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Dell Technologiesvs.HPE

DELL vs HPE · both in Data centers, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Servers, networking, optics and data center capacity that tie AI infrastructure together.

Dell Technologies is about 4.0× larger than HPE by market cap; Dell Technologies trades at the lower P/E (38.1 vs 51.3); year to date, Dell Technologies leads (+244.1% vs +118.3%).

Side by side

DELLHPE
Market cap$320B$79.8B
Price$451.50$53.44
Today+4.2%+1.9%
Return YTD+244.1%+118.3%
Return 1Y+231.1%+133.5%
P/E38.151.3
P/S2.42.1
P/B35.83.2

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

Dell TechnologiesDELL

NYSE · USA

Dell's AI server backlog has grown quickly, sold to enterprises and cloud operators alike, on top of a long-standing PC and storage business.

AI serversEnterprise hardware
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HPEHPE

NYSE · USA

Cray supercomputers and ProLiant AI servers on one side; on the other, a networking business that grew considerably with the Juniper acquisition.

AI serversNetworking
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