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Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2026
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities by Significant Investment Category
The following tables show the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities by significant investment category as of September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2025 (in millions):
2026
Adjusted
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents
Current
Marketable
Securities
Non-Current
Marketable
Securities
Cash$32,686 $— $— $32,686 $32,686 $— $— 
Level 1:
Money market funds897 — — 897 897 — — 
Mutual funds
912 243 (4)1,151 — 1,151 — 
Subtotal1,809 243 (4)2,048 897 1,151 — 
Level 2 (1):
U.S. Treasury securities19,413 1 (507)18,907 27 4,793 14,087 
U.S. agency securities5,164 — (106)5,058 565 2,459 2,034 
Non-U.S. government securities5,171 25 (504)4,692 — 310 4,382 
Certificates of deposit and time deposits2,334 — — 2,334 2,030 304 — 
Commercial paper1,486 — — 1,486 — 1,486 — 
Corporate debt securities48,229 29 (1,323)46,935 100 9,875 36,960 
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities24,678 5 (1,894)22,789 — 39 22,750 
Subtotal106,475 60 (4,334)102,201 2,722 19,266 80,213 
Total
$140,970 $303 $(4,338)$136,935 $36,305 $20,417 $80,213 
2025
Adjusted
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents
Current
Marketable
Securities
Non-Current
Marketable
Securities
Cash$28,267 $— $— $28,267 $28,267 $— $— 
Level 1:
Money market funds5,272 — — 5,272 5,272 — — 
Mutual funds
679 177 (2)854 — 854 — 
Subtotal5,951 177 (2)6,126 5,272 854 — 
Level 2 (1):
U.S. Treasury securities16,074 56 (282)15,848 1,190 3,712 10,946 
U.S. agency securities5,269 — (149)5,120 251 2,456 2,413 
Non-U.S. government securities6,586 111 (424)6,273 — 855 5,418 
Certificates of deposit and time deposits917 — — 917 904 — 13 
Commercial paper100 — — 100 50 50 — 
Corporate debt securities47,210 266 (916)46,560 — 10,623 35,937 
Municipal securities207 — (2)205 — 119 86 
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities24,130 126 (1,252)23,004 — 94 22,910 
Subtotal100,493 559 (3,025)98,027 2,395 17,909 77,723 
Total$134,711 $736 $(3,027)$132,420 $35,934 $18,763 $77,723 
(1)The valuation techniques used to measure the fair values of the Company’s Level 2 financial instruments, which generally have counterparties with high credit ratings, are based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Instruments
The notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments as of September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2025, were as follows (in millions):
20262025
Derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts$91,774 $62,647 
Interest rate contracts$9,500 $12,875 
Derivative instruments not designated as accounting hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts$112,065 $109,079