HP Inc. (HPQ)

FairStock Score: 62/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn high returns on capital, throw off cash, and trade at a discount to intrinsic value. HP is a mixed case. It sells personal computers and printers, a mature, competitive hardware business. The FairStock Lynch category calls it a SLOW GROWER — Shrinking: profit fell 2.1% a year over five years and revenue fell 0.5%. Filed results confirm the pattern: revenue went from $53.7B in fiscal year 2023 to $53.6B in fiscal year 2024 to $55.3B in fiscal year 2025, while net income fell from $3.3B to $2.8B to $2.5B and diluted EPS dropped from $3.26 to $2.81 to $2.65. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-07-31, revenue was $15.7B and net income $661.0M, or $0.71 per diluted share, versus $763.0M and $0.80 in fiscal Q3 2025, the quarter ended 2025-07-31. So sales have improved lately, but profits have not kept up.

In plain English: HP Inc. makes computers, printers, and related technology for homes and businesses. The company still produces a lot of cash and its shares look inexpensive compared with its earnings and cash flow, but profits have been slipping and sales have been roughly flat over recent years. That mix makes it look more like a cheap but slow business than a fast-growing one.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-01-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-07-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-10-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-10-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-10-31)

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