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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2026
Jul. 26, 2025
Jul. 27, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 13,267 $ 10,180 $ 10,320
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, amortization, and other 2,540 2,811 2,507
Share-based compensation expense 3,830 3,641 3,074
Provision for receivables 23 24 34
Deferred income taxes 226 (1,133) (972)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net (1,358) (38) 215
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:      
Accounts receivable (832) (22) (289)
Inventories (2,541) 209 275
Financing receivables (1,835) 214 76
Other assets (1,032) (499) (671)
Accounts payable 842 257 (90)
Income taxes, net (2,304) (1,839) (4,539)
Accrued compensation 457 (53) (696)
Deferred revenue 1,125 248 1,220
Other liabilities 1,769 193 416
Net cash provided by operating activities 14,177 14,193 10,880
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of investments (8,974) (4,589) (4,230)
Proceeds from sales of investments 2,013 2,643 4,136
Proceeds from maturities of investments 6,105 4,943 6,367
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures (516) (291) (25,994)
Purchases of non-marketable equity securities (946) (383) (284)
Return of investments in non-marketable equity securities 270 306 202
Acquisition of property and equipment (1,410) (905) (670)
Other (26) 9 (5)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (3,484) 1,733 (20,478)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Issuances of common stock 805 736 714
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (6,106) (6,000) (5,787)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units (1,873) (1,222) (992)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net 616 (31) 478
Issuances of debt 13,048 19,292 31,818
Repayments of debt (12,251) (22,073) (9,826)
Repayments of Splunk convertible debt, net of capped call proceeds 0 0 (3,140)
Dividends paid (6,553) (6,437) (6,384)
Other (33) (80) (37)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (12,347) (15,815) 6,844
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (29) (43) (31)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (1,683) 68 (2,785)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year 8,910 8,842 11,627
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of fiscal year $ 7,227 $ 8,910 $ 8,842