concerning imports, as well as international laws and regulations relating to global trade. Current U.S. government trade policy includes the imposition of tariffs on certain foreign goods, including information and communication technology products. These measures have materially increased costs for certain goods imported into the United States. This in turn could require us to materially increase prices to our customers which may reduce demand, or, if we are unable to increase prices, result in lowering our margin on products sold. U.S. government trade policy has resulted in, and could result in more, U.S. trading partners adopting responsive trade policy making it more difficult or costly for us to export our products to those countries. Similarly, changes in regulations relating to exports could prevent us from exporting products to certain locations or customers entirely. In addition, changes in requirements relating to making foreign direct investments could increase our cost of doing business in certain jurisdictions, prevent us from shipping products to particular countries or markets, affect our ability to obtain favorable terms for components, increase our operating costs or lead to penalties or restrictions.

Sales outside the United States constituted approximately 68% of our net revenue in fiscal 2021. Our future business and financial performance could suffer due to a variety of international factors, including:

•ongoing instability or changes in a country’s or region’s economic or political conditions, including inflation, recession, interest rate fluctuations and actual or anticipated military or political conflicts, including uncertainties and instability in economic and market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict;

•inflationary pressures, such as those the market is currently experiencing, which may increase costs for materials, supplies, and services;

•network security, privacy and data sovereignty concerns, which could make foreign customers reluctant to purchase products and services from U.S.-based technology companies;

•longer collection cycles and financial instability among customers;

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•local labor conditions and regulations, including local labor issues faced by specific suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), or changes to immigration and labor law policies which may adversely impact our access to technical and professional talent;

•managing our geographically dispersed workforce;

•differing technology standards or customer requirements;

•local content and manufacturing requirements, which could impact our ability to sell into those markets;

•difficulties associated with repatriating earnings in restricted countries, and changes in tax laws; and

•fluctuations in freight costs, limitations on shipping and receiving capacity, and other disruptions in the transportation and shipping infrastructure at important geographic points of exit and entry for our products and shipments.

The factors described above also could disrupt our product and component manufacturing and key suppliers located outside of the United States. For example, we rely on suppliers in Asia for product assembly and manufacture.

The Russia/Ukraine conflict has impacted business and financial performance in that region. HPE is proceeding with an exit of our remaining business in Russia and Belarus.

We implement policies, procedures and training designed to facilitate compliance with anti-corruption laws around the world, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act. But in many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, people may engage in business practices prohibited by anti-corruption laws. Our employees and third parties we work with may take actions in violation of our policies, and those actions could have an adverse effect on our business and reputation.

The revenue and profitability of our operations have historically varied, which makes our future financial results less predictable.

Our revenue, gross margin and profit vary among our diverse products and services, customer groups and geographic markets and therefore will likely be different in future periods than our historical results. Our revenue depends on the overall demand for our products and services. Delays or reductions in IT spending by our customers or potential customers could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and services, which could result in a significant decline in revenue. In addition, revenue declines in some of our businesses may affect revenue in our other businesses as we may lose cross-selling opportunities. Overall gross margins and profitability in any given period are dependent partially on the product, service, customer and geographic mix reflected in that period’s net revenue.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the trade sanctions imposed by the U.S., European Union (E.U.) and other countries in response have negatively impacted our operations and financial performance in both countries. There could be additional negative impacts to our net revenues, earnings and cash flows should the situation escalate beyond its current scope, including, among other potential impacts, economic recessions in certain neighboring countries or globally, due to inflationary pressures and supply chain cost increases or the geographic proximity of the war relative to the rest of Europe.

Competition, lawsuits, investigations, increases in component and manufacturing costs that we are unable to pass on to our customers, component supply disruptions and other risks affecting our businesses may have a significant impact on our overall gross margin and profitability. Variations in fixed cost structure and gross margins across business units and product portfolios may lead to significant operating profit volatility on a quarterly or annual basis. In addition, newer geographic market opportunities may be relatively less profitable due to our investments associated with entering those markets and local pricing pressures, and we may have difficulty establishing and maintaining the operating infrastructure necessary to support the high growth rate associated with some of those markets. Market trends, industry shifts, competitive pressures, commoditization of products, increased component or shipping costs, regulatory impacts and other factors may result in reductions in revenue or pressure on gross margins of certain segments in a given period, which may lead to adjustments to our operations. Moreover, our efforts to address the challenges facing our business could increase the level of variability in our financial results because the rate at which we are able to realize the benefits from those efforts may vary from period to period.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased and Settled	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased and Settled as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
	In thousands, except per share amounts
Month 1 (February 2022)	886	$	16.77	886	$	1,752,552
Month 2 (March 2022)	1,305	$	16.48	1,305	$	1,731,030
Month 3 (April 2022)	1,335	$	15.93	1,335	$	1,709,766
Total	3,526	$	16.35	3,526

In connection with the share repurchase program previously authorized by our Board of Directors, during the three months ended April 30, 2022, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 3.5 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 0.1 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of January 31, 2022. Additionally, as of April 30, 2022, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 0.1 million shares. Shares repurchased during the three months ended April 30, 2022 were recorded as a $58 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases.

Item 5. Other Information.

The following disclosure is being made under Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act:

On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Secretary of State designated the Russian Federal Security Service (“FSB”) as a party subject to the provisions of U.S. Executive Order No. 13382 issued in 2005 (“Executive Order 13382”). On the same day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control updated General License 1B (“General License 1B”) which generally authorizes U.S. companies to engage in certain licensing, permitting, certification, notification and related transactions with the FSB as may be required for the importation, distribution or use of information technology products in the Russian Federation. Our local subsidiary may be required to engage with the FSB as a licensing authority and to file documents. There are no gross revenues or net profits directly associated with any such dealings by HPE with the FSB and all such dealings are explicitly authorized by General License 1B.

On April 15, 2021, the U.S. Government issued an executive order on Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation (“Executive Order 14024”), implementing additional U.S. sanctions against the Russian government and against Russian actors that threaten U.S. interests, including certain technology companies that support the Russian Intelligence Service. The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury designated Pozitiv Teknolodzhiz, AO (“Positive Technologies”) under Executive Order 14024 and Executive Order 13382. HPE’s local Russian subsidiary had dealings with Positive Technologies prior to its designation. Following the sanctions designation, our local subsidiary immediately initiated procedures to terminate its relationship with Positive Technologies. HPE does not plan to engage in any further transactions with this entity, except wind down activities that are authorized by OFAC going forward. In this reporting period, HPE did not have dealings with Positive Technologies, and there are no identifiable gross revenues or net profits associated with HPE’s relationship with Positive Technologies for this reporting period.

For a summary of our revenue recognition policies, see "Revenue Recognition" described in PART II, Item 8, Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The Exhibit Index beginning on page 66 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
2.1	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the Other Parties Thereto	8-K	001-37483	2.1	November 5, 2015
2.2	Transition Services Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.2	November 5, 2015
2.3	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.4	November 5, 2015
2.4	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.5	November 5, 2015
2.5	Master Commercial Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.6	November 5, 2015
2.6	Information Technology Service Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and HP Enterprise Services, LLC	8-K	001-37483	2.7	November 5, 2015
2.7	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 24, 2016, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Everett SpinCo, Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation, and Everett Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	May 26, 2016
2.8	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	May 26, 2016
2.9	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., Micro Focus International plc, Seattle Holdings, Inc. and Seattle MergerSub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	September 7, 2016
2.10	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Seattle SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	September 7, 2016
2.11	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc. and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.3	September 7, 2016
2.12	First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2016, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Everett SpinCo, Inc., New Everett Merger Sub Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation, and Everett Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	November 2, 2016
2.13	First Amendment to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2016, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	November 2, 2016
2.14	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Nebraska Merger Sub, Inc., and Nimble Storage, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	99.1	March 7, 2017
2.15	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Nebraska Merger Sub, Inc. and each of the persons set forth on Schedule A thereto	8-K	001-37483	99.2	March 7, 2017

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2.16	Employee Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Everett SpinCo, Inc., and Computer Sciences Corporation,	8-K	001-38033	2.1	April 6, 2017
2.17	Tax Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Everett SpinCo, Inc., and Computer Sciences Corporation	8-K	001-38033	2.2	April 6, 2017
2.18	IP Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.3	April 6, 2017
2.19	Transition Services Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.4	April 6, 2017
2.20	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.5	April 6, 2017
2.21	Fourth Amendment to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.6	April 6, 2017
2.22	Tax Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.1	September 1, 2017
2.23	Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, and Seattle SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	September 1, 2017
2.24	Transition Services Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Seattle SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.3	September 1, 2017
2.25	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Seattle SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.4	September 1, 2017
2.26	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2019, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Canopy Merger Sub, Inc., and Cray Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	May 17, 2019
2.27	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 11, 2020, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Santorini Merger Sub, Inc., Silver Peak Systems, Inc., and certain other parties thereto	8-K	001-37483	2.1	July 13, 2020
3.1	Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation	8-K	001-37483	3.1	November 5, 2015
3.2	Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws effective October 31, 2015	8-K	001-37483	3.2	November 5, 2015
3.3	Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	3.1	March 20, 2017
3.4	Certificate of Designation of Series B Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	3.2	March 20, 2017
4.1	Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee	8-K	001-37483	4.1	October 13, 2015
4.2	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 4.400% notes due 2022	8-K	001-37483	4.5	October 13, 2015

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4.3	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 4.900% notes due 2025	8-K	001-37483	4.6	October 13, 2015
4.4	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 6.200% notes due 2035	8-K	001-37483	4.7	October 13, 2015
4.5	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 6.350% notes due 2045	8-K	001-37483	4.8	October 13, 2015
4.6	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2019, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 2.250% notes due 2023	8-K	001-37483	4.2	September 13, 2019
4.7	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 4.450% notes due 2023	8-K	001-37483	4.2	April 9, 2020
4.8	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 1.450% notes due 2024	8-K	001-37483	4.2	July 17, 2020
4.9	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 1.750% notes due 2026	8-K	001-37483	4.3	July 17, 2020
4.10	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hewlett-Packard Company, and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes	8-K	001-37483	4.12	October 13, 2015
4.11	Form of Indenture between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee	S-3ASR	333-222102	4.5	December 15, 2017
4.12	Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	10-K	001-37483	4.16	December 10, 2020
10.1	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (amended and restated January 25, 2017)*	8-K	001-37483	10.1	January 30, 2017
10.2	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-255839	4.4	May 6, 2021
10.3	Amendment No. 1 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-265378	4.7	June 2, 2022
10.4	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers*	10-12B/A	001-37483	10.4	September 28, 2015
10.5	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Grandfathered Executive Deferred Compensation Plan*	S-8	333-207679	4.4	October 30, 2015
10.6	Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.4	November 5, 2015
10.7	Form of Performance-Contingent Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.8	November 5, 2015

