Sifting through countless of stocks in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry can be tedious, and sometimes two stocks are just too similar to judge which is the better investment. If you’re on the fence about investing in HP Inc. or Dell Technologies Inc. because you’re not sure how they measure up, it’s important to compare them on a few factors before making your decision.

Read on to learn how HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. compare based on key financial metrics to determine which better meets your investment needs.

About HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc.

HP Inc. provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktops and notebooks, workstations, thin clients, retail point-of-sale systems, displays, software, hybrid systems, and endpoint security and services, as well as lifecycle services, including support and deployment, configurations, and extended warranty services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, and solutions, as well as office and home printing solutions; and focuses on graphics, 3D printing, and personalization solutions for the commercial and industrial markets. The Corporate Investments segment is involved in the business incubation and investment projects. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses, public sector, and enterprises. The company was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015. HP Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG) segments. The ISG segment provides modern and traditional storage solutions, including all-flash, purpose-built, hyper-converged infrastructure, software-defined storage, and general-purpose and AI-optimized servers. This segment also offers networking products and services comprising wide area network infrastructure, data center and edge networking switches, and cables and optics that help its business customers to transform and modernize their infrastructure and complementing its server and storage solutions; and software, peripherals, and services, including consulting and support, and deployment. The CSG segment provides notebooks, desktops, and workstations and branded peripherals that include displays, docking stations, keyboards, mice, webcam and audio devices, and third-party software and peripherals; and configuration, and extended warranties services. The company is involved in originating, collecting, and servicing customer financing arrangements and offers payment and consumption solutions and services, such utility, subscription, as-a-service, leases, and loans, as well as fixed-term leases and loans. It serves enterprises, governmental agencies and other public institutions, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers. The company has a strategic alliance with Rafay Systems for the development of AI infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dell Technologies Inc. in March 2013. Dell Technologies Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

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As of September 2, 2026, HP Inc. had a $28.8 billion market capitalization, compared to the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals median of $1.5 million. HP Inc.’s stock is up 44.9% in 2026, up 9% in the previous five trading days and up 10.54% in the past year.

Currently, HP Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.2. HP Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $59.2 billion with a 4.1% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 12.5%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $3.244 per share for the current fiscal year. HP Inc. currently has a 3.8% dividend yield.

As of September 2, 2026, Dell Technologies Inc. had a $318.0 billion market cap, putting it in the 99th percentile of all stocks. Dell Technologies Inc.’s stock is up 315.9% in 2026, up 10.8% in the previous five trading days and up 306.91% in the past year.

Currently, Dell Technologies Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 39.3. Dell Technologies Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $134.0 billion with a 7.5% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 87.5%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $25.888 per share for the current fiscal year. Dell Technologies Inc. currently has a 0.5% dividend yield.

How We Compare HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. Stock Grades

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A‐F grades for each of five key investing factors: value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality. Here, we’ll take a closer look at HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc.’s stock grades to see how they measure up against one another.

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HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. Stock Value Grades

Company	Ticker	Value
HP Inc.	HPQ	A
Dell Technologies Inc.	DELL	C

Successful stock investing involves buying low and selling high, so stock valuation is an important consideration for stock selection.

Buying stocks that are going to go up typically means buying stocks that are undervalued in the first place, although momentum investors may argue that point.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade derives from a stock’s value score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are a good value and so on.

HP Inc. has a Value Score of 94, which is Deep Value. Dell Technologies Inc. has a Value Score of 45, which is Average.

The Value Stock Winner: HP Inc.

As you can clearly see from the Value Grade breakdown above, HP Inc. is considered to have better value than Dell Technologies Inc.. For investors who focus solely on a company’s valuation, HP Inc. could be a good stock to add to their portfolio. However, it’s important for investors to analyze multiple factors based on a wide range of metrics before deciding whether to buy.

HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc.’s Quality Grades

Company	Ticker	Quality
HP Inc.	HPQ	C
Dell Technologies Inc.	DELL	A

Like the Value Grade, AAII’s A+ Investor Quality Grade comes from the percentile rank of key metrics. Specifically, the Quality Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of return on assets (ROA), return on invested capital (ROIC), gross profit relative to assets, buyback yield, change in total liabilities to assets, accruals, Z double prime bankruptcy risk (Z) score and the F-Score.

The score is variable, meaning it can consider all eight measures or, should any of the eight measures not be valid, the remaining measures that are valid. To be assigned a Quality Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) measure and corresponding ranking for at least four of the eight quality measures.

The Quality Score is used to assess the underlying “quality” of a particular stock. A higher-quality stock possesses traits associated with upside potential and reduced downside risk. Backtesting of the Quality Grade shows that stocks with higher grades, on average, outperformed stocks with lower grades over the period of 1998 through 2019.

Stocks receive better grades (higher scores) for having higher scores for the quality subcomponents and worse grades (lower scores) for lower scores for the subcomponents.

HP Inc. has a Quality Score of 51, which is Average. Dell Technologies Inc. has a Quality Score of 82, which is Very Strong.

The Quality Grade Winner: Dell Technologies Inc.

As you can clearly see from the Quality Grade breakdown above, Dell Technologies Inc. has a better overall quality grade than HP Inc.. For investors who are looking for companies with higher quality than others in the same industry, Dell Technologies Inc. could be a good stock to add to their portfolios. However, it’s important for investors to analyze multiple factors based on a wide range of metrics before deciding whether to buy.

HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc.’s Estimate Revisions Grades

Company	Ticker	Earnings Estimate
HP Inc.	HPQ	B
Dell Technologies Inc.	DELL	A

Earnings estimate revisions scores consider the magnitude of a company’s earnings surprise in its last two reported fiscal quarters. Often, positive surprises beget further positive surprises‐or at least continued sales growth (the exact opposite is generally true, too).

Estimate revisions offer an indication of what analysts are thinking about the short-term prospects of a firm. Estimate revisions are based on the statistical significance of a firm’s last two quarterly earnings surprises and the percentage change in its consensus estimate for the current fiscal year over the past month and past three months.

HP Inc. has a Earnings Estimate Score of 76, which is Positive. Dell Technologies Inc. has a Earnings Estimate Score of 96, which is Very Positive.

The Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade Winner: Dell Technologies Inc.

As you can clearly see from the Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade breakdown above, Dell Technologies Inc. has a better Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade than HP Inc.. For those who are specifically looking for companies with better short-term prospects when compared to other companies in the same industry, Dell Technologies Inc. could be a good stock to invest in. However, it’s important to analyze multiple factors based on a wide range of metrics before deciding whether to buy.

Other HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. Grades

In addition to Quality, Estimate Revisions and Value, A+ Investor also provides grades for Growth and Momentum.

Momentum grades help uncover stocks experiencing anomalously high rates of return; research finds that stocks with high relative levels of momentum tend to outperform, whereas those with low levels of momentum tend to continue underperforming.

Growth investing builds on the idea that stocks of companies exhibiting strong, consistent and prolonged growth outperform those of slower-growth companies. AAII measures growth through consistency of annual sales growth, five-year sales growth rankings adjusted for extreme levels, and consistency of positive annual cash from operations.

These 2 key factors, when combined with the above, provide a holistic view into a particular stock. Further, by joining A+ Investor you can see whether HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. pass any of our 60+ stock screens that have outperformed the market since their creation.

So, Which Is the Better Investment, HP Inc. or Dell Technologies Inc. Stock?

Overall, HP Inc. stock has a Value Score of 94, Estimate Revisions Score of 76 and Quality Score of 51.

Dell Technologies Inc. stock has a Value Score of 45, Estimate Revisions Score of 96 and Quality Score of 82.

Comparing HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc.’s grades, scores and metrics can act as a solid basis to determine whether they may be a good investment or not. You’ll also want to look at your portfolio’s asset allocation as well as your risk tolerance and financial goals to see if either of these stocks would make a good fit for you. AAII can help you figure out which investments align with your individual needs and preferences.

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