Capital Shares

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

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 2022, 2021 or 2020.

Common — We have 160,000 authorized common shares without par value. At October 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 98,023 common shares issued. At October 31, 2022 and 2021, the number of outstanding common shares, net of treasury shares, was 57,111 and 58,154, respectively.

Common shares repurchased as part of publicly announced programs during 2022, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

Year	Number of Shares	Total Amount		Average per Share
2022	1,190	$	260,288	$	218.69
2021	262	55,033		$	209.97
2020	303	38,138		$	125.70

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