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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2019-12-31 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001645590 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> HPE </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001023219 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> RUSSO PATRICIA F </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> C/O HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SAN JOSE </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 95002 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 15318 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value></value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2019-12-31 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 2364 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 15.86 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 144368.8618 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F3"/> |
| <footnoteId id="F4"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> By Merrill Lynch </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Restricted Stock Units </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <footnoteId id="F5"/> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2019-10-02 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 110.0459 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F6"/> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <footnoteId id="F6"/> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F6"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F6"/> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 110.0459 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 14338.9741 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value></value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> There is no reportable change since the last filing. This is a reiteration of holdings only. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> These shares were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan in lieu of Q3 cash retainer and chair fees of $37,500 for Issuer's Board Year 2019. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> The reporting person elected to defer the receipt of common stock until the termination of her service as a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The number of shares in column 5 includes 1,003.8288 vested restricted stock units ("RSUs"), dividend equivalent rights at $14.44 per RSU credited to the reporting person's account on 10/02/19. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F6"> As previously reported, on 05/03/19, the reporting person was granted 14,125 RSUs, all of which will cliff vest on the earlier of 05/03/20 or the date of Issuer's 2020 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these RSUs when and as dividends are paid on Issuer's common stock. The number of derivative securities in column 5 includes 110.0459 dividend equivalent rights at $14.44 per RSU credited to the reporting person's account on 10/02/19. The RSUs that cliff vest will be deferred as noted in footnote (3) above. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Derek Windham as Attorney-in-Fact for Patricia F. Russo </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-01-02 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |