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HPEvs.Pure Storage

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

HPE is about 3.6× larger than Pure Storage by market cap; HPE trades at the lower P/E (51.3 vs 119.1); year to date, HPE leads (+118.3% vs +49.9%).

Side by side

HPEPSTG
Market cap$79.8B$22.4B
Price$53.44$100.44
Today+1.9%−7.5%
Return YTD+118.3%+49.9%
Return 1Y+133.5%+72.2%
P/E51.3119.1
P/S2.16.1
P/B3.215.5

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

The two companies

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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Pure StoragePSTG

NYSE · USA

All-flash arrays for data centers, sold as a subscription service.

All-flash storage
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