Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information concerning basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	January 31,				January 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)	2023		2024		2023		2024
Net income available to common stockholders	$	100	$	285	$	576	$	758
Share data (in thousands):
Basic average common shares outstanding	479,152		474,806		479,121		477,542
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards	1,308		760		1,361		902
Diluted average common shares outstanding	480,460		475,566		480,482		478,444
Basic earnings per share	$	0.21	$	0.60	$	1.20	$	1.59
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.21	$	0.60	$	1.20	$	1.58