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Earnings Per Share Information
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Information Earnings Per Share Information
Information pertaining to the calculation of earnings per share for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, is as follows (amounts in thousands):
202520242023
Numerator:
Net income as reported$1,346,486 $1,571,195 $1,372,071 
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares98,978 103,653 110,020 
Common stock equivalents (1)
801 1,037 988 
Diluted weighted-average shares99,779 104,690 111,008 
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (2)
65 39 200 
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans430 910 2,026 
(1)Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method and shares expected to be issued upon the conversion of restricted stock units under our equity award programs.
(2)Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units are based upon the average closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the period.