HP (HPQ) reported $13.93 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.1%. EPS of $0.75 for the same period compares to $0.83 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.96 billion, representing a surprise of -0.19%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.75.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how HP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Days in accounts payable: 138.00 Days compared to the 133.00 Days average estimate based on two analysts.
- Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable: 33.00 Days compared to the 32.00 Days average estimate based on two analysts.
- Days of supply in inventory: 68.00 Days versus 69.00 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net revenue- Personal Systems- Commercial PS: $7.04 billion versus $7.11 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.4% change.
- Net revenue- Personal Systems- Consumer PS: $2.9 billion compared to the $2.89 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.5% year over year.
- Net revenue- Personal Systems: $9.93 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6%.
- Net revenue- Printing- Supplies: $2.6 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.58 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.7%.
- Net revenue- Printing- Commercial Printing: $1.11 billion versus $1.1 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3% change.
- Net revenue- Printing- Consumer Printing: $269 million compared to the $275.02 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.2% year over year.
- Net revenue- Printing: $3.99 billion versus $3.95 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.8% change.
- Earnings from operations- Personal Systems: $541 million compared to the $529.65 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Earnings from operations- Corporate Investments: $-32 million compared to the $-124.78 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of HP have returned +5.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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