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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
May 02, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Goodwill

The Infrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) and Client Solutions Group (“CSG”) reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 15 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company also has VMware Resale and Virtustream reporting units which are classified within Corporate and other, each of which is not classified as a reportable segment, and is not presented in the table below. Prior to the sale of Secureworks as discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Secureworks was also classified within Corporate and other. The sale of Secureworks was completed during the three months ended May 2, 2025 and was previously held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

The following table presents goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable segments and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill as of the dates indicated:
 Infrastructure Solutions GroupClient Solutions GroupTotal
(in millions)
Balances as of January 31, 2025$14,888 $4,232 $19,120 
Impact of foreign currency translation195 — 195 
Balances as of May 2, 2025$15,083 $4,232 $19,315 

Intangible Assets

The following table presents the Company’s intangible assets as of the dates indicated:
 May 2, 2025January 31, 2025
 GrossAccumulated
Amortization
NetGrossAccumulated
Amortization
Net
 (in millions)
Customer relationships$16,643 $(15,090)$1,553 $16,642 $(15,013)$1,629 
Developed technology9,500 (9,252)248 9,500 (9,211)289 
Trade names875 (863)12 875 (860)15 
Definite-lived intangible assets27,018 (25,205)1,813 27,017 (25,084)1,933 
Indefinite-lived trade names3,055 — 3,055 3,055 — 3,055 
Total intangible assets$30,073 $(25,205)$4,868 $30,072 $(25,084)$4,988 

Amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible assets was $0.1 billion and $0.2 billion for the three months ended May 2, 2025 and May 3, 2024, respectively. There were no material impairment charges related to intangible assets during the three months ended May 2, 2025 and May 3, 2024.
The following table presents the estimated future annual pre-tax amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets as of the date indicated:
May 2, 2025
(in millions)
Fiscal 2026 (remaining nine months)$360 
Fiscal 2027372 
Fiscal 2028230 
Fiscal 2029190 
Fiscal 2030153 
Thereafter508 
Total$1,813 

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment Testing

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually during the third fiscal quarter and whenever events or circumstances may indicate that an impairment has occurred.

For the annual impairment review of the ISG and CSG reporting units during the third quarter of Fiscal 2025, the Company elected to bypass the assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. In electing to bypass the qualitative assessment, the Company proceeded directly to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test to measure the fair value of each goodwill reporting unit relative to its carrying amount, and to determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss to be recognized, if any. For the remaining reporting units, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level. The qualitative assessment included consideration of the relevant events and circumstances affecting the reporting unit, including macroeconomic, industry and market conditions, overall financial performance, and trends in the public company market valuation, where applicable. Additionally, Secureworks’ entry into an agreement pursuant to which it was acquired in an all-cash transaction for approximately $0.9 billion, as discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, provided an indication that the fair value of the Secureworks reporting unit exceeded its carrying value.

Management exercised significant judgment related to the above assessments, including the identification of goodwill reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to goodwill reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the fair value of each goodwill reporting unit. For the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the fair value of each goodwill reporting unit is generally estimated using a combination of public company multiples and discounted cash flow methodologies. The discounted cash flow and public company multiples methodologies require significant judgment, including estimation of future revenues, gross margins, and operating expenses, which are dependent on internal forecasts, current and anticipated economic conditions and trends, selection of market multiples through assessment of the reporting unit’s performance relative to peer competitors, the estimation of the long-term revenue growth rate and discount rate of the Company’s business, and the determination of the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the fair value of the goodwill reporting unit, potentially resulting in a non-cash impairment charge.

The fair value of the indefinite-lived trade names is generally estimated using discounted cash flow methodologies. These methodologies require significant judgment, including the estimation of future revenue, the estimation of the long-term revenue growth rate of the Company’s business and the determination of the Company’s weighted average cost of capital and royalty rates. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, potentially resulting in a non-cash impairment charge.

Based on the results of the annual impairment test performed during Fiscal 2025, the fair values of each of the reporting units and indefinite-lived intangibles exceeded their carrying values. No goodwill or indefinite-lived assets impairment test was performed during the three months ended May 2, 2025.