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Investments
12 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Investments Measured on a Recurring Basis
The following tables summarize our cash equivalents, available-for-sale debt investments and marketable equity securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
July 25, 2026
Reported as
Fair Value LevelCost or Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized and Credit Losses
Fair
Value
Cash equivalentsInvestments
U.S. government securitiesLevel 2$1,627 $1 $(15)$1,613 $ $1,613 
U.S. government agency securities Level 241   41  41 
Non-U.S. government and agency securitiesLevel 2452  (1)451 126 325 
Corporate debt securitiesLevel 22,493 1 (48)2,446 45 2,401 
Mortgage- and asset-backed securitiesLevel 2156  (4)152  152 
Commercial paperLevel 23,285   3,285 533 2,752 
Certificates of depositLevel 21,080   1,080 25 1,055 
Money market fundsLevel 14,868   4,868 4,868  
Marketable equity securitiesLevel 1361  361 
Total$14,002 $2 $(68)$14,297 $5,597 $8,700 
July 26, 2025
Reported as
Fair Value LevelCost or Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized and Credit Losses
Fair
Value
Cash equivalentsInvestmentsOther current assets
U.S. government securitiesLevel 2$1,971 $$(12)$1,961 $— $1,961 $— 
U.S. government agency securities Level 267 — — 67 — 67 — 
Non-U.S. government and agency securitiesLevel 2458 — — 458 — 458 — 
Corporate debt securitiesLevel 23,139 13 (61)3,091 3,090 — 
Mortgage- and asset-backed securitiesLevel 2320 — (34)286 — 286 — 
Commercial paperLevel 21,286 — — 1,286 336 950 — 
Certificates of depositLevel 2569 — — 569 — 569 — 
Money market fundsLevel 16,448 — — 6,448 5,885 — 563 
Marketable equity securitiesLevel 1383 — 383 — 
Total$14,258 $15 $(107)$14,549 $6,222 $7,764 $563 
For more discussion on the fair value measurement of our non-marketable equity securities, see below.
Available-for-sale Debt Investments
The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to available-for-sale debt investments (in millions):
Years EndedJuly 25, 2026July 26, 2025July 27, 2024
Gross realized gains$14 $10 $
Gross realized losses(28)(110)(74)
Total$(14)$(100)$(67)
The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale debt investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at July 25, 2026 and July 26, 2025 (in millions):
UNREALIZED LOSSES
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS
UNREALIZED LOSSES
12 MONTHS OR GREATER
TOTAL
July 25, 2026Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross 
Unrealized 
Losses
U.S. government securities$1,449 $(15)$52 $ $1,501 $(15)
U.S. government agency securities38    38  
Non-U.S. government and agency securities227 (1)  227 (1)
Corporate debt securities1,549 (20)547 (2)2,096 (22)
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities129 (1)20 (3)149 (4)
Commercial paper99    99  
Total$3,491 $(37)$619 $(5)$4,110 $(42)
UNREALIZED LOSSES
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS
UNREALIZED LOSSES
12 MONTHS OR GREATER
TOTAL
July 26, 2025Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross 
Unrealized 
Losses
U.S. government securities$1,076 $(6)$302 $(6)$1,378 $(12)
U.S. government agency securities— 21 — 29 — 
Non-U.S. government and agency securities292 — — — 292 — 
Corporate debt securities106 — 1,800 (35)1,906 (35)
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities— 279 (34)284 (34)
Commercial paper30 — — — 30 — 
Total$1,517 $(6)$2,402 $(75)$3,919 $(81)
The following table summarizes the maturities of our available-for-sale debt investments as of July 25, 2026 (in millions): 
Amortized CostFair Value
Within 1 year$5,217 $5,190 
After 1 year through 5 years2,937 2,904 
After 5 years through 10 years95 93 
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities with no single maturity156 152 
Total$8,405 $8,339 
Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.
Marketable Equity Securities
We held marketable equity securities of $361 million and $383 million as of July 25, 2026 and July 26, 2025, respectively. We recognized net unrealized losses of $7 million and net unrealized gains of $108 million and $71 million for fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively, on our marketable securities still held as of the reporting date.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities
Our non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held entities, venture funds, and publicly traded entities that do not have RDFV. The carrying value of these investments are summarized below (in millions):
July 25, 2026July 26, 2025
Initial cost of non-marketable equity securities measured under the measurement alternative$1,106 $975 
Cumulative upward adjustments893 195 
Cumulative downward adjustments, including impairments(637)(597)
Non-marketable equity securities under measurement alternative1,362 573 
Restricted equity securities731 — 
Consolidated investments857 508 
Non-marketable equity securities under NAV, equity method and other1,080 840 
Total$4,030 $1,921 
Our non-marketable equity securities measured using the measurement alternative are recorded to fair value on a non-recurring basis. The carrying value of these securities are adjusted for observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment. These securities are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because we estimate the value based on valuation methods using the observable transaction price at the transaction date and other unobservable inputs such as volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities we hold.
The gross upward adjustments and downward adjustments, including impairments, on our non-marketable equity securities measured under the measurement alternative are summarized below (in millions):
Years EndedJuly 25, 2026July 26, 2025July 27, 2024
Upward adjustments$698 $11 $
Downward adjustments, including impairments(19)(77)(166)
Net adjustments$679 $(66)$(165)
Restricted equity securities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as they are valued based on pricing models that use observable market inputs reduced by a DLOM. The fair value of these restricted equity securities was $731 million as of July 25, 2026, and we recognized unrealized gains of $320 million in fiscal 2026.
Our non-marketable equity securities classified as consolidated investments include venture funds that qualified for investment company specific accounting, the accounts of which are consolidated within our financial statements under the voting interest entity model. The noncontrolling interest attributed to these investments was $354 million and $162 million as of July 25, 2026 and July 26, 2025, respectively, and is included in the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The share of earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest attributed to these investments is not material for any of the fiscal years presented and is included in other income (loss), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Of the total carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities as of July 25, 2026, $1.1 billion of such investments are considered to be in variable interest entities which are unconsolidated.