v3.25.2
NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable and Other Borrowings

Notes payable and other borrowings consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

May 31,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

(Amounts in millions)

 

Date of
Issuance

 

Amount

 

 

Effective
Interest
Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Effective
Interest
Rate

Fixed-rate senior notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$2,000, 3.40%, due July 2024

 

July 2014

 

$

 

 

N.A

 

$

2,000

 

 

3.43%

$2,000, 2.95%, due November 2024

 

November 2017

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

2,000

 

 

3.01%

$3,500, 2.50%, due April 2025

 

April 2020

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

3,500

 

 

2.54%

$2,500, 2.95%, due May 2025

 

May 2015

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

2,500

 

 

3.05%

750, 3.125%, due July 2025(1)(2)

 

July 2013

 

 

841

 

 

3.17%

 

 

808

 

 

3.17%

$1,000, 5.80%, due November 2025

 

November 2022

 

 

1,000

 

 

5.93%

 

 

1,000

 

 

5.93%

$2,750, 1.65%, due March 2026

 

March 2021

 

 

2,750

 

 

1.67%

 

 

2,750

 

 

1.67%

$3,000, 2.65%, due July 2026

 

July 2016

 

 

3,000

 

 

2.73%

 

 

3,000

 

 

2.73%

$2,250, 2.80%, due April 2027

 

April 2020

 

 

2,250

 

 

2.87%

 

 

2,250

 

 

2.87%

$2,750, 3.25%, due November 2027

 

November 2017

 

 

2,750

 

 

3.29%

 

 

2,750

 

 

3.29%

$2,000, 2.30%, due March 2028

 

March 2021

 

 

2,000

 

 

2.36%

 

 

2,000

 

 

2.36%

$750, 4.50%, due May 2028

 

February 2023

 

 

750

 

 

4.60%

 

 

750

 

 

4.60%

$1,500, 4.80%, due August 2028(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.94%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,500, 4.20%, due September 2029(4)

 

September 2024

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.27%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,250, 6.15%, due November 2029

 

November 2022

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.21%

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.21%

$3,250, 2.95%, due April 2030

 

April 2020

 

 

3,250

 

 

3.00%

 

 

3,250

 

 

3.00%

$750, 4.65%, due May 2030

 

February 2023

 

 

750

 

 

4.75%

 

 

750

 

 

4.75%

$500, 3.25%, due May 2030

 

May 2015

 

 

500

 

 

3.35%

 

 

500

 

 

3.35%

$3,250, 2.875%, due March 2031

 

March 2021

 

 

3,250

 

 

2.92%

 

 

3,250

 

 

2.92%

$1,250, 5.25%, due February 2032(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

1,250

 

 

5.36%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$2,250, 6.25%, due November 2032

 

November 2022

 

 

2,250

 

 

6.32%

 

 

2,250

 

 

6.32%

$1,500, 4.90%, due February 2033

 

February 2023

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.95%

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.95%

$1,750, 4.30%, due July 2034

 

July 2014

 

 

1,750

 

 

4.30%

 

 

1,750

 

 

4.30%

$1,750, 4.70%, due September 2034(4)

 

September 2024

 

 

1,750

 

 

4.77%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,250, 3.90%, due May 2035

 

May 2015

 

 

1,250

 

 

4.00%

 

 

1,250

 

 

4.00%

$1,750, 5.50%, due August 2035(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

1,750

 

 

5.55%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,250, 3.85%, due July 2036

 

July 2016

 

 

1,250

 

 

3.89%

 

 

1,250

 

 

3.89%

$1,750, 3.80%, due November 2037

 

November 2017

 

 

1,750

 

 

3.86%

 

 

1,750

 

 

3.86%

$1,250, 6.50%, due April 2038

 

April 2008

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.51%

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.51%

$1,250, 6.125%, due July 2039

 

July 2009

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.17%

 

 

1,250

 

 

6.17%

$3,000, 3.60%, due April 2040

 

April 2020

 

 

3,000

 

 

3.64%

 

 

3,000

 

 

3.64%

$2,250, 5.375%, due July 2040

 

July 2010

 

 

2,250

 

 

5.45%

 

 

2,250

 

 

5.45%

$2,250, 3.65%, due March 2041

 

March 2021

 

 

2,250

 

 

3.72%

 

 

2,250

 

 

3.72%

$1,000, 4.50%, due July 2044

 

July 2014

 

 

1,000

 

 

4.50%

 

 

1,000

 

 

4.50%

$2,000, 4.125%, due May 2045

 

May 2015

 

 

2,000

 

 

4.20%

 

 

2,000

 

 

4.20%

$3,000, 4.00%, due July 2046

 

July 2016

 

 

3,000

 

 

4.03%

 

 

3,000

 

 

4.03%

$2,250, 4.00%, due November 2047

 

November 2017

 

 

2,250

 

 

4.05%

 

 

2,250

 

 

4.05%

$4,500, 3.60%, due April 2050

 

April 2020

 

 

4,500

 

 

3.64%

 

 

4,500

 

 

3.64%

$3,250, 3.95%, due March 2051

 

March 2021

 

 

3,250

 

 

3.98%

 

 

3,250

 

 

3.98%

$2,500, 6.90%, due November 2052

 

November 2022

 

 

2,500

 

 

6.94%

 

 

2,500

 

 

6.94%

$2,250, 5.55%, due February 2053

 

February 2023

 

 

2,250

 