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10.8	Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Options Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.9	November 5, 2015
10.9	Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.10	November 5, 2015
10.10	Form of Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016*	10-Q	001-37483	10.14	March 10, 2016
10.11	Form of Performance-Adjusted Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016*	10-Q	001-37483	10.15	March 10, 2016
10.12	Description of Amendment to Equity Awards (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 of the 8-K filed on May 26, 2016)*	8-K	001-37483	10.1	May 26, 2016
10.13	Niara, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-216481	4.3	March 6, 2017
10.14	Nimble Storage, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	333-217349	4.3	April 18, 2017
10.15	SimpliVity Corporation 2009 Stock Plan*	S-8	333-217438	4.3	April 24, 2017
10.16	Silicon Graphics International Corp. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	10-K	000-51333	10.3	September 10, 2012
10.17	Cloud Technology Partners, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-221254	4.3	November 1, 2017
10.18	Amendment to the Cloud Technology Partners, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-221254	4.4	November 1, 2017
10.19	Plexxi Inc. 2011 Stock Plan*	S-8	333-226181	4.3	July 16, 2018
10.20	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated on July 18, 2018, effective as of October 8, 2015)	10-Q	001-37483	10.29	September 4, 2018
10.21	Form of Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement	10-Q	001-37483	10.30	September 4, 2018
10.22	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended and restated December 1, 2018)*	10-K	001-37483	10.27	December 12, 2018
10.23	First Amendment to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers*	10-K	001-37483	10.29	December 12, 2018
10.24	BlueData Software Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-229449	4.3	January 31, 2019
10.25	Cray Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated June 11, 2019)*	S-8	333-234033	4.3	October 1, 2019
10.26	Termination and Mutual Release Agreement dated as of October 30, 2019 by and between HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	10-K	001-37483	10.31	December 13, 2019
10.27	Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Antonio Neri*	10-Q	001-37483	10.32	March 9, 2020
10.28	Silver Peak Systems, Inc. (fka Cheyenne Networks, Inc.) 2004 Stock Plan, as amended*	S-8	333-249731	4.3	October 29, 2020
10.29	Silver Peak Systems, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	333-249731	4.4	October 29, 2020
10.30	2021 Stock Incentive Plan – Form of Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement*	10-K	001-37483	10.30	December 10, 2021
10.31	2021 Stock Incentive Plan – Form of Performance-Adjusted Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement*	10-K	001-37483	10.31	December 10, 2021
10.32	Retirement Agreement dated as of December 8, 2021 by and between Keerti Melkote and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company*	10-K	001-37483	10.32	December 10, 2021

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10.33	Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of December 10, 2021 among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, the Lenders Party Hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Processing Agent and Co-Administrative Agent and Citibank, N.A., as Co-Administrative Agent	10-Q	001-37483	10.33	March 3, 2022
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended‡
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended‡
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document‡
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document‡
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document‡
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document‡
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document‡
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document‡
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

    

*    Indicates management contract or compensation plan, contract or arrangement

‡    Filed herewith

†    Furnished herewith

The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission supplementally upon request a copy of any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed herewith as to which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI

Tarek A. Robbiati

 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized

Signatory)

Date: June 3, 2022

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Antonio F. Neri, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 3, 2022

/s/ ANTONIO F. NERI

Antonio F. Neri

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Tarek A. Robbiati, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 3, 2022

/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI

Tarek A. Robbiati

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Antonio F. Neri, the Chief Executive Officer, and Tarek A. Robbiati, the Chief Financial Officer, of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company hereby certify that, to their knowledge:

1.    The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for the second quarter ended April 30, 2022, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    The information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

June 3, 2022

By:	/s/ Antonio F. Neri
	Antonio F. Neri President and Chief Executive Officer

By:	/s/ Tarek A. Robbiati
	Tarek A. Robbiati Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and will be retained by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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	Apr. 30, 2022	May 30, 2022
Entity Addresses [Line Items]
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Entity Tax Identification Number	47-3298624
Entity Address, Address Line One	1701 East Mossy Oaks Road,
Entity Address, City or Town	Spring,
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77389
City Area Code	(678)
Local Phone Number	259-9860
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Entity Addresses [Line Items]
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Net revenue:
Financing income		$ 122	$ 124	$ 244	$ 246
Total net revenue		6,713	6,700	13,674	13,533
Costs and expenses:
Financing cost	[1]	148	54	194	113
Research and development		517	503	1,021	971
Selling, general and administrative		1,249	1,199	2,450	2,358
Amortization of intangible assets		74	84	147	194
Transformation costs		98	209	209	520
Disaster charges		20	1	19	1
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges		8	13	16	31
Total costs and expenses		6,506	6,422	13,019	13,033
Earnings from operations		207	278	655	500
Interest and other, net		0	(11)	(5)	(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments		0	0	(17)	(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit		36	17	72	34
Earnings from equity interests		33	4	64	30
Earnings before provision for taxes		276	288	769	493
Provision for taxes		(26)	(29)	(6)	(11)
Net earnings		$ 250	$ 259	$ 763	$ 482
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.19	$ 0.20	$ 0.58	$ 0.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.57	$ 0.36
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)		1,307	1,309	1,306	1,304
Diluted (in shares)		1,329	1,331	1,327	1,323
Products
Net revenue:
Revenues		$ 4,040	$ 3,997	$ 8,283	$ 8,135
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services		2,834	2,769	5,850	5,659
Services
Net revenue:
Revenues		2,551	2,579	5,147	5,152
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services		$ 1,558	$ 1,590	$ 3,113	$ 3,186

[1] The three and six months ended April 30, 2022 include $99 million of expected credit loss reserves. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Trade Sanctions
Pre-tax charge for increased credit losses	$ 99	$ 99

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 250	$ 259	$ 763	$ 482
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(7)	(5)	(8)	(2)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(7)	(5)	(8)	(2)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	345	45	560	(284)
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(264)	20	(465)	298
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	81	65	95	14
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	0	23	6	23
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	40	71	81	142
Curtailments, settlements and other	1	1	2	2
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	41	95	89	167
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	(25)	(3)	(36)	18
Other comprehensive income before taxes	90	152	140	197
Provision for taxes	(21)	(18)	(34)	(20)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	69	134	106	177
Comprehensive income	$ 319	$ 393	$ 869	$ 659

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,027	$ 3,996
Accounts receivable, net of allowances	3,122	3,979
Financing receivables, net of allowances	3,655	3,932
Inventory	5,322	4,511
Other current assets	3,046	2,460
Total current assets	18,172	18,878
Property, plant and equipment	5,508	5,613
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	11,198	11,670
Investments in equity interests	2,262	2,210
Goodwill	18,306	18,306
Intangible assets	878	1,022
Total assets	56,324	57,699
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	4,596	3,552
Accounts payable	5,671	7,004
Employee compensation and benefits	1,198	1,778
Taxes on earnings	153	169
Deferred revenue	3,448	3,408
Accrued restructuring	183	290
Other accrued liabilities	4,941	4,486
Total current liabilities	20,190	20,687
Long-term debt	8,905	9,896
Other non-current liabilities	6,647	7,099
Commitments and contingencies
HPE stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,299 and 1,295 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively)	13	13
Additional paid-in capital	28,473	28,470
Accumulated deficit	(5,145)	(5,597)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,809)	(2,915)
Total HPE stockholders' equity	20,532	19,971
Non-controlling interests	50	46
Total stockholders' equity	20,582	20,017
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 56,324	$ 57,699

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares shares in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600	9,600
Common stock, shares issued	1,299	1,295
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,299	1,295

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 763	$ 482
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,242	1,313
Stock-based compensation expense	242	218
Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts	213	98
Restructuring charges	68	366
Deferred taxes on earnings	(54)	(95)
Earnings from equity interests	(64)	(30)
Other, net	(46)	62
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	817	432
Financing receivables	470	(104)
Inventory	(861)	(497)
Accounts payable	(1,323)	164
Taxes on earnings	35	(30)
Restructuring	(197)	(324)
Other assets and liabilities	(1,002)	(270)
Net cash provided by operating activities	303	1,785
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(1,349)	(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	258	194
Purchases of investments	(40)	(19)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments	72	10
Financial collateral posted	(40)	(631)
Financial collateral received	272	297
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(34)
Net cash used in investing activities	(827)	(1,231)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	56	39
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	1,582	1,632
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Repurchase of common stock	(187)	0
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests	0	(8)
Cash dividends paid to shareholders	(311)	(311)
Net cash used in financing activities	(260)	(419)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(784)	135
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Deficit Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Equity Attributable to the Company	Equity Attributable to the Company Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Non-controlling Interests	Total Equity	Total Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
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Balance at beginning of period at Oct. 31, 2020		$ 13	$ 28,350	$ (8,375)		$ (3,939)	$ 16,049		$ 47	$ 16,096
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Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings				482			482		4	486
Other comprehensive income	$ 177					177	177			177
Comprehensive income (loss)							659		4	663
Stock-based compensation expense			218				218			218
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(61)				(61)			(61)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		17,128
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			31				31			31
Cash dividends declared				(311)			(311)			(311)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2021		1,304,138
Balance at end of period at Apr. 30, 2021		$ 13	28,538	(8,229)		(3,762)	16,560		51	16,611
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2021		1,300,496
Balance at beginning of period at Jan. 31, 2021		$ 13	28,427	(8,332)		(3,896)	16,212		47	16,259
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings				259			259		4	263
Other comprehensive income	$ 134					134	134			134
Comprehensive income (loss)							393		4	397
Stock-based compensation expense			105				105			105
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(4)				(4)			(4)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		3,642
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			10				10			10
Cash dividends declared				(156)			(156)			(156)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2021		1,304,138
Balance at end of period at Apr. 30, 2021		$ 13	28,538	(8,229)		(3,762)	16,560		51	16,611
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2021	1,295,000	1,294,634
Balance at beginning of period at Oct. 31, 2021	$ 20,017	$ 13	28,470	(5,597)		(2,915)	19,971		46	20,017
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings				763			763		4	767
Other comprehensive income	$ 106					106	106			106
Comprehensive income (loss)							869		4	873
Stock-based compensation expense			242				242			242
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(90)				(90)			(90)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		15,644
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			29				29			29
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(11,354)
Repurchases of common stock			(178)				(178)			(178)
Cash dividends declared				(311)			(311)			(311)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2022	1,299,000	1,298,924
Balance at end of period at Apr. 30, 2022	$ 20,582	$ 13	28,473	(5,145)		(2,809)	20,532		50	20,582
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2022		1,300,259
Balance at beginning of period at Jan. 31, 2022		$ 13	28,422	(5,239)		(2,878)	20,318		47	20,365
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings				250			250		3	253
Other comprehensive income	$ 69					69	69			69
Comprehensive income (loss)							319		3	322
Stock-based compensation expense			114				114			114
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(8)				(8)			(8)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		2,195
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			3				3			3
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(3,530)
Repurchases of common stock			(58)				(58)			(58)
Cash dividends declared				(156)			(156)			(156)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2022	1,299,000	1,298,924
Balance at end of period at Apr. 30, 2022	$ 20,582	$ 13	$ 28,473	$ (5,145)		$ (2,809)	$ 20,532		$ 50	$ 20,582

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.24	$ 0.24

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", or the "Company") is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. Hewlett Packard Enterprise enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, its results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, its cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and the cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 10, 2021.

Significant Accounting Policies

As of November 1, 2021, the Company increased its expected useful life of new servers and storage equipment assets from four years to five years. Concurrently, the Company completed an assessment of its existing server and storage equipment assets and extended the remaining useful lives of such assets by one year. The effects of this change in estimate reduced depreciation expense and increased net income and basic and diluted earnings per share by immaterial amounts for the six months ended April 30, 2022, and is expected to have an immaterial impact on net income and basic and diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2022.

There have been no other changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in PART II, Item 8, Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Subsequent Event

In May 2022, the Company issued $747 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 3.68%, payable monthly from July 2022 with a stated final maturity date of March 2030.

