HP Acquires Compaq

Announced May 3, 2002 — $25B

What happened

A personal computer manufacturer, HP's largest acquisition.

HP's acquisition history

55th of 131 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

36 of 131 HP deals

HP's average disclosed price

$2.59B

HP's largest disclosed deal

Compaq ($25B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2002

40 across all acquirers

HP in Personal computer

1 acquisition

When did HP acquire Compaq?

HP acquired Compaq on May 3, 2002. This was HP's 55th publicly tracked acquisition out of 131 we have on record.

How much did HP pay for Compaq?

HP paid $25B for Compaq.

What does Compaq do?

A personal computer manufacturer, HP's largest acquisition.

What other Personal computer companies has HP acquired?

Compaq is HP's only publicly tracked acquisition in Personal computer so far.