Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
$85.66B- Market cap
- $69.03B
- Debt
- +$22.40B
- Cash
- −$5.77B
Capital structure 75% equity / 25% debt · EV / Revenue 2.50x · EV / EBITDA 18.86x
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Decision snapshot: HPE stock price at premium vs KFRC $52.00 current versus $18.98 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at KFRC's multiple
Implied fair value · at HPE's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: HPE FY 2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025) · KFRC FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 75% equity / 25% debt · EV / Revenue 2.50x · EV / EBITDA 18.86x
Capital structure 96% equity / 4% debt · EV / Revenue 0.76x · EV / EBITDA 16.94x
HPE carries the larger enterprise value at $85.66B against $1.02B; KFRC trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.76x vs 2.50x); KFRC on the lower EV / EBITDA (16.94x vs 18.86x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY · implied price per share
Bear
-$1.28
Base
$0.93
Bull
$3.91
Kforce Inc · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.91x
0.33x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.66x
0.65x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$5.77B
$2.14M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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