HP Inc. appointed Emma Walmsley CEO effective January 4, 2027, and appointed her to the Board. Bruce Broussard will step down as Interim CEO and become Board Chair, while Chip Bergh remains Chair until then.
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HP Inc. is not providing fiscal 2027 financial guidance; its preliminary planning assumption is that industry-wide personal computer unit volumes decline roughly mid-single-digits in percentage terms in calendar year 2027 compared with calendar year 2026.
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Q3 FY26 earnings call · Aug 26, 2026TL;DR. HP reported record Q3 FY26 revenue of $15.7B (up 12.5% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.83 (up 11% YoY), both above guidance, driven by 18% Personal Systems growth; the company raised its FY26 EPS outlook to $3.19-$3.29 and free cash flow outlook to $3.0-$3.2B, while flagging Q4 PS margin pressure from memory costs and weaker print revenue (down 2%).
- + Q3 revenue of $15.7B was a record for the quarter, up 12.5% YoY, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of top-line growth.
- + Personal Systems revenue grew 18% YoY to $11.8B on commercial strength and premium share gains.
- + Q3 non-GAAP EPS of $0.83 beat the top of guidance range of $0.71 even excluding $0.11 of tariff refund benefit.
- − Personal Systems operating margin of 4.6% was below the long-term range and is expected to trough in Q4 before recovering in FY27.
- − PC units expected to decline high-teens in the second half of calendar 2026, pressuring Q4 demand and revenue seasonality.
- − Memory and storage costs expected to continue rising as a percentage of bill of materials, pressuring PS margins near-term.
- − GAAP diluted EPS of $0.71 declined 11.3% YoY, partly due to prior-year tax and litigation benefits not repeating.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Printing ASP change | 1.7% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Commercial Printing printer unit volume change | 2.4% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Commercial PS ASP change | 41.1% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Commercial PS unit change | 13.6% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Consumer Printing ASP change | 16.5% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Consumer Printing printer unit volume change | 9.1% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Consumer PS ASP change | 37.1% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Consumer PS unit change | 19.4% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| PC unit volume change | 15.8% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Personal Systems ASP change | 40.8% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Printer ASP change | 5.8% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Printer units change | 6.8% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Free cash flow | $1.57B | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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HP Inc. appointed Emma Walmsley CEO effective January 4, 2027, and appointed her to the Board. Bruce Broussard will step down as Interim CEO and become Board Chair, while Chip Bergh remains Chair until then.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| HPQ | +3.2% | -2.2% | +20.2% | +2.0% | +31.8% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +0.6% | -1.0% | +19.7% | +2.2% | +21.2% |
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