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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
6 Months Ended
May 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock unit activity for the six months ended May 30, 2025 was as follows:
Number of
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in millions)
Beginning outstanding balance7.0 $473.28 
Awarded3.6 $431.94 
Released(1.8)$462.58 
Forfeited(0.3)$465.63 
Ending outstanding balance8.5 $458.11 $3,521 
Expected to vest7.8 $457.79 $3,235 
The total fair value of restricted stock units vested during the six months ended May 30, 2025 was $726 million.
Performance Shares 
In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Executive Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (the “ECC”) approved the 2025 Performance Share Program, the terms of which are similar to the 2024 Performance Share Program that is still outstanding. For information regarding our outstanding Performance Share Programs, including the terms, see “Note 12. Stock-Based Compensation” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2024.
As of May 30, 2025, performance shares awarded under our 2025, 2024 and 2023 Performance Share Programs remained outstanding and unvested.
Performance share activity for the six months ended May 30, 2025 was as follows:
Number of
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in millions)
Beginning outstanding balance0.5 $537.00 
Awarded0.3 $448.63 
Released(0.1)$505.05 
Forfeited(0.1)$529.54 
Ending outstanding balance0.6 $501.19 $241 
Expected to vest0.5 $501.35 $220 
Under our Performance Share Programs, participants generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted. Shares released during the six months ended May 30, 2025 resulted from overall payout at 79% of target for the 2022 Performance Share Program, as certified by the ECC in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
The total fair value of performance shares vested during the six months ended May 30, 2025 was $49 million.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares
Employees purchased 0.3 million shares at an average price of $305.04 and 0.3 million shares at an average price of $299.89 for the six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024, respectively. The intrinsic value of shares purchased during the six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024 was $44 million and $96 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares.
Compensation Costs
As of May 30, 2025, there was $3.68 billion of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to unvested stock-based awards and purchase rights which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.30 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.
Total stock-based compensation costs included in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024 were as follows:
 Three MonthsSix Months
(in millions)2025202420252024
Cost of revenue$31 $31 $61 $60 
Research and development247 234 494 463 
Sales and marketing141 134 278 263 
General and administrative62 68 123 132 
Total$481 $467 $956 $918