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the related sanctions imposed by the U.S., European Union (E.U.) and other countries in response have negatively impacted the Company's operations in both countries and increased economic and political uncertainty across the world. In response to the sanctions imposed, in February 2022, the Company suspended all new sales and shipments to Russia and Belarus and implemented compliance measures to address the continuously changing regulatory landscape. Based on a further assessment of business risks and needs, in June 2022, the Company determined that it is no longer tenable to maintain its operations in Russia and Belarus and announced it is proceeding with an orderly, managed exit of its remaining business in these countries.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in

Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Due to the decision to exit Russia and Belarus, the Company expects to incur additional charges related to a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, abandoned assets and employee severance in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

The Company continues to monitor the social, political, regulatory and economic environment in Russia and Ukraine, and will consider further actions as appropriate.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that requires lessors to classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease, if the lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease and the lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 on a prospective basis, and there was no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, and there was no material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued guidance related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) and vintage disclosures for financing receivables. The amendments eliminate current recognition and measurement guidance for TDRs by creditors while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments also require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2021, the FASB issued guidance to increase the transparency of government assistance received by an entity by requiring disclosures relating to accounting policy, nature of the assistance, and the effect of the assistance on the financial statements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are organized into six reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence ("HPC & AI"), Storage, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments and Other. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view, and run the Company's business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The six segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results. A summary description of each segment follows.

Compute includes both general purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload optimized servers to offer the best performance and value for demanding applications. This portfolio of products includes the HPE Proliant rack and tower servers, HPE Synergy, and HPE BladeSystems. Compute offerings also include operational and support services and HPE GreenLake for Compute.

High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence offers standard and custom hardware and software solutions designed to address customer workloads to power innovation. The HPC hardware solutions are segmented into several categories: HPC, Data Solutions, and Edge Compute. The HPC portfolio of products includes the HPE Apollo and HPE Cray products that are often sold as supercomputing systems, including exascale supercomputers. The Data Solutions portfolio (formerly named Mission Critical Solutions) includes the HPE Superdome Flex, HPE NonStop, and HPE Integrity product

lines. Edge compute primarily offers HPE Edgeline products. HPC & AI offerings also include operational and support services and solutions delivered as-a-service through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Storage provides workload optimized storage product and service offerings, which include an intelligent hyperconverged infrastructure ("HCI") with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI and HPE SimpliVity; primary storage with HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage, and HPE 3PAR Storage for mission-critical and general-purpose workloads; data protection services and software with HPE Backup and Recovery Service; and Zerto. The portfolio also includes HPE Recovery Manager Central, HPE StoreOnce, HPE Cloud Volumes Backup and Big Data solutions running on Apollo servers. Storage also provides solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking and disk products, such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays ("MSA") and HPE XP. Storage offerings also include operational and support services, software subscription services, and solutions delivered as-a-service through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Intelligent Edge offers wired and wireless local area network ("LAN"), campus and data center switching, software-defined wide-area-network (from the Silver Peak acquisition), network security, and associated services to enable secure connectivity for businesses of any size. The HPE Aruba product portfolio includes products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, and sensors. The HPE Aruba software and services portfolio includes cloud-based management, network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, location services software, and professional and support services, as well as as-a-service and consumption models through HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products. Intelligence Edge also offers an Edge Service Platform ("Aruba ESP") to help customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking.

Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services, for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software, and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. FS also supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake platform.

Corporate Investments and Other includes the Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS") business which primarily offers consultative-led services, HPE and partner technology expertise and advice, implementation services as well as complex solution engagement capabilities; the Communications and Media Solutions business ("CMS"), which primarily offers software and related services to the telecommunications industry; the HPE Software business which offers the HPE Ezmeral container platform and HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric; and Hewlett Packard Labs which is responsible for research and development.

Segment Policy

Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate certain operating expenses to its segments, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated operating costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Three months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	2,933	$	687	$	1,082	$	864	$	821	$	326	$	6,713
Intersegment net revenue	52		23		16		3		2		1		97
Total segment net revenue	$	2,985	$	710	$	1,098	$	867	$	823	$	327	$	6,810
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	415	$	(40)	$	138	$	109	$	104	$	(24)	$	702
Three months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	2,924	$	663	$	1,127	$	801	$	835	$	350	$	6,700
Intersegment net revenue	50		21		9		2		4		—		86
Total segment net revenue	$	2,974	$	684	$	1,136	$	803	$	839	$	350	$	6,786
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	334	$	18	$	191	$	126	$	91	$	(25)	$	735
Six months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	5,909	$	1,463	$	2,226	$	1,764	$	1,661	$	651	$	13,674
Intersegment net revenue	92		37		28		4		4		1		166
Total segment net revenue	$	6,001	$	1,500	$	2,254	$	1,768	$	1,665	$	652	$	13,840
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	831	$	(47)	$	306	$	266	$	208	$	(35)	$	1,529
Six months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	5,852	$	1,408	$	2,300	$	1,608	$	1,694	$	671	$	13,533
Intersegment net revenue	106		37		28		5		5		—		181
Total segment net revenue	$	5,958	$	1,445	$	2,328	$	1,613	$	1,699	$	671	$	13,714
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	675	$	61	$	425	$	280	$	175	$	(56)	$	1,560

(1) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company implemented minor organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure resulting in immaterial changes to certain prior period segment revenue and segment earnings (loss) from operations amounts. These changes had no impact to the Company’s previously reported consolidated earnings from operations.

The reconciliation of segment operating results to Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	6,810	$	6,786	$	13,840	$	13,714
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(97)		(86)		(166)		(181)
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	$	13,674	$	13,533
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	702	$	735	$	1,529	$	1,560
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(75)		(50)		(134)		(102)
Stock-based compensation expense	(114)		(98)		(242)		(208)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(1)		(2)		(2)		(4)
Amortization of intangible assets	(74)		(84)		(147)		(194)
Transformation costs	(98)		(209)		(209)		(520)
Disaster charges(1)	(125)		(1)		(124)		(1)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(8)		(13)		(16)		(31)
Interest and other, net	—		(11)		(5)		(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		(17)		(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	36		17		72		34
Earnings from equity interests	33		4		64		30
Total earnings before provision for taxes	$	276	$	288	$	769	$	493

(1) In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of sales and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Disaster charges also included a recovery of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, related to COVID-19. Disaster charges were excluded from segment operating results.

Segment Assets

Hewlett Packard Enterprise allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to total assets as per Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Compute	$	15,885	$	16,000
HPC & AI	6,617		6,667
Storage	7,094		7,325
Intelligent Edge	4,284		4,355
Financial Services	14,340		14,951
Corporate Investments and Other	1,246		1,210
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,858		7,191
Total assets	$	56,324	$	57,699

Geographic Information

Net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,159	$	2,018	$	4,476	$	4,196
Americas excluding U.S.	466		461		928		896
Total Americas	2,625		2,479		5,404		5,092
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,482		2,554		5,038		5,174
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,606		1,667		3,232		3,267
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	13,674		$	13,533

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Transformations Programs

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Transformation Programs

Transformation Programs

Transformation programs are comprised of the cost optimization and prioritization plan and the HPE Next initiative. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company launched the cost optimization and prioritization plan, which focuses on realigning the workforce to areas of growth, a new hybrid workforce model called Edge-to-Office, real estate strategies, and simplifying and evolving our product portfolio strategy. The implementation period of the cost optimization and prioritization plan is through fiscal 2023. During the remaining implementation period, the Company expects to incur transformation costs predominantly related to labor restructuring, non-labor restructuring, IT investments, design and execution charges and real estate initiatives.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company launched an initiative called HPE Next to put in place a purpose-built company designed to compete and win in the markets where it participates. Through this program, the Company is simplifying the operating model, and streamlining our offerings, business processes and business systems to improve our execution. The implementation period of the HPE Next initiative is through fiscal 2023. During the remaining implementation period, the Company expects to incur predominantly IT infrastructure costs for streamlining, upgrading, and simplifying back-end operations, and real estate initiatives. These costs are expected to be partially offset by gains from real estate sales.

Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, $151 million and $403 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $2 million and $2 million, respectively, were recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The components of the expense relating to the cost optimization and prioritization plan were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	1	$	18	$	9	$	55
IT costs	10		3		18		3
Restructuring charges	24		132		61		347
Total	$	35	$	153	$	88	$	405

HPE Next

The components of transformation costs relating to HPE Next during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	2	$	3	$	5	$	5
IT costs	52		46		99		72
Restructuring charges	6		2		6		19
Gain on real estate sales	—		(2)		(8)		(3)
Impairment of real estate assets	—		4		11		4
Other	3		5		8		20
Total	$	63	$	58	$	121	$	117

Restructuring Plan

Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure under the cost optimization and prioritization plan and HPE Next plan are presented in the table below:

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2021	$	228	$	189	$	44	$	33
Charges	40		21		—		6
Cash payments	(92)		(69)		(20)		(13)
Non-cash items	(13)		(8)		(2)		—
Liability as of April 30, 2022	$	163	$	133	$	22	$	26
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	$	547	$	441	$	1,261	$	253
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	$	700	$	600	$	1,261	$	255

The current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, was $181 million and $287 million, respectively, in accrued restructuring, and $25 million and $27 million, respectively, in Other accrued liabilities. The non-current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, was $138 million and $180 million, respectively.

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Retirement Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans

Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company's net pension benefit (credit) cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Service cost	$	21	$	25	$	41	$	49
Interest cost(1)	40		30		80		59
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(118)		(120)		(236)		(239)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	43		75		87		149
Prior service benefit	(2)		(4)		(5)		(7)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(16)		6		(33)		11
Settlement loss and special termination benefits(1)	1		2		2		3
Total net benefit (credit) cost	$	(15)	$	8	$	(31)	$	14

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Taxes on Earnings

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $26 million and $29 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 9.4% and 10.1%, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $6 million and $11 million, respectively, which reflects an effective tax rate of 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from the Company’s operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world but are also impacted by discrete tax adjustments during each fiscal period.

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded $38 million and $121 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2022, this amount primarily included $25 million of income tax benefits on pre-tax charges incurred related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and $22 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, partially offset by $10 million of net income tax charges related to the settlement of foreign tax audit matters. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, this amount primarily included $46 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, $43 million of net income tax benefits related to the settlement of U.S. tax audit matters, $25 million of income tax benefits on pre-tax charges incurred related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, and $6 million of net income tax benefits related to the settlement of foreign tax audit matters.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company determined it will make an orderly, managed exit from Russia and Belarus. As a result, the Company expects to record a full valuation allowance against the $20 million deferred tax asset recorded in connection with the Russia charges incurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Other income tax adjustments could be necessary as the Company reviews the overall impacts of the exit process.

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded $33 million and $124 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2021, this amount primarily included $41 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges. For the six months ended April 30, 2021, this amount primarily included $107 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax liabilities for which the Company shared joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company was indemnified by HP Inc.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $590 million and $2.1 billion, respectively, of which up to $332 million and $688 million, respectively, would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods. During the first quarter of the current year, the Company effectively settled with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for fiscal 2016, primarily contributing to the reduction in the Company's unrecognized tax benefits of $1.5 billion, which was predominantly related to the timing of intercompany royalty revenue recognition which does not affect the Company’s effective tax rate.

