Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2025

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)	2024		2025		2024		2025
Net income available to common stockholders	$	285	$	270	$	758	$	723
Share data (in thousands):
Basic average common shares outstanding	474,806		472,661		477,542		472,651
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards	760		225		902		309
Diluted average common shares outstanding	475,566		472,886		478,444		472,960
Basic earnings per share	$	0.60	$	0.57	$	1.59	$	1.53
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.60	$	0.57	$	1.58	$	1.53