v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 24, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 24, 2026

 

 

April 25, 2025

 

 

April 26, 2024

 

Domestic

 

$

718

 

 

$

606

 

 

$

472

 

Foreign

 

 

930

 

 

 

777

 

 

 

791

 

Total

 

$

1,648

 

 

$

1,383

 

 

$

1,263

 

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 24, 2026

 

 

April 25, 2025

 

 

April 26, 2024

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

83

 

 

$

131

 

 

$

89

 

State

 

 

24

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

25

 

Foreign

 

 

130

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

110

 

Total current

 

 

237

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

224

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

82

 

 

 

(102

)

 

 

24

 

State

 

 

12

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

6

 

Foreign

 

 

41

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

23

 

Total deferred

 

 

135

 

 

 

(100

)

 

 

53

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

372

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

277

 

Schedule of Provision For Income Taxes Amount Computed by Applying the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate, in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2023-09, as follows (in millions, except percentages):

 

 

 

Year Ended April 24, 2026

 

 

 

Tax Effect

 

 

Rate Impact

 

Tax computed at federal statutory rate

 

$

346

 

 

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit (1)

 

 

30

 

 

 

1.8

%

Foreign tax effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory tax rate difference between Ireland and U.S.

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(2.7

)%

Ireland earnings taxed at rates other than statutory

 

 

14

 

 

 

0.8

%

Other

 

 

3

 

 

 

0.2

%

Cyprus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory tax rate difference between Cyprus and U.S.

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(0.9

)%

Deduction for qualifying capital

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(1.3

)%

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other foreign jurisdictions

 

 

36

 

 

 

2.2

%

Federal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of cross-border tax laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign earnings inclusion, net of credits

 

 

34

 

 

 

2.1

%

Subpart F income, net of credits

 

 

9

 

 

 

0.5

%

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development credits

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(1.4

)%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

2

 

 

 

0.1

%

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

3

 

 

 

0.2

%

Other

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(0.1

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

$

372

 

 

 

22.6

%

Percentages may not add due to rounding

 

(1)
State taxes in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Virginia make up the majority (greater than 50%) of this category.
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 25, 2025

 

 

April 26, 2024

 

Tax computed at federal statutory rate

 

$

290

 

 

$

265

 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

14

 

 

 

22

 

Foreign earnings in lower tax jurisdictions

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(40

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(21

)

 

 

12

 

Research and development credits

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(22

)

Benefit for foreign derived intangible income

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

Global minimum tax on intangible income

 

 

12

 

 

 

46

 

Tax charges (benefits) from integration of acquired companies

 

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

Resolution of income tax matters (1)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(4

)

Other

 

 

13

 

 

 

(6

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

197

 

 

$

277

 

 

(1)
During fiscal 2025, we recognized a tax benefit related to the IRS examination of our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 U.S. income tax returns. During fiscal 2024, we recognized a tax benefit related to the lapse of statute of limitations for certain issues in our fiscal 2020 U.S. tax returns.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

April 24, 2026

 

 

April 25, 2025

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves and accruals

 

$

114

 

 

$

188

 

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

 

 

145

 

 

 

138

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

267

 

 

 

250

 

Acquired intangibles

 

 

441

 

 

 

483

 

Capitalized research and development (1)

 

 

182

 

 

 

198

 

Other

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

1,288

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(123

)

 

 

(119

)

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

1,169

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaids and accruals

 

 

104

 

 

 

87

 

Acquired intangibles

 

 

89

 

 

 

84

 

Property and equipment

 

 

33

 

 

 

26

 

Other

 

 

2

 

 

 

6

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

228

 

 

 

203

 

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities

 

$

829

 

 

$

966

 

 

(1)
As required under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, research and development expenditures were capitalized and amortized beginning in our fiscal 2023. Effective for fiscal 2026, we are expensing research and development expenditures as permitted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
Schedule of Income Tax Paid Net of Refunds

The following table summarizes income taxes paid (net of refunds) exceeding 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds) in the following jurisdictions (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended April 24, 2026

 

U.S. Federal

 

$

261

 

U.S. States and Local

 

 

29

 

Foreign

 

 

 

Ireland

 

 

51

 

Cyprus

 

 

24

 

Other

 

 

70

 

Total foreign

 

 

145

 

Total income taxes paid (net of refunds)

 

$

435

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 24, 2026

 

 

April 25, 2025

 

 

April 26, 2024

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

68

 

 

$

220

 

 

$

222

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

7

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

7

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Decreases for tax positions of prior years

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(2

)

Settlements

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(139

)

 

 

(7

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

68

 

 

$

68

 

 

$

220

 

Summary of Tax Years Remain Subject to Examinations under Major Tax Jurisdictions

The tax years that remain subject to examination as of April 24, 2026 for our major tax jurisdictions are shown below:

2023 — 2026

 

United States — federal income tax

2020 — 2026

 

United States — state and local income tax

2020 — 2026

 

Australia

2022 — 2026

 

Germany

2007 — 2026

 

India

2019 — 2026

 

The Netherlands

2019 — 2026

 

Canada

2020 — 2026

 

Japan

2020 — 2026

 

Cyprus

2023 — 2026

 

United Kingdom

2024 — 2026

 

France

2019 — 2026

 

Israel

2022 — 2026

 

Ireland