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Spin-offSpun off from HP CoHPQNYSE

The two companies

Parent
HP CoHPQNYSE
Computer & office Equipment
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Technology
Industry
Computer & office Equipment
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
October 21, 2015
Distribution date
November 1, 2015
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Computer & office Equipment
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
October 7, 2015

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
HP CoFY25
Revenue
$55.30B
Operating income
$3.17B
Net income
$2.53B
Total assets
$41.77B
Equity
−$346M
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CoFY25
Revenue
$34.30B
Operating income
−$437M
Net income
$57M
Total assets
$75.91B
Equity
$24.69B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/7 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Technology

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~62% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Return on capital employed-0.9%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin-1.3%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off10.6 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.