Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2026

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill

Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations

Intangible assets acquired through business combinations were as follows (in millions):


	Intangible Assets, Gross						Accumulated Amortization						Intangible Assets, Net				Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years)
	January 31, 2026		Additions and retirements, net		April 30, 2026		January 31, 2026		Expense and retirements, net		April 30, 2026		January 31, 2026		April 30, 2026		April 30, 2026
Acquired developed technology	$	4,796	$	260	$	5,056	$	(2,407)	$	(244)	$	(2,651)	$	2,389	$	2,405	4.4
Customer relationships	8,659		125		8,784		(4,640)		(261)		(4,901)		4,019		3,883		6.3
Other (1)	684		11		695		(277)		(56)		(333)		407		362		1.8
Total	$	14,139	$	396	$	14,535	$	(7,324)	$	(561)	$	(7,885)	$	6,815	$	6,650	5.4

(1) Other includes trade names, unbilled backlog, and territory rights.

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations for the three months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 was $561 million and $395 million, respectively.

The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of April 30, 2026 was as follows (in millions):


Fiscal Period:
Remaining nine months of fiscal 2027	$	1,356
Fiscal 2028	1,495
Fiscal 2029	1,186
Fiscal 2030	762
Fiscal 2031	497
Thereafter	1,354
Total amortization expense	$	6,650

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net assets acquired.

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill, which is generally not deductible for tax purposes, were as follows (in millions):







Balance as of January 31, 2026	$	57,941


Acquisition of Qualified	954
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)	396
Balance as of April 30, 2026	$	59,291

(1) Includes the effect of foreign currency translation and measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions.