Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2025

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense and the income tax benefit for share-based compensation (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 26, 2025		April 27, 2024		April 26, 2025		April 27, 2024
Cost of sales—product	$	67	$	57	$	189	$	157
Cost of sales—services	85		82		245		224
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	152		139		434		381
Research and development	422		349		1,189		967
Sales and marketing	235		221		676		628
General and administrative	121		95		357		282
Restructuring and other charges	15		7		37		16
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	793		672		2,259		1,893
Total share-based compensation expense	$	945	$	811	$	2,693	$	2,274
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	218	$	179	$	616	$	524

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	53	53.69
Vested	(52)	47.38		$	2,664
Canceled/forfeited/other	(8)	47.37
Unvested balance at April 26, 2025	110	$	49.87