NYSE: HPQ · Computer Hardware
HP (HPQ) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 28 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values HP (HPQ) at $36.13 a share. The stock last closed at $32.12, which puts the model's fair value 12.5% above the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. HP Inc.
Faircurve Insights · 28 Sep 2026
HP Inc. is a global technology company specializing in personal computing devices, imaging and printing solutions, and a variety of related technologies, software, and support services, serving clients both in the United States and worldwide.
Faircurve's model valued HP Inc. at $36.13 a share on 28 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run on 19 Sep 2026 gave $38.73, and the fair value moved -6.7%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $28.45 to $39.72, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model's evidence grade is Medium.
The overall quality score for HP Inc. is 71 out of 100 against comparable companies, including Super Micro Computer, Inc., NetApp, Inc., Everpure, Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Western Digital Corporation, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Arista Networks, Inc., and Sandisk Corporation. The stock moved +0.4% around its 26 Aug 2026 earnings report, +2.4% around 27 May 2026, and -0.8% around 24 Feb 2026. The median size of these moves around earnings reports, ignoring direction, is 3.7%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 28 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give HPQ?
The calibrated range for HPQ over 63 trading days is $28.45 to $39.72. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that HPQ's own options imply (47% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $22.46 to $55.37. In 59% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does HPQ score on business quality?
HP's overall quality score is 71 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 75 | 48.2%ROIC | 37.7% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 90 | 1.58xFCF / net income | 1.37x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 41 | 3.2%Revenue growth, trailing | 6.1% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 86 | 4.3%Net buybacks / market value | 3.1% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 43 | 1.64xNet debt / EBITDA | -0.07x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 96 | 1.1 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 2.7 pts |
How does HPQ compare with similar companies?
The companies in computer hardware closest to HP in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | $43.69 | $53.65 | +22.8% | Undervalued |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | $226.27 | $179.43 | -20.7% | Overvalued |
| P Everpure, Inc. | $140.14 | $115.16 | -17.8% | Overvalued |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | $69.33 | $70.33 | +1.4% | Fairly valued |
| WDC Western Digital Corporation | $415.29 | $467.92 | +12.7% | Fairly valued |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | $848.99 | $818.23 | -3.6% | Fairly valued |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | $207.35 | $181.51 | -12.5% | Fairly valued |
| SNDK Sandisk Corporation | $1,719.99 | $2,475.65 | +43.9% | Undervalued |
When does HPQ report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
HP's next earnings report is scheduled for 24 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 6.4% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. HPQ's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 13.6% over one month.
How HPQ moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 3.7%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | +0.4% |
| 27 May 2026 | +2.4% |
| 24 Feb 2026 | -0.8% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | -1.6% |
| 27 Aug 2025 | +5.0% |
| 28 May 2025 | -12.0% |
| 27 Feb 2025 | -8.7% |
| 26 Nov 2024 | -11.8% |
HP at a glance
HP Inc. is a global technology company specializing in personal computing devices, imaging and printing solutions, and a variety of related technologies, software, and support services, serving clients both in the United States and worldwide.
- Market value
- $28.6B
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $60.7B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +8.4%
- Analysts with estimates
- 9
- Beta to the US market
- 0.74
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices HP on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for HPQ was $38.73. As of 28 Sep 2026 it is $36.13, a change of -6.7%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about HP's valuation
Is HP stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, HPQ reads as Fairly valued as of 28 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $36.13 a share against a last close of $32.12, a gap of +12.5%.
What is HPQ's fair value?
$36.13 a share as of 28 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $22.46 to $55.37.
What price range does the model give HPQ?
$28.45 to $39.72 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does HP report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 24 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has HPQ moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 3.7%, ignoring direction. The largest was -12.0% around the report of 28 May 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for HPQ is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.