For tax liabilities pertaining to unrecognized tax benefits, the Company recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties in Provision for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company recognized interest expense of $3 million and $10 million for the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and interest income of $37 million and interest expense of $2 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in interest income in the current year resulted from the release of reserves as a result of the effective settlement of the IRS audit for fiscal 2016 during the first fiscal quarter. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $99 million and $136 million, respectively, for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company engages in continuous discussion and negotiation with tax authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company does not expect complete resolution of any IRS audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign, and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving resolution of certain intercompany transactions, joint and several tax liabilities, and other matters. Accordingly, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $48 million within the next 12 months.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,974	$	2,023
Deferred tax liabilities	(460)		(494)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,514	$	1,529

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Balance Sheet Details

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Details

Balance Sheet Details

Balance sheet details were as follows:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,027	$	3,996
Restricted cash(1)	521		336
Total	$	3,548	$	4,332

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Finished goods	$	2,024	$	1,684
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	3,298		2,827
Total	$	5,322	$	4,511

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Land	$	74	$	76
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,524		1,751
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,548		9,735
	11,146		11,562
Accumulated depreciation	(5,638)		(5,949)
Total	$	5,508	$	5,613

Warranties

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability and changes thereto were as follows:

	For the six months ended April 30, 2022
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	327
Charges	83
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(2)
Settlements made	(101)
Balance at end of period	$	307

Contract balances

The Company’s contract balances consist of contract assets, contract liabilities, and costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

Contract Assets

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	2,932	$	3,796
Unbilled receivables	219		206
Allowances	(29)		(23)
Total	$	3,122	$	3,979

The allowances for credit losses related to accounts receivable and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 and the year ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	46
Provision for credit losses	21		11
Write off's, net of recoveries	(15)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	29	$	23

Sale of Trade Receivables

The Company has third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. During the three months ended April 30, 2022 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Company sold $1 billion and $4.2 billion of trade receivables, respectively. The Company recorded an obligation of $108 million and $65 million within Notes payable and short-term borrowings in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 respectively, related to the trade receivables sold and collected from the third-party for which the revenue recognition was deferred.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. The aggregate balance of current and non-current deferred revenue was $6.3 billion and $6.4 billion as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, approximately $1.9 billion of the deferred revenue as of October 31, 2021 was recognized as revenue.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract work that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts where the customer is not committed. Remaining performance obligations estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including contract terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenue. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations was $6.3 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 32% of this amount as revenue over the remainder of the fiscal year.

Costs to Obtain a Contract

As of April 30, 2022, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $69 million and $106 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2021, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $64 million and $95 million, respectively. The current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were included in Other current assets, and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company amortized $21 million and $41 million respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021 the Company amortized $16 million and $32 million respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. The amortized capitalized costs to obtain a contract are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The allowance for credit losses represents future expected credit losses over the life of the receivables based on past experience, current information and forward-looking economic considerations. The components of financing receivables were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	8,974	$	9,526
Unguaranteed residual value	382		390
Unearned income	(690)		(718)
Financing receivables, gross	8,666		9,198
Allowance for credit losses	(329)		(228)
Financing receivables, net	8,337		8,970
Less: current portion	(3,655)		(3,932)
Amounts due after one year, net	$	4,682	$	5,038

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	2,460	$	4,338
2023	2,918		2,557
2024	1,930		1,567
2025	1,042		747
2026	451		233
Thereafter	173		84
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	8,974	$	9,526
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,284	$	8,808
Unearned income	$	690	$	718

Sale of Financing Receivables

The Company enters into arrangements to transfer the contractual payments due under certain financing receivables to third party financial institutions. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company sold $31 million of financing receivables. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Company sold $142 million of financing receivables.

Credit Quality Indicators

Due to the homogeneous nature of its leasing transactions, the Company manages its financing receivables on an aggregate basis when assessing and monitoring credit risk. Credit risk is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising the Company's customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. The Company evaluates the credit quality of an obligor at lease inception and monitors that credit quality over the term of a transaction. The Company assigns risk ratings to each lease based on the creditworthiness of the obligor and other variables that augment or mitigate the inherent credit risk of a particular transaction and periodically updates the risk ratings when there is a change in the underlying credit quality. Such variables include the underlying value and liquidity of the collateral, the essential use of the equipment, the term of the lease, and the inclusion of credit enhancements, such as guarantees, letters of credit or security deposits.

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of April 30, 2022, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2022	$	901	$	611	$	19
2021	1,788		1,368		45
2020	1,092		807		72
2019	567		540		75
2018 and prior	270		387		124
Total	$	4,618	$	3,713	$	335

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of October 31, 2021, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2021
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2021	$	1,978	$	1,542	$	49
2020	1,441		1,061		87
2019	829		771		85
2018	364		407		78
2017 and prior	169		234		103
Total	$	4,781	$	4,015	$	402

Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment. The credit quality indicators do not reflect any mitigation actions taken to transfer credit risk to third parties.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses for financing receivables as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 and the respective changes during the six and twelve months then ended were as follows.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	228	$	154
Adjustment for adoption of the new credit loss standard	—		28
Provision for credit losses	138		61
Adjustment to the existing allowance	—		19
Write-offs	(37)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	329	$	228

In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded a provision of $99 million related to expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current and past due 1-30 days	$	369	$	410
Past due 31-60 days	24		35
Past due 61-90 days	35		17
Past due > 90 days	101		111
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,137		8,625
Total gross financing receivables	$	8,666	$	9,198
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	267	$	257
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	84	$	78

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Leases

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	6,752	$	7,039
Accumulated depreciation	(2,835)		(3,038)
Total	$	3,917	$	4,001

Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	899
2023	1,374
2024	733
2025	207
2026	33
Thereafter	1
Total	$	3,247

If a lease is classified as an operating lease, the Company records lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term. At commencement of an operating lease, initial direct costs are deferred and are expensed over the lease term on the same basis as the lease revenue is recorded.

The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Interest income from sales-type leases and direct financing leases	$	122	$	124	$	244	$	246
Lease income from operating leases	577		595		1,149		1,199
Total lease income	$	699	$	719	$	1,393	$	1,445

Variable Interest Entities

The Company has issued asset-backed debt securities under a fixed-term securitization program to private investors. The asset-backed debt securities are collateralized by the U.S. fixed-term financing receivables and leased equipment in the offering, which is held by a Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”). The SPE meets the definition of a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE") and is consolidated, along with the associated debt, into the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The SPE is a bankruptcy-remote legal entity with separate assets and liabilities. The purpose of the SPE is to facilitate the funding of customer receivables and leased equipment in the capital markets.

The Company’s risk of loss related to securitized receivables and leased equipment is limited to the amount by which the Company’s right to receive collections for assets securitized exceeds the amount required to pay interest, principal, and fees and expenses related to the asset-backed securities.

The following table presents the assets and liabilities held by the consolidated VIE as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	118	$	165
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	809	$	749
Long-term	$	842	$	707
Property, plant and equipment	$	997	$	854
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,306	$	1,204
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,080	$	950

Financing receivables transferred via securitization through the SPE were $664 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and $1.1 billion for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. Leased equipment transferred via securitization through the SPE was $445 million for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and $720 million for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

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Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of April 30, 2022, the Company's reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, with the exception of Corporate Investments and Other, which contains three reporting units: A & PS, CMS, and Software. The following table represents the carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021. There has been no change to the accumulated impairment loss from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Balance at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021	$	7,532	$	3,702	$	4,160	$	2,555	$	144	$	213	$	18,306

As of the annual test date in fiscal 2021, the HPC & AI reporting unit had a goodwill of $3.7 billion and an excess of fair value over carrying value of net assets of 8%. The HPC & AI business is facing challenges on the current and projected future results as the revenue growth is dependent on timing of delivery and related achievement of customer acceptance milestones. If the Company is not successful in addressing these challenges, or additional emerging global macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges intensify these challenges, the projected revenue growth rates or operating margins could decline resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the HPC & AI reporting unit. The fair value of the HPC & AI reporting unit could also be negatively impacted by changes in its weighted average cost of capital, changes in management's business strategy or significant and sustained declines in the stock price, which could result in an indicator of impairment. The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment. Further impairment charges, if any, may be material to our results of operations and financial position.

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Fair Value

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of April 30, 2022								As of October 31, 2021
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		—		425		1,495		—		—		1,495
Equity securities	13		—		309		322		57		—		129		186
Foreign bonds	—		104		1		105		—		122		—		122
Other debt securities	—		—		44		44		—		—		42		42
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		95		—		95
Foreign exchange contracts	—		711		—		711		—		308		—		308
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		4		—		4
Total assets	$	438	$	1,443	$	354	$	2,235	$	1,552	$	1,335	$	171	$	3,058
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		98		—		98		—		127		—		127
Other derivatives	—		7		—		7		—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	127	$	—	$	127

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt: As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $13.7 billion and $14.6 billion, respectively. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the carrying value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $13.5 billion and $13.4 billion, respectively. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, short-term and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity investments without readily determinable fair value: Equity Investments are recorded at cost and measured at fair value, when they are deemed to be impaired or when there is an adjustment from observable price changes. The Company recognized a gain of $25 million in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2021. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other financial instruments, including accounts receivable and accounts payable, are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value due to their short term nature.

Non-Financial Assets: The Company's non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill, and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at cost. The Company records right-of-use ("ROU") assets based on the lease liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. Fair value adjustments are made to these non-financial assets in the period an impairment charge is recognized.

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net gain of $18 million and $12 million, respectively, primarily due to a lease termination. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded a ROU asset impairment charge of $19 million and $68 million, respectively. These charges were recorded as the carrying value of certain ROU assets exceeded their fair value and are reflected in Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. If measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Debt Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022						As of October 31, 2021
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	627	$	—	$	627	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		425		1,495		—		1,495
Total cash equivalents	1,052		—		1,052		2,301		—		2,301
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Time Deposits	1		—		1		—		—		—
Foreign bonds	99		6		105		108		14		122
Other debt securities	43		1		44		41		1		42
Total available-for-sale debt investments	143		7		150		149		15		164
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	1,195	$	7	$	1,202	$	2,450	$	15	$	2,465

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions outside of the U.S. as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale debt investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year	$	1	$	1
Due in one to five years	29		29
Due in more than five years	113		120
	$	143	$	150

Non-marketable equity investments in privately held companies are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These non-marketable equity investments are carried either at fair value or under the measurement alternative.

The carrying amount of those non-marketable equity investments accounted for under the measurement alternative was $172 million and $253 million as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an immaterial impairment on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $25 million on these investments.

The carrying amount of those non-marketable equity investments accounted for under the fair value option was $309 million and $129 million as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $45 million and $104 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $34 million on these investments.

Equity investments with readily determinable fair values are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of these investments was $13 million as of April 30, 2022 and $57 million as of October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $9 million and $23 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recognized an immaterial unrealized loss on these investments.

Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of these investments was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded earnings from equity interests of $33 million and $64 million, respectively, on these investments. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded earnings from equity interests of $4 million and $30 million, respectively, on these investments.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022										As of October 31, 2021
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	3,850	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	92	$	3,850	$	15	$	80	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,849		369		152		17		7		7,664		125		68		49		32
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,837		34		37		10		16		1,860		33		40		12		18
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	13,536		403		189		27		115		13,374		173		188		61		50
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,775		116		3		40		8		6,994		25		17		16		—
Other derivatives	103		—		—		7		—		113		4		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,878		116		3		47		8		7,107		29		17		16		—
Total derivatives	$	19,414	$	519	$	192	$	74	$	123	$	20,481	$	202	$	205	$	77	$	50

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under

collateral security agreements. The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	711	$	—	$	711	$	148	$	436	(1)	$	127
Derivative liabilities	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	148	$	35	(2)	$	14

	As of October 31, 2021
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	407	$	—	$	407	$	123	$	173	(1)	$	111
Derivative liabilities	$	127	$	—	$	127	$	123	$	5	(2)	$	(1)

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the entire amount of the collateral posted of $35 million and $5 million, respectively, was through the re-use of counterparty collateral.