 

5.62%

 

 

2,250

 

 

5.62%

 

 

 

 

May 31,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

(Amounts in millions)

 

Date of
Issuance

 

Amount

 

 

Effective
Interest
Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Effective
Interest
Rate

$1,750, 5.375%, due September 2054(4)

 

September 2024

 

 

1,750

 

 

5.43%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,250, 4.375%, due May 2055

 

May 2015

 

 

1,250

 

 

4.44%

 

 

1,250

 

 

4.44%

$1,750, 6.00%, due August 2055(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

1,750

 

 

6.04%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$3,500, 3.85%, due April 2060

 

April 2020

 

 

3,500

 

 

3.89%

 

 

3,500

 

 

3.89%

$1,500, 4.10%, due March 2061

 

March 2021

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.13%

 

 

1,500

 

 

4.13%

$1,250, 5.50%, due September 2064(4)

 

September 2024

 

 

1,250

 

 

5.55%

 

 

 

 

N.A

$1,000, 6.125%, due August 2065(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

1,000

 

 

6.17%

 

 

 

 

N.A

Floating-rate senior notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$500, Compounded SOFR plus 0.76%, due August 2028(4)

 

February 2025

 

 

500

 

 

5.28%

 

 

 

 

N.A

Term loan credit agreements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$790, SOFR plus 1.70%, due August 2025(3)

 

August 2022

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

790

 

 

6.99%

$170, SOFR plus 1.70%, due August 2025

 

November 2022

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

170

 

 

6.98%

$3,570, SOFR plus 1.70%, due August 2027(3)

 

August 2022

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

3,570

 

 

6.99%

$1,100, SOFR plus 1.70%, due August 2027

 

November 2022

 

 

 

 

N.A

 

 

1,100

 

 

6.98%

$5,630, SOFR plus 1.35%, due August 2027(3)

 

June 2024

 

 

5,419

 

 

6.10%

 

 

 

 

N.A

Commercial paper notes

 

 

 

 

2,294

 

 

4.88%

 

 

401

 

 

5.43%

Other borrowings due August 2025

 

November 2016

 

 

113

 

 

3.53%

 

 

113

 

 

3.53%

Total senior notes and other borrowings

 

 

 

$

92,917

 

 

 

 

$

87,202

 

 

 

Unamortized discount/issuance costs

 

 

 

 

(348

)

 

 

 

 

(302

)

 

 

Hedge accounting fair value adjustments(2)

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

Total notes payable and other borrowings

 

 

 

$

92,568

 

 

 

 

$

86,869

 

 

 

Notes payable and other borrowings, current

 

 

 

$

7,271

 

 

 

 

$

10,605

 

 

 

Notes payable and other borrowings, non-current

 

 

 

$

85,297

 

 

 

 

$

76,264

 

 

 

 

(1)
In July 2013, we issued €750 million of 3.125% senior notes due July 2025 (July 2025 Notes). Principal and unamortized discount/issuance costs for the July 2025 Notes in the table above were calculated using foreign currency exchange rates, as applicable, as of May 31, 2025 and May 31, 2024, respectively. The July 2025 Notes are registered and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
(2)
In fiscal 2018 we entered into certain cross-currency interest rate swap agreements that have the economic effect of converting our fixed-rate, Euro-denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to a variable-rate, U.S. Dollar-denominated debt of $871 million based on LIBOR. The effective interest rates as of May 31, 2025 and 2024 after consideration of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements were 7.77% and 8.76%, respectively, for the July 2025 Notes. Refer to Note 1 for a description of our accounting for fair value hedges.
(3)
In fiscal 2023, we entered into certain interest rate swap agreements that have the economic effect of converting our $4.7 billion of floating-rate borrowings pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement (defined below) until its repayment and subsequently, borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement 2 (defined below) for the same amount to fixed-rate borrowings with a fixed annual interest rate of 3.07%, plus a margin depending on the credit rating assigned to our long-term senior unsecured debt, as further discussed below. The effective interest rates after consideration of the interest rate swap agreements were 4.74% for each of fiscal 2025 for borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement 2 (defined below) and fiscal 2024 for borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 1 for a description of our accounting for cash flow hedges.
(4)
In fiscal 2025, we issued $14.0 billion of senior notes and intend to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the senior notes to repay all or a portion of senior notes due between November 2024 and July 2026, and to pay accrued interest and any related premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith; to make scheduled payments of principal and interest on borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement 2 (defined below); to repay all or a portion of commercial paper notes outstanding; and to use any remaining net proceeds from the borrowing for general corporate purposes, which may include stock repurchases, payment of cash dividends on our common stock, repayment of other indebtedness and future acquisitions. The interest is payable semi-annually for the fixed-rate senior notes and quarterly for the floating-rate senior notes. We may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate senior notes of each series prior to their maturity, subject to certain restrictions, and the payment of an applicable make-whole premium in certain instances.
Future Principal Payments for all Borrowings

Future principal payments (adjusted for the effects of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements associated with the July 2025 Notes) for all of our borrowings at May 31, 2025 were as follows (in millions):

 

Fiscal 2026

 

$

7,309

 

Fiscal 2027

 

 

5,743

 

Fiscal 2028

 

 

10,145

 

Fiscal 2029

 

 

2,000

 

Fiscal 2030

 

 

7,250

 

Thereafter

 

 

60,500

 

Total

 

$

92,947