Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2025

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 25, 2025		January 27, 2024		January 25, 2025		January 27, 2024
Cost of sales—product	$	65	$	58	$	122	$	100
Cost of sales—services	86		81		160		142
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	151		139		282		242
Research and development	413		344		767		618
Sales and marketing	231		221		441		407
General and administrative	121		97		236		187
Restructuring and other charges	5		1		22		9
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	770		663		1,466		1,221
Total share-based compensation expense	$	921	$	802	$	1,748	$	1,463
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	224	$	202	$	398	$	345

Summary of Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Activity

A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based RSUs, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):

	Restricted Stock/ Stock Units	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share		Aggregate Fair  Value
Unvested balance at July 29, 2023	122	$	44.04
Granted and assumed	63	48.97
Vested	(58)	43.46		$	2,906
Canceled/forfeited/other	(10)	45.65
Unvested balance at July 27, 2024	117	$	46.86
Granted and assumed	51	53.32
Vested	(41)	47.68		$	2,110
Canceled/forfeited/other	(6)	46.83
Unvested balance at January 25, 2025	121	$	49.31