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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Jul. 26, 2026
Jul. 27, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 7,370 $ 5,101
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 413 321
Restructuring charges 12 0
(Gain) / loss and impairment on investments (909) (270)
Share-based compensation 545 512
Deferred income taxes 25 952
Other (11) (28)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable (2,508) (538)
Inventories (609) (386)
Other current and non-current assets (333) (36)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 412 135
Contract liabilities 698 (379)
Income taxes payable 462 (297)
Other liabilities 1 43
Cash provided by operating activities 5,568 5,130
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (1,988) (1,475)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (262) (29)
Proceeds from asset sale 6 33
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 4,585 3,937
Purchases of investments (5,493) (5,109)
Cash used in investing activities (3,152) (2,643)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper 399 400
Repayments of commercial paper (400) (400)
Proceeds from common stock issuances 131 129
Common stock repurchases (1,177) (4,044)
Tax withholding payments for vested equity awards (437) (210)
Payments of dividends to stockholders (1,150) (1,019)
Payments of debt issuance costs 0 (2)
Cash used in financing activities (2,634) (5,146)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents (218) (2,659)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents — beginning of period 7,312 8,113
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents — end of period 7,094 5,454
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents    
Cash and cash equivalents 7,037 5,384
Restricted cash equivalents included in deferred income taxes and other assets 57 70
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents 7,094 5,454
Supplemental cash flow information:    
Cash payments for income taxes 819 1,269
Cash refunds from income taxes 22 79
Cash payments for interest $ 192 $ 171