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021		April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(1,349)	$	(1,365)	$	—	$	(15)
Long-term debt	$	(2,402)	$	(2,573)	$	92	$	(80)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	345	$	45	$	560	$	(284)
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	12		(3)		23		(77)
Total	$	357	$	42	$	583	$	(361)

As of April 30, 2022, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net accumulated other comprehensive gain of approximately $167 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,713	$	—	$	6,700	$	(11)	$	13,674	$	(5)	$	13,533	$	(55)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	—		133		—		52		$	—	$	187	$	—	$	70
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		(133)		—		(52)		—		(187)		—		(70)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	57		207		(35)		16		122		343		(99)		(197)
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		—		—		(1)		—		—		—		(2)
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		142		—		13		—		102		—		(28)
Other derivatives	—		(2)		—		3		—		(11)		—		4
Total gains (losses)	$	57	$	347	$	(35)	$	31	$	122	$	434	$	(99)	$	(223)

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Borrowings

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings

Notes Payable, Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt

Notes payable, short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, and long-terms debt were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt(1)	$	3,714	$	2,613
Commercial paper	630		705
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	252		234
Total notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4,596	$	3,552
Long-term debt	8,905		9,896
Total Debt	$	13,501	$	13,448

(1) As of April 30, 2022, the Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, includes $1.3 billion associated with the asset-backed debt securities issued by the Company.

Commercial Paper

Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. The Parent Program in the U.S. provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.75 billion. The Parent Program outside the U.S. provides for the issuance of commercial paper denominated in U.S. dollars, euros, or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those two programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.75 billion as authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. In addition, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $630 million and $705 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.

Revolving Credit Facility

In December 2021, the Company terminated its prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate lending commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under this credit facility.

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Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2022, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	15	$	81	$	(2,545)	$	(466)	$	(2,915)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(8)		560		6		(36)		522
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	—		(465)		83		—		(382)
Tax provision	—		(21)		(12)		(1)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	7	$	155	$	(2,468)	$	(503)	$	(2,809)

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2021, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	18	$	(7)	$	(3,473)	$	(477)	$	(3,939)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(2)		(284)		23		18		(245)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	—		298		144		—		442
Tax provision	—		(5)		(11)		(4)		(20)
Balance at end of period	$	16	$	2	$	(3,317)	$	(463)	$	(3,762)

Share Repurchase Program

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 12 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 0.8 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of October 31, 2021. Additionally, as of April 30, 2022, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 0.1 million shares. Shares repurchased during the six months ended April 30, 2022 were recorded as a $178 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases.

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Net Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Earnings Per Share

Net Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic net earnings per share ("EPS") using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes the weighted-average dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units, stock options, and performance-based awards.

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	250	$	259	$	763	$	482
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,307		1,309		1,306		1,304
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	22		22		21		19
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,329		1,331		1,327		1323
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.20	$	0.58	$	0.37
Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.57	$	0.36
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	—		1		—		7

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

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Litigation and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits, and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the "Separation and Distribution Agreement") entered into in connection with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's spin-off from HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") (the "Separation"), Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of April 30, 2022, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Ross and Rogus v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. On November 8, 2018, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara alleging that HPE pays its California-based female employees “systemically lower compensation” than HPE pays male employees performing substantially similar work. The complaint alleges various California state law claims, including California’s Equal Pay Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Unfair Competition Law, and seeks certification of a California-only class of female employees employed in certain “Covered Positions.” The complaint seeks damages, statutory and civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs. On April 2, 2019, HPE filed a demurrer to all causes of action and an alternative motion to strike portions of the complaint. On July 2, 2019, the court denied HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the putative class and granted HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the individual plaintiffs.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay

of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015, and again on November 3, 2015, April 11, 2016, and January 15, 2019, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. The hearing was again rescheduled for January 20, 2021 but was postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.

ECT Proceedings. In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects any appeal of the decision on the merits to last several years.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging Defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals age 40 years and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by Defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. Following the filing of Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Preliminary Class Certification on December 30, 2020. On April 14, 2021, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Class Certification was granted. The conditionally certified collective action consists of all individuals who had their employment terminated by Defendants pursuant to a WFR Plan on or after November 1, 2015, and who were 40 years or older at the time of such termination. The collective action excludes all individuals who signed a Waiver and General Release Agreement or an Agreement to Arbitrate Claims. The Court-approved notice was issued to potential class members and the opt-in period is now closed.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. Trial was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. approximately $3 billion in damages: $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for a new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. On May 16, 2019, HP Inc. filed its application to renew the judgment. As of May 16, 2019, the renewed judgment is approximately $3.8 billion. Daily interest on the renewed judgment is

now accruing at $1 million and will be recorded upon receipt. On June 14, 2021, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Oracle filed a Petition for Rehearing with the California Court of Appeal, which was denied on July 8, 2021. On July 26, 2021, Oracle filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court. The California Supreme Court denied the petition on September 29, 2021, and the California Court of Appeal issued the remittitur on September 30, 2021. On October 12, 2021, Oracle paid $4.66 billion, reflecting all amounts owed on the judgment plus accrued interest. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement between HP Inc. and HPE, this amount was split evenly between the parties following the reimbursement of approximately $48 million in pre-separation legal costs incurred by HPE in prosecution of the litigation. In total, HPE has received payment of approximately $2.35 billion, which was recognized as a gain from litigation judgment during the year ended October 31, 2021. On October 27, 2021, HP Inc. filed an acknowledgement of full satisfaction of judgment. On January 27, 2022, Oracle filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to grant review. On May 16, 2022, the United States Supreme Court denied Oracle's Petition. The matter is now closed.

Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Terix copyright matter). On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition. Oracle’s claims arise out of HPE’s prior use of a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle contends that in connection with HPE’s use of Terix as a subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business, Oracle’s copyrights were infringed, and HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement and related claims. The lawsuit against HPE follows a prior lawsuit brought by Oracle against Terix in 2013 relating to Terix’s alleged unauthorized provision of Solaris patches to customers on Oracle hardware. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Oracle’s claims. On February 20, 2019, the court entered judgment in favor of HPE, dismissing Oracle’s claims in their entirety. Oracle appealed the trial court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On August 20, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling, affirming in part and reversing in part the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of HPE. On October 6, 2020, the matter was remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On June 4, 2021, the Court issued an order denying HPE’s motion for summary judgment and granting-in-part Oracle’s motion for partial summary judgment as to a certain of HPE’s defenses. Trial is scheduled to begin on May 23, 2022.

Q3 Networking Litigation. On September 21 and September 22, 2020, Q3 Networking LLC filed complaints against HPE, Aruba Networks, Commscope and Netgear in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”). Both complaints allege infringement of four patents, and the ITC complaint defines the “accused products” as “routers, access points, controllers, network management servers, other networking products, and hardware and software components thereof.” The ITC action was instituted on October 23, 2020. The District of Delaware action has been stayed pending resolution of the ITC action. The evidentiary hearing before the ITC has been completed. On December 7, 2021, the Administrative Law Judge issued his initial determination finding no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act. On May 3, 2022, the ITC issued its Notice of Final Determination, affirming the initial determination and terminating the investigation.

Shared Litigation with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus

As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreements between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Seattle SpinCo, the parties to each agreement agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreements also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. (in the case of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from HP Inc.) or of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in the case of the separation of DXC from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the separation of Seattle SpinCo from Hewlett Packard Enterprise), in each case arising prior to the applicable separation.

Environmental

The Company's operations and products are or may in the future become subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the substances and materials used in the Company's products, the energy consumption of products, services and operations and the operational or financial responsibility for recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. This includes legislation that

makes producers of electrical goods, including servers and networking equipment, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as "product take-back legislation"). The Company could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws, including those related to addressing climate change and other environmental, social, and governance-related issues, or if its products become non-compliant with such environmental laws. The Company's potential exposure includes impacts on revenue, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

In particular, the Company may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), known as "Superfund," or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations addressing the clean-up of contaminated sites, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. The Company is also contractually obligated to make financial contributions to address actions related to certain environmental liabilities, both ongoing and arising in the future, pursuant to its Separation and Distribution Agreement with HP Inc.

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, its results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, its cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and the cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 10, 2021.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

As of November 1, 2021, the Company increased its expected useful life of new servers and storage equipment assets from four years to five years. Concurrently, the Company completed an assessment of its existing server and storage equipment assets and extended the remaining useful lives of such assets by one year. The effects of this change in estimate reduced depreciation expense and increased net income and basic and diluted earnings per share by immaterial amounts for the six months ended April 30, 2022, and is expected to have an immaterial impact on net income and basic and diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2022.

There have been no other changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in PART II, Item 8, Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Recently Adopted and Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that requires lessors to classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease, if the lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease and the lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 on a prospective basis, and there was no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, and there was no material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued guidance related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) and vintage disclosures for financing receivables. The amendments eliminate current recognition and measurement guidance for TDRs by creditors while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments also require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2021, the FASB issued guidance to increase the transparency of government assistance received by an entity by requiring disclosures relating to accounting policy, nature of the assistance, and the effect of the assistance on the financial statements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Segment

Segment Policy

Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate certain operating expenses to its segments, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated operating costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

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6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Three months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	2,933	$	687	$	1,082	$	864	$	821	$	326	$	6,713
Intersegment net revenue	52		23		16		3		2		1		97
Total segment net revenue	$	2,985	$	710	$	1,098	$	867	$	823	$	327	$	6,810
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	415	$	(40)	$	138	$	109	$	104	$	(24)	$	702
Three months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	2,924	$	663	$	1,127	$	801	$	835	$	350	$	6,700
Intersegment net revenue	50		21		9		2		4		—		86
Total segment net revenue	$	2,974	$	684	$	1,136	$	803	$	839	$	350	$	6,786
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	334	$	18	$	191	$	126	$	91	$	(25)	$	735
Six months ended April 30, 2022
Net revenue	$	5,909	$	1,463	$	2,226	$	1,764	$	1,661	$	651	$	13,674
Intersegment net revenue	92		37		28		4		4		1		166
Total segment net revenue	$	6,001	$	1,500	$	2,254	$	1,768	$	1,665	$	652	$	13,840
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	831	$	(47)	$	306	$	266	$	208	$	(35)	$	1,529
Six months ended April 30, 2021
Net revenue(1)	$	5,852	$	1,408	$	2,300	$	1,608	$	1,694	$	671	$	13,533
Intersegment net revenue	106		37		28		5		5		—		181
Total segment net revenue	$	5,958	$	1,445	$	2,328	$	1,613	$	1,699	$	671	$	13,714
Segment earnings (loss) from operations(1)	$	675	$	61	$	425	$	280	$	175	$	(56)	$	1,560

(1) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company implemented minor organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure resulting in immaterial changes to certain prior period segment revenue and segment earnings (loss) from operations amounts. These changes had no impact to the Company’s previously reported consolidated earnings from operations.

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results

The reconciliation of segment operating results to Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	6,810	$	6,786	$	13,840	$	13,714
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(97)		(86)		(166)		(181)
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	$	13,674	$	13,533
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	702	$	735	$	1,529	$	1,560
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(75)		(50)		(134)		(102)
Stock-based compensation expense	(114)		(98)		(242)		(208)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(1)		(2)		(2)		(4)
Amortization of intangible assets	(74)		(84)		(147)		(194)
Transformation costs	(98)		(209)		(209)		(520)
Disaster charges(1)	(125)		(1)		(124)		(1)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(8)		(13)		(16)		(31)
Interest and other, net	—		(11)		(5)		(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments	—		—		(17)		(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	36		17		72		34
Earnings from equity interests	33		4		64		30
Total earnings before provision for taxes	$	276	$	288	$	769	$	493

(1) In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of sales and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Disaster charges also included a recovery of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, related to COVID-19. Disaster charges were excluded from segment operating results.

Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Consolidated

Hewlett Packard Enterprise allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to total assets as per Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Compute	$	15,885	$	16,000
HPC & AI	6,617		6,667
Storage	7,094		7,325
Intelligent Edge	4,284		4,355
Financial Services	14,340		14,951
Corporate Investments and Other	1,246		1,210
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,858		7,191
Total assets	$	56,324	$	57,699

Net Revenue by Geographic Areas

Net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,159	$	2,018	$	4,476	$	4,196
Americas excluding U.S.	466		461		928		896
Total Americas	2,625		2,479		5,404		5,092
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,482		2,554		5,038		5,174
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,606		1,667		3,232		3,267
Total consolidated net revenue	$	6,713	$	6,700	13,674		$	13,533

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Transformation Programs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs

The components of the expense relating to the cost optimization and prioritization plan were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	1	$	18	$	9	$	55
IT costs	10		3		18		3
Restructuring charges	24		132		61		347
Total	$	35	$	153	$	88	$	405

The components of transformation costs relating to HPE Next during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Program management	$	2	$	3	$	5	$	5
IT costs	52		46		99		72
Restructuring charges	6		2		6		19
Gain on real estate sales	—		(2)		(8)		(3)
Impairment of real estate assets	—		4		11		4
Other	3		5		8		20
Total	$	63	$	58	$	121	$	117

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Cost

Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure under the cost optimization and prioritization plan and HPE Next plan are presented in the table below:

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2021	$	228	$	189	$	44	$	33
Charges	40		21		—		6
Cash payments	(92)		(69)		(20)		(13)
Non-cash items	(13)		(8)		(2)		—
Liability as of April 30, 2022	$	163	$	133	$	22	$	26
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	$	547	$	441	$	1,261	$	253
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	$	700	$	600	$	1,261	$	255

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Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Summary of Net Benefit Cost

The Company's net pension benefit (credit) cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Service cost	$	21	$	25	$	41	$	49
Interest cost(1)	40		30		80		59
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(118)		(120)		(236)		(239)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	43		75		87		149
Prior service benefit	(2)		(4)		(5)		(7)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(16)		6		(33)		11
Settlement loss and special termination benefits(1)	1		2		2		3
Total net benefit (credit) cost	$	(15)	$	8	$	(31)	$	14

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,974	$	2,023
Deferred tax liabilities	(460)		(494)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,514	$	1,529

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Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,027	$	3,996
Restricted cash(1)	521		336
Total	$	3,548	$	4,332

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Finished goods	$	2,024	$	1,684
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	3,298		2,827
Total	$	5,322	$	4,511

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Land	$	74	$	76
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,524		1,751
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,548		9,735
	11,146		11,562
Accumulated depreciation	(5,638)		(5,949)
Total	$	5,508	$	5,613

Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability and changes thereto were as follows:

	For the six months ended April 30, 2022
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	327
Charges	83
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(2)
Settlements made	(101)
Balance at end of period	$	307

Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	2,932	$	3,796
Unbilled receivables	219		206
Allowances	(29)		(23)
Total	$	3,122	$	3,979

Schedule of Trade Receivables Sold and Cash Received

The allowances for credit losses related to accounts receivable and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 and the year ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	46
Provision for credit losses	21		11
Write off's, net of recoveries	(15)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	29	$	23

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Financing Receivables

The components of financing receivables were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	8,974	$	9,526
Unguaranteed residual value	382		390
Unearned income	(690)		(718)
Financing receivables, gross	8,666		9,198
Allowance for credit losses	(329)		(228)
Financing receivables, net	8,337		8,970
Less: current portion	(3,655)		(3,932)
Amounts due after one year, net	$	4,682	$	5,038

Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Maturity

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	2,460	$	4,338
2023	2,918		2,557
2024	1,930		1,567
2025	1,042		747
2026	451		233
Thereafter	173		84
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	8,974	$	9,526
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,284	$	8,808
Unearned income	$	690	$	718

Credit Risk Profile of Gross Financing Receivables

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of April 30, 2022, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2022	$	901	$	611	$	19
2021	1,788		1,368		45
2020	1,092		807		72
2019	567		540		75
2018 and prior	270		387		124
Total	$	4,618	$	3,713	$	335

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings as of October 31, 2021, presented on amortized cost basis by year of origination was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2021
	Risk Rating
	Low		Moderate		High
Fiscal Year	In millions
2021	$	1,978	$	1,542	$	49
2020	1,441		1,061		87
2019	829		771		85
2018	364		407		78
2017 and prior	169		234		103
Total	$	4,781	$	4,015	$	402

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Financing Receivables

The allowance for credit losses for financing receivables as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 and the respective changes during the six and twelve months then ended were as follows.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	228	$	154
Adjustment for adoption of the new credit loss standard	—		28
Provision for credit losses	138		61
Adjustment to the existing allowance	—		19
Write-offs	(37)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	329	$	228

Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current and past due 1-30 days	$	369	$	410
Past due 31-60 days	24		35
Past due 61-90 days	35		17
Past due > 90 days	101		111
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,137		8,625
Total gross financing receivables	$	8,666	$	9,198
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	267	$	257
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	84	$	78

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Lease Assets Included in Machinery and Equipment

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	6,752	$	7,039
Accumulated depreciation	(2,835)		(3,038)
Total	$	3,917	$	4,001

Lessor Operating Lease Payments Maturity

Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	899
2023	1,374
2024	733
2025	207
2026	33
Thereafter	1
Total	$	3,247

Lessor Lease Activity

The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Interest income from sales-type leases and direct financing leases	$	122	$	124	$	244	$	246
Lease income from operating leases	577		595		1,149		1,199
Total lease income	$	699	$	719	$	1,393	$	1,445

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	118	$	165
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	809	$	749
Long-term	$	842	$	707
Property, plant and equipment	$	997	$	854
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,306	$	1,204
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,080	$	950

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Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation and Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The following table represents the carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021. There has been no change to the accumulated impairment loss from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions
Balance at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021	$	7,532	$	3,702	$	4,160	$	2,555	$	144	$	213	$	18,306

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Fair Value (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of April 30, 2022								As of October 31, 2021
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	628	$	—	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		—		425		1,495		—		—		1,495
Equity securities	13		—		309		322		57		—		129		186
Foreign bonds	—		104		1		105		—		122		—		122
Other debt securities	—		—		44		44		—		—		42		42
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		95		—		95
Foreign exchange contracts	—		711		—		711		—		308		—		308
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		4		—		4
Total assets	$	438	$	1,443	$	354	$	2,235	$	1,552	$	1,335	$	171	$	3,058
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	92	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		98		—		98		—		127		—		127
Other derivatives	—		7		—		7		—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	—	$	127	$	—	$	127

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022						As of October 31, 2021
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	627	$	—	$	627	$	806	$	—	$	806
Money market funds	425		—		425		1,495		—		1,495
Total cash equivalents	1,052		—		1,052		2,301		—		2,301
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Time Deposits	1		—		1		—		—		—
Foreign bonds	99		6		105		108		14		122
Other debt securities	43		1		44		41		1		42
Total available-for-sale debt investments	143		7		150		149		15		164
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	1,195	$	7	$	1,202	$	2,450	$	15	$	2,465

Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year	$	1	$	1
Due in one to five years	29		29
Due in more than five years	113		120
	$	143	$	150

Gross Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022										As of October 31, 2021
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	3,850	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	92	$	3,850	$	15	$	80	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,849		369		152		17		7		7,664		125		68		49		32
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,837		34		37		10		16		1,860		33		40		12		18
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	13,536		403		189		27		115		13,374		173		188		61		50
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,775		116		3		40		8		6,994		25		17		16		—
Other derivatives	103		—		—		7		—		113		4		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,878		116		3		47		8		7,107		29		17		16		—
Total derivatives	$	19,414	$	519	$	192	$	74	$	123	$	20,481	$	202	$	205	$	77	$	50

Offsetting Assets

The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	711	$	—	$	711	$	148	$	436	(1)	$	127
Derivative liabilities	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	148	$	35	(2)	$	14

	As of October 31, 2021
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	407	$	—	$	407	$	123	$	173	(1)	$	111
Derivative liabilities	$	127	$	—	$	127	$	123	$	5	(2)	$	(1)

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the entire amount of the collateral posted of $35 million and $5 million, respectively, was through the re-use of counterparty collateral.

Offsetting Liabilities

The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2022
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	711	$	—	$	711	$	148	$	436	(1)	$	127
Derivative liabilities	$	197	$	—	$	197	$	148	$	35	(2)	$	14

	As of October 31, 2021
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	407	$	—	$	407	$	123	$	173	(1)	$	111
Derivative liabilities	$	127	$	—	$	127	$	123	$	5	(2)	$	(1)

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the entire amount of the collateral posted of $35 million and $5 million, respectively, was through the re-use of counterparty collateral.

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items in a Fair Value Hedging Relationship

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021		April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(1,349)	$	(1,365)	$	—	$	(15)
Long-term debt	$	(2,402)	$	(2,573)	$	92	$	(80)

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Net Investment Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	345	$	45	$	560	$	(284)
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	12		(3)		23		(77)
Total	$	357	$	42	$	583	$	(361)

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	345	$	45	$	560	$	(284)
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	12		(3)		23		(77)
Total	$	357	$	42	$	583	$	(361)

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	For the three months ended April 30,								For the six months ended April 30,
	2022				2021				2022				2021
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,713	$	—	$	6,700	$	(11)	$	13,674	$	(5)	$	13,533	$	(55)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	—		133		—		52		$	—	$	187	$	—	$	70
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		(133)		—		(52)		—		(187)		—		(70)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	57		207		(35)		16		122		343		(99)		(197)
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		—		—		(1)		—		—		—		(2)
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		142		—		13		—		102		—		(28)
Other derivatives	—		(2)		—		3		—		(11)		—		4
Total gains (losses)	$	57	$	347	$	(35)	$	31	$	122	$	434	$	(99)	$	(223)

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Borrowings (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes Payable and Short-term Borrowings, Including the Current Portion of Long-term Debt

Notes payable, short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, and long-terms debt were as follows:

	As of
	April 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt(1)	$	3,714	$	2,613
Commercial paper	630		705
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	252		234
Total notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4,596	$	3,552
Long-term debt	8,905		9,896
Total Debt	$	13,501	$	13,448

(1) As of April 30, 2022, the Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs, includes $1.3 billion associated with the asset-backed debt securities issued by the Company.

