Capital Shares

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Capital Shares

Capital shares

Preferred — We have authorized 10,000 Series A convertible preferred shares without par value. No preferred shares were outstanding in 2021, 2020 or 2019.

Common — We have 160,000 authorized common shares without par value. At October 31, 2021 and 2020, there were 98,023 common shares issued. At October 31, 2021 and 2020, the number of outstanding common shares, net of treasury shares, was 58,154 and 58,081, respectively.

Common shares repurchased as part of publicly announced programs during 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Year	Number of Shares	Total Amount	Average per Share
2021	262	55,033	$	209.97
2020	303	38,138	$	125.70
2019	949	114,790	$	121.01

These amounts exclude share repurchases associated with employee equity award exercises and vesting.