Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of Dividends

	Fiscal Year
	2025		2024		2023
	(In millions, except per share data)
Dividends per share to common stockholders	$	2.360	$	2.105	$	1.840
Dividends to common stockholders	$	11,142	$	9,814	$	7,645

Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

	Fiscal Year
	2025		2024		2023
	(In millions)
Cost of products sold	$	218	$	119	$	88
Cost of subscriptions and services	626		545		122
Research and development	5,020		3,460		1,513
Selling, general and administrative	1,704		1,546		448
Total stock-based compensation expense(a)	$	7,568	$	5,670	$	2,171
Estimated income tax benefits for stock-based compensation	$	1,278	$	991	$	367
Excess income tax benefits for stock-based awards exercised or released	$	2,186	$	1,296	$	507

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(a) Does not include stock-based compensation expense related to discontinued operations recognized during fiscal year 2024, which was included in loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in our consolidated statement of operations.

Summary of Market-Based Awards Weighted-Average Assumptions

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions utilized to calculate the fair value of market-based awards granted in the periods presented:

	Fiscal Year
	2025		2024		2023
Risk-free interest rate	4.0	%	4.2	%	4.0	%
Dividend yield	1.2	%	1.7	%	3.3	%
Volatility	39.1	%	32.0	%	32.8	%
Expected term (in years)	4.4		3.6		4.8

Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Awards

A summary of RSU activity was as follows:

	Number of RSUs Outstanding	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	(In millions, except per share data)
Balance as of October 30, 2022	175	$	23.85
Granted	124	$	51.98
Vested	(74)	$	26.25
Forfeited	(7)	$	30.79
Balance as of October 29, 2023	218	$	38.92
Assumed in VMware Merger	46	$	96.85
Granted	81	$	115.58
Vested	(107)	$	54.34
Forfeited	(25)	$	88.62
Balance as of November 3, 2024	213	$	66.44
Granted	120	$	192.37
Vested	(87)	$	71.63
Forfeited	(17)	$	108.28
Balance as of November 2, 2025	229	$	127.63