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2022, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	15	$	81	$	(2,545)	$	(466)	$	(2,915)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(8)		560		6		(36)		522
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	—		(465)		83		—		(382)
Tax provision	—		(21)		(12)		(1)		(34)
Balance at end of period	$	7	$	155	$	(2,468)	$	(503)	$	(2,809)

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2021, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	18	$	(7)	$	(3,473)	$	(477)	$	(3,939)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(2)		(284)		23		18		(245)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	—		298		144		—		442
Tax provision	—		(5)		(11)		(4)		(20)
Balance at end of period	$	16	$	2	$	(3,317)	$	(463)	$	(3,762)

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Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliations of the Numerators and Denominators of the Basic and Diluted Net EPS Calculations

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	For the three months ended April 30,				For the six months ended April 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	250	$	259	$	763	$	482
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,307		1,309		1,306		1,304
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	22		22		21		19
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,329		1,331		1,327		1323
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.20	$	0.58	$	0.37
Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.57	$	0.36
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	—		1		—		7

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Nov. 01, 2021	May 31, 2022 USD ($) tranche	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Costs and expenses				$ 6,506	$ 6,422	$ 13,019	$ 13,033
Financing cost	[1]			148	54	194	113
Gain (loss) on disaster charges				(20)	(1)	(19)	(1)
Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost of products and services				1,558	$ 1,590	$ 3,113	$ 3,186
Asset-backed Debt Securities | Subsequent Event
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amount issued			$ 747
Number of tranches | tranche			6
Discount rate at issuance			99.99%
Weighted-average interest rate			3.68%
Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Trade Sanctions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Costs and expenses				126
Financing cost				99
Gain (loss) on disaster charges				21
Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Trade Sanctions | Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost of products and services				$ 6
Servers and Storage Equipment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives		4 years
Increase for estimated useful lives		1 year
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Servers and Storage Equipment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives		5 years

[1] The three and six months ended April 30, 2022 include $99 million of expected credit loss reserves. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information.

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of segments	6

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Segment Information - Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 6,713	$ 6,700	$ 13,674	$ 13,533
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	207	278	655	500
Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(97)	(86)	(166)	(181)
Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	6,810	6,786	13,840	13,714
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	702	735	1,529	1,560
Compute
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	2,933	2,924	5,909	5,852
Compute | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(52)	(50)	(92)	(106)
Compute | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	2,985	2,974	6,001	5,958
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	415	334	831	675
HPC & AI
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	687	663	1,463	1,408
HPC & AI | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(23)	(21)	(37)	(37)
HPC & AI | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	710	684	1,500	1,445
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	(40)	18	(47)	61
Storage
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	1,082	1,127	2,226	2,300
Storage | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(16)	(9)	(28)	(28)
Storage | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	1,098	1,136	2,254	2,328
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	138	191	306	425
Intelligent Edge
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	864	801	1,764	1,608
Intelligent Edge | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(3)	(2)	(4)	(5)
Intelligent Edge | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	867	803	1,768	1,613
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	109	126	266	280
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	821	835	1,661	1,694
Financial Services | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(2)	(4)	(4)	(5)
Financial Services | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	823	839	1,665	1,699
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	104	91	208	175
Corporate Investments and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	326	350	651	671
Corporate Investments and Other | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(1)	0	(1)	0
Corporate Investments and Other | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	327	350	652	671
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$ (24)	$ (25)	$ (35)	$ (56)

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Net revenue:
Net revenue		$ 6,713	$ 6,700	$ 13,674	$ 13,533
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations		207	278	655	500
Amortization of intangible assets		(74)	(84)	(147)	(194)
Transformation costs		(98)	(209)	(209)	(520)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges		(8)	(13)	(16)	(31)
Interest and other, net		0	(11)	(5)	(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments		0	0	(17)	(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit		36	17	72	34
Earnings from equity interests		33	4	64	30
Earnings before provision for taxes		276	288	769	493
Costs and expenses		6,506	6,422	13,019	13,033
Financing cost	[1]	148	54	194	113
Gain (loss) on disaster charges		(20)	(1)	(19)	(1)
Services
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Cost of products and services		1,558	1,590	3,113	3,186
Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Trade Sanctions
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Costs and expenses		126
Financing cost		99
Gain (loss) on disaster charges		21
Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine and Trade Sanctions | Services
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Cost of products and services		6
Covid-19
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Gain (loss) on disaster charges		(1)		(2)
Operating Segment
Net revenue:
Net revenue		6,810	6,786	13,840	13,714
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations		702	735	1,529	1,560
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Net revenue:
Net revenue		(97)	(86)	(166)	(181)
Segment Reconciling Items
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations		(75)	(50)	(134)	(102)
Stock-based compensation expense		(114)	(98)	(242)	(208)
Amortization of initial direct costs		(1)	(2)	(2)	(4)
Amortization of intangible assets		(74)	(84)	(147)	(194)
Transformation costs		(98)	(209)	(209)	(520)
Disaster charges(1)		(125)	(1)	(124)	(1)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges		(8)	(13)	(16)	(31)
Interest and other, net		0	(11)	(5)	(55)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments		0	0	(17)	(16)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit		36	17	72	34
Earnings from equity interests		$ 33	$ 4	$ 64	$ 30

[1] The three and six months ended April 30, 2022 include $99 million of expected credit loss reserves. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information.

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 56,324	$ 57,699
Operating Segment | Compute
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	15,885	16,000
Operating Segment | HPC & AI
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	6,617	6,667
Operating Segment | Storage
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	7,094	7,325
Operating Segment | Intelligent Edge
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	4,284	4,355
Operating Segment | Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	14,340	14,951
Operating Segment | Corporate Investments and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,246	1,210
Corporate and unallocated assets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 6,858	$ 7,191

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Segment Information - Revenue by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 6,713	$ 6,700	$ 13,674	$ 13,533
Total Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,625	2,479	5,404	5,092
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,159	2,018	4,476	4,196
Americas excluding U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	466	461	928	896
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,482	2,554	5,038	5,174
Asia Pacific and Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 1,606	$ 1,667	$ 3,232	$ 3,267

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Transformation Programs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs	$ 98	$ 209	$ 209	$ 520
Current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring	183		183		$ 290
Transformation Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring	181		181		287
Transformation Program | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring	25		25		27
Transformation Program | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Other liabilities	138		138		$ 180
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs	$ 35	153	$ 88	405
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Transformation Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs		151		403
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Non-Service Net Periodic Benefit Credit
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs		$ 2		$ 2

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Transformation Programs - Transformation Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total	$ 98	$ 209	$ 209	$ 520
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Program management	1	18	9	55
IT costs	10	3	18	3
Restructuring charges	24	132	61	347
Total	35	153	88	405
HPE Next
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Program management	2	3	5	5
IT costs	52	46	99	72
Restructuring charges	6	2	6	19
Gain on real estate sales	0	(2)	(8)	(3)
Impairment of real estate assets	0	4	11	4
Other	3	5	8	20
Total	$ 63	$ 58	$ 121	$ 117

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Transformation Programs - Schedule of Restructuring Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Reserve
Charges	$ 24	$ 132	$ 61	$ 347
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			228
Charges			40
Cash payments			(92)
Non-cash items			(13)
Balance at the end of the period	163		163
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	547		547
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	700		700
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			189
Charges			21
Cash payments			(69)
Non-cash items			(8)
Balance at the end of the period	133		133
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	441		441
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	600		600
HPE Next
Restructuring Reserve
Charges	6	$ 2	6	$ 19
HPE Next | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			44
Charges			0
Cash payments			(20)
Non-cash items			(2)
Balance at the end of the period	22		22
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	1,261		1,261
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	1,261		1,261
HPE Next | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			33
Charges			6
Cash payments			(13)
Non-cash items			0
Balance at the end of the period	26		26
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2022	253		253
Total expected costs to be incurred as of April 30, 2022	$ 255		$ 255

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Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - Benefit Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 21	$ 25	$ 41	$ 49
Interest cost	40	30	80	59
Expected return on plan assets	(118)	(120)	(236)	(239)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss	43	75	87	149
Prior service benefit	(2)	(4)	(5)	(7)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(16)	6	(33)	11
Settlement loss and special termination benefits	1	2	2	3
Total net benefit (credit) cost	$ (15)	$ 8	$ (31)	$ 14

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Taxes on Earnings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Provision for taxes	$ 26		$ 29	$ 6	$ 11
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	9.40%		10.10%	0.80%	2.20%
Net income tax benefits	$ 38		$ 33	$ 121	$ 124
Benefits on pretax charges related to Ukraine/Russia conflict	25			25
Income tax benefit on restructuring charges, separation costs, transformation costs and acquisition and other related charges	22		41	46	107
Settlement of foreign matters, expense (benefit)	10			(6)
Settlement of U.S. tax matters				43
Distribution tax rate changes					30
Unrecognized tax benefits	590			590			$ 2,100
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized	332			332			688
Decrease resulting from settlements with taxing authorities		$ 1,500
Interest expense (income)	3		$ 10	(37)	$ 2
Accrued income tax for interest and penalties	99			$ 99			$ 136
Likelihood of no resolution period				12 months
Reasonably possible reduction in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	$ 48			$ 48
Forecast | Deferred Tax Asset Related To Foreign Conflicts
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation allowance						$ 20

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets	$ 1,974	$ 2,023
Deferred tax liabilities	(460)	(494)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$ 1,514	$ 1,529

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,027	$ 3,996
Restricted cash	521	336
Total	$ 3,548	$ 4,332	$ 4,756	$ 4,621

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 2,024	$ 1,684
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	3,298	2,827
Total	$ 5,322	$ 4,511

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment and Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	$ 9,548	$ 9,735
Property, plant and equipment before accumulated depreciation	11,146	11,562
Accumulated depreciation	(5,638)	(5,949)
Total	5,508	5,613
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Equipment leased to customers	74	76
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Equipment leased to customers	$ 1,524	$ 1,751

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Balance Sheet Details - Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of period	$ 327
Charges	83
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(2)
Settlements made	(101)
Balance at end of period	$ 307

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Balance Sheet Details - Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	$ 2,932	$ 3,796
Unbilled receivables	219	206
Allowances	(29)	(23)	$ (46)
Total	$ 3,122	$ 3,979

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Balance Sheet Details - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss
Balance at beginning of year	$ 23	$ 46
Provision for credit losses	21	11
Write off's, net of recoveries	(15)	(34)
Balance at end of year	$ 29	$ 23

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Balance Sheet Details - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade receivables sold	$ 1,000				$ 4,200
Deferred revenue	3,448		$ 3,448		3,408
Contract liabilities	6,300		6,300		6,400
Unearned revenue recognized			1,900
Unsatisfied performance obligations	6,300		6,300
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Current portion of capitalized costs	69		69		64
Non-current portion of capitalized costs	106		106		95
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain a contract	$ 21	$ 16	$ 41	$ 32
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-05-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Unsatisfied performance obligation expected to be recognized over the remainder of the year	32.00%		32.00%
Expected timing of satisfaction	6 months		6 months
Notes payable and short-term borrowings
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 108		$ 108		$ 65

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Financing receivable term, low end of range		2 years
Financing receivable term, high end of range		5 years
Financing receivable sold		$ 31	$ 142
Provision for credit losses	$ 99	138	61
Financing Receivable
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount transferred	664	664	1,100
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount transferred	$ 445	$ 445	$ 720

