Major Products: Printers and water-based inks for a wide range of digital printing.

Number of Employees: Approximately 58,000 worldwide.

Comments: HP Inc. had a solid year in 2024, with net revenue of $53.6 billion essentially flat from 2023. The Printing business accounted for $18 billion, down 4% year-over year. Personal System revenue was $36.1 billion, up 1%. The company recorded $3.3 billion free cash flow in 2024.

HP is an industry leader in digital printing, holding market-leading positions in the home and home office market, narrow web and label (HP Indigo), corrugated (HP PageWide), large format (HP PageWide XL) and specialty printing systems, including HP Stitch (textiles) and HP Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology. Most of HP’s inks are water-based.

“We are pleased with our Q4 performance, where we saw revenue growth for the second consecutive quarter, driven by steady progress in Personal Systems and Print,” said Enrique Lores, HP president and CEO. “With momentum heading into FY25, we are well-positioned to capitalize on the commercial opportunity and lead the future of work.”

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Major Products: Printers and water-based inks for a wide range of digital printing.

Number of Employees: Approximately 58,000 worldwide.

Operating Facilities: The company has more than 100 locations worldwide.

Comments: A leader in the digital printing industry, HP has market-leading positions in the home and home office market, narrow web and label (HP Indigo, which has more than 2,000 presses installed), corrugated (HP PageWide), large format (HP PageWide XL) and specialty printing systems, including HP Stitch (textiles) and HP Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology. HP develops its own inks, most of which are water-based, and produces some of its inks.

HP Inc. and its subsidiaries reported fiscal 2023 net revenue of $53.7 billion, down 15% (down 12% in constant currency) from the previous year period. At $18 billion, Printing makes up 34% of sales, with personal systems at 66%. Printing had an 18.9% operating margin. The company generated $3.6 billion in net cash provided by operating activities and $3.1 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2023.

“2023 was a year of steady progress. We executed well in a tough market and innovated in our key growth areas to finish the year with good momentum,” said Enrique Lores, HP president and CEO. “Our Future Ready plan is positioning us well to capitalize on attractive opportunities across our portfolio and deliver long-term sustainable growth.”

Major Products: Printers and water-based inks for a wide range of digital printing.

Number of Employees: Approximately 58,000 worldwide

Operating Facilities: The company has more than 100 locations worldwide.

Comments: HP Inc. had a solid year in 2022, with net revenue of $63 billion, down 0.8% from 2021. The Printing business accounted for $18.9 billion, or 30% of HP’s business, with the Personal System division the remaining 70%. The company recorded $5.5 billion of non-GAAP operating profit, and free cash flow was $3.9 billion in 2022.

“We had a solid end to our fiscal year despite navigating a volatile macro-environment and softening demand in the second half. In Q4 we delivered on our non-GAAP EPS target, while also completing our three-year value creation plan and exceeding our key metrics,” said Enrique Lores, HP president and CEO.

With market-leading positions in the home and home office market, narrow web and label (HP Indigo), corrugated (HP PageWide), large format (HP PageWide XL) and specialty printing systems, including HP Stitch (textiles) and HP Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology, HP is the industry leader in digital printing. HP Indigo alone passed the 2,000 active presses mark earlier this year. HP develops its own inks, most of which are water-based, and produces some of its inks.

Major Products: Printers and water-based inks for a wide range of digital printing.

Number of Employees: Approximately 51,000 worldwide

Operating Facilities: The company has more than 100 locations worldwide.

Comments: HP is the leader in digital printing, with market-leading positions in the home and home office market, narrow web and label (HP Indigo), corrugated (HP PageWide), large format (HP PageWide XL) and specialty printing systems, including HP Stitch (textiles) and HP Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology. It is noteworthy that HP Indigo recently surpassed 2,000 active presses earlier this year.

HP develops its own inks, the majority of which are water-based, and manufacturers some of its inks.

In 2021, HP Inc. had an excellent year, with net revenue of $63.5 billion, up 12.1% from 2020. The Printing business accounted for $20.128 billion, an increase of 14.1%, with operating margins of 18.1%. HP generated $4.2 billion in free cash flow in 2021.

Major Products: Printers and water-based inks for a wide range of digital printing.

Number of Employees: Approximately 53,000 worldwide as of 2018.

Operating Facilities: The company has more than 100 locations worldwide.

Comments: The leader in digital printing, HP has top positions in a variety of markets, including home and home office, narrow web and label (HP Indigo), corrugated (HP PageWide), large format (HP PageWide XL) and specialty printing systems, including HP Stitch (textiles) and HP Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology.

In 2020, HP Inc. reported net revenue of $56.6 billion, a decrease of 3.6% from the prior-year period. The Printing business alone was $17.6 billion, with operating profit of $2.5 billion. HP generated $4.3 billion in net cash provided by operating activities and $3.9 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2019.

HP develops its own inks, most of which are water-based, as well as doing some ink manufacturing. In July 2020, HP launched its latest PageWide printer, HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD, introducing its new water-based HP Brilliant Ink for the printer.