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Components of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 8,974	$ 9,526
Unguaranteed residual value	382	390
Unearned income	(690)	(718)
Total	8,666	9,198
Allowance for credit losses	(329)	(228)	$ (154)
Financing receivables, net	8,337	8,970
Less: current portion	(3,655)	(3,932)
Amounts due after one year, net	$ 4,682	$ 5,038

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Finance Lease Receivable Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$ 2,460
2023/2022	2,918	$ 4,338
2024/2023	1,930	2,557
2025/2024	1,042	1,567
2026/2025	451	747
2026		233
Thereafter	173
Thereafter		84
Total undiscounted cash flows	8,974	9,526
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	8,284	8,808
Unearned income	$ 690	$ 718

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Credit Risk Profile of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total	$ 8,666	$ 9,198
Low
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2022/2021	901	1,978
2021/2020	1,788	1,441
2020/2019	1,092	829
2019/2018	567	364
2018/2017 and prior	270	169
Total	4,618	4,781
Moderate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2022/2021	611	1,542
2021/2020	1,368	1,061
2020/2019	807	771
2019/2018	540	407
2018/2017 and prior	387	234
Total	3,713	4,015
High
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2022/2021	19	49
2021/2020	45	87
2020/2019	72	85
2019/2018	75	78
2018/2017 and prior	124	103
Total	$ 335	$ 402

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance at beginning of period		$ 228	$ 154
Provision for credit losses	$ 99	138	61
Adjustment to the existing allowance		0	19
Write-offs		(37)	(34)
Balance at end of period	$ 329	329	228
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance at beginning of period		$ 0	28
Balance at end of period			$ 0

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	$ 8,666	$ 9,198
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status	267	257
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest	84	78
Unbilled
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	8,137	8,625
Current and past due 1-30 days | Billed
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	369	410
Past due 31-60 days | Billed
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	24	35
Past due 61-90 days | Billed
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	35	17
Past due > 90 days | Billed
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables, net	$ 101	$ 111

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Operating Lease Assets Included in Machinery and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Equipment leased to customers	$ 6,752	$ 7,039
Accumulated depreciation	(2,835)	(3,038)
Total	$ 3,917	$ 4,001

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Operating Lease Payments Maturity (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Remainder of fiscal 2022	$ 899
2023	1,374
2024	733
2025	207
2026	33
Thereafter	1
Total	$ 3,247

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Lessor Activity Included in Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Interest income from sales-type leases and direct financing leases	$ 122	$ 124	$ 244	$ 246
Lease income from operating leases	577	595	1,149	1,199
Total lease income	$ 699	$ 719	$ 1,393	$ 1,445

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Assets and Liabilities of VIE (Details) - VIE Primary Beneficiary - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Other current assets	$ 118	$ 165
Short-term	809	749
Long-term	842	707
Property, plant and equipment	997	854
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	1,306	1,204
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 1,080	$ 950

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Goodwill (Details)	Oct. 31, 2021
HPC & AI
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount	8.00%

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Fair Value - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Assets
Total assets	$ 2,235	$ 3,058
Liabilities
Total liabilities	197	127
Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	628	806
Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	425	1,495
Equity securities
Assets
Total assets	322	186
Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	105	122
Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	44	42
Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	95
Liabilities
Total liabilities	92	0
Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	711	308
Liabilities
Total liabilities	98	127
Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	0	4
Liabilities
Total liabilities	7	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets
Total assets	438	1,552
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	425	1,495
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity securities
Assets
Total assets	13	57
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Total assets	1,443	1,335
Liabilities
Total liabilities	197	127
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	628	806
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Equity securities
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	104	122
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	95
Liabilities
Total liabilities	92	0
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	711	308
Liabilities
Total liabilities	98	127
Significant Other Observable Remaining Inputs (Level 2) | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	0	4
Liabilities
Total liabilities	7	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Total assets	354	171
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Equity securities
Assets
Total assets	309	129
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	1	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	44	42
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3) | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Recovery of right of use assets	$ 18		$ 12
Interest and Other, Net
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Recognized gain from equity investments without readily determinable fair value	25		25
Significant Other Unobservable Remaining Inputs (Level 3)
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Right-of-use asset impairment charges		$ 19		$ 68
Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	13,700		13,700		$ 14,600
Carrying Value
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	$ 13,500		$ 13,500		$ 13,400

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Financial Instruments - Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	$ 143
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	7	$ 15
Debt securities, Fair Value	150
Total cash and equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Cost basis	1,195	2,450
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	1,202	2,465
Cost
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	1,052	2,301
Cost | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	627	806
Cost | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	425	1,495
Fair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	1,052	2,301
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	627	806
Fair Value | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	425	1,495
Debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	143	149
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	7	15
Debt securities, Fair Value	150	164
Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	1	0
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Debt securities, Fair Value	1	0
Foreign bonds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	99	108
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	6	14
Debt securities, Fair Value	105	122
Other debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	43	41
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	1	1
Debt securities, Fair Value	$ 44	$ 42

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Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021
Amortized Cost
Due in one year	$ 1		$ 1
Due in one to five years	29		29
Due in more than five years	113		113
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	143		143
Fair Value
Due in one year	1		1
Due in one to five years	29		29
Due in more than five years	120		120
Debt securities, Fair Value	150		150
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Carrying amount of investments	13		13		$ 57
Investments in equity interests	2,262		2,262		2,210
Earnings from equity interests	33	$ 4	64	$ 30
Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities	(9)		(23)
Fair Value
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investments in equity interests	2,300		2,300		2,200
Equity Securities in Privately Held Companies | Measurement Alternative
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value	172		172		253
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities		25		25
Equity Securities in Privately Held Companies | Fair Value
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value	309		309		$ 129
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities	$ 45	$ 34	$ 104	$ 34

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Financial Instruments - Gross Notional and Fair Value of Instruments in the Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	$ 19,414	$ 20,481
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	519	202
Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	192	205
Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	74	77
Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	123	50
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	13,536	13,374
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	403	173
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	189	188
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	27	61
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	115	50
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	3,850	3,850
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	15
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	80
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	92	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	7,849	7,664
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	369	125
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	152	68
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	17	49
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	7	32
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	1,837	1,860
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	34	33
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	37	40
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	10	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	16	18
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	5,878	7,107
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	116	29
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	3	17
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	47	16
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	8	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	5,775	6,994
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	116	25
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	3	17
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	40	16
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	8	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	103	113
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	7	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) businessDay	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) businessDay
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 711	$ 407
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	711	407
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	148	123
Financial Collateral	436	173
Net Amount	127	111
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	197	127
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	197	127
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	148	123
Financial Collateral	35	5
Net Amount	$ 14	$ (1)
Business days prior to respective reporting date | businessDay	2	2
Counterparty collateral	$ 35	$ 5

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Financial Instruments - Amounts Recorded in the Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Notes payable and short-term borrowings
Derivatives, Fair Value
Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)	$ (1,349)	$ (1,365)
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets	0
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged (liabilities)		(15)
Long-term debt
Derivatives, Fair Value
Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)	(2,402)	(2,573)
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets	$ 92
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged (liabilities)		$ (80)

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Financial Instruments - Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Hedging Relationships on OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	$ 345	$ 45	$ 560	$ (284)
Total	357	42	583	(361)
Expected amount of AOCI expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	167		167
Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	345	45	560	(284)
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationship	$ 12	$ (3)	$ 23	$ (77)

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Financial Instruments - Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statement of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 6,713	$ 6,700	$ 13,674	$ 13,533
Interest and other, net	0	(11)	(5)	(55)
Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	57	(35)	122	(99)
Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	347	31	434	(223)
Interest rate contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	0	0	0	0
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	133	52	187	70
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	(1)	0	(2)
Foreign currency contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	57	(35)	122	(99)
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	207	16	343	(197)
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	142	13	102	(28)
Other derivatives | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Other derivatives | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(2)	3	(11)	4
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	$ (133)	$ (52)	$ (187)	$ (70)

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Borrowings - Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 3,714	$ 2,613
Commercial paper	630	705
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	252	234
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	4,596	3,552
Long-term debt	8,905	9,896
Total Debt	13,501	$ 13,448
Asset-backed Debt Securities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 1,300

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) program	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 4,750,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Line of credit		$ 0	$ 0
Commercial Paper
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of commercial paper programs | program		2
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program		$ 4,750,000,000
Amount outstanding		0	0
Commercial Paper | Euro Commercial Paper Program
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program		3,000,000,000
Commercial Paper | Euro Commercial Paper Certificate of Deposit Programme
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program		1,000,000,000
Commercial Paper | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Euro Commercial Paper Certificate of Deposit Programme
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		$ 630,000,000	$ 705,000,000

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Stockholders' Equity - Components of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	$ 20,017
Balance at end of period	20,582
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	15	$ 18
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(8)	(2)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	0	0
Balance at end of period	7	16
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	81	(7)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	560	(284)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	(465)	298
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	(21)	(5)
Balance at end of period	155	2
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(2,545)	(3,473)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	6	23
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	83	144
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	(12)	(11)
Balance at end of period	(2,468)	(3,317)
Cumulative translation adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(466)	(477)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(36)	18
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	(1)	(4)
Balance at end of period	(503)	(463)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(2,915)	(3,939)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	522	(245)
Reclassifications of losses into earnings	(382)	442
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	(34)	(20)
Balance at end of period	$ (2,809)	$ (3,762)

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 1,700
Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common stock retired (in shares)	12.0
Open market repurchases (shares)	0.1	0.8
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity	$ 178

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Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Numerator:
Net earnings	$ 250	$ 259	$ 763	$ 482
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS (in shares)	1,307	1,309	1,306	1,304
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (in shares)	22	22	21	19
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS (in shares)	1,329	1,331	1,327	1,323
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.20	$ 0.58	$ 0.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.57	$ 0.36
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards (in shares)	0	1	0	7

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Litigation and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions											1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Oct. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2020 patent	May 16, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 21, 2012 USD ($)	May 10, 2010 USD ($) employee	Apr. 29, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2008 contract	Apr. 20, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2011 phase
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages sought									$ 370
Q3 Networking Litigation
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent		4
Judicial ruling | Oracle
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of phases | phase																	2
Amount awarded					$ 3,000
Judicial ruling | Oracle - past lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded					1,700
Judicial ruling | Oracle - future lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded					$ 1,300
Renewed judgement | Oracle
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded			$ 3,800
Daily interest accrual on renewed judgement			$ 1
Settled Litigation | Oracle
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded	$ 4,660
Legal costs incurred	$ 48
Payments received													$ 2,350
Minimum | Forsyth, et al. vs HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Age of terminated employees				40 years
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee									7
Number of former HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee									1
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business										$ 16
Bangalore Commissioner of Customs
Litigation and Contingencies
Duties and penalties under show cause notices															$ 17	$ 386
Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order															$ 7	$ 9
Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice							$ 10
Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice								$ 3
Additional amount deposited against product order						$ 24
ECT proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties | contract														3
Bid and contract term											5 years
ECT proceedings | Maximum
Litigation and Contingencies
Length of sanctions												5 years
ECT proceedings | Minimum
Litigation and Contingencies
Length of sanctions												2 years

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Corporate and Other [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 213,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	213,000,000
Storage Segment [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	4,160,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	4,160,000,000
Compute Segment [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	7,532,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	7,532,000,000
Financial Services [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	144,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	144,000,000
High Performance Compute and Mission Critical Systems Segment [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	3,702,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	3,702,000,000
Intelligent Edge [Member]
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	2,555,000,000
Goodwill	us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,555,000,000