Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2025	Apr. 27, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 7,630	$ 8,158
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	2,176	1,684
Share-based compensation expense	2,693	2,274
Provision for receivables	17	19
Deferred income taxes	(792)	(245)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	52	224
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	1,406	1,286
Inventories	541	530
Financing receivables	505	92
Other assets	(516)	(382)
Accounts payable	(10)	(300)
Income taxes, net	(2,002)	(5,223)
Accrued compensation	(431)	(1,092)
Deferred revenue	(524)	211
Other liabilities	(786)	(86)
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,959	7,150
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(3,066)	(3,044)
Proceeds from sales of investments	2,228	3,874
Proceeds from maturities of investments	3,985	5,804
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures	(291)	(25,874)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(265)	(82)
Return of investments in privately held companies	108	146
Acquisition of property and equipment	(688)	(472)
Other	(5)	(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	2,006	(19,650)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	320	347
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(4,748)	(3,772)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(910)	(765)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	(479)	1,547
Issuances of debt	17,388	24,159
Repayments of debt	(18,545)	(2,195)
Repayments of Splunk convertible debt, net of capped call proceeds	0	(3,140)
Dividends paid	(4,812)	(4,778)
Other	(80)	(52)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(11,866)	11,351
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(23)	(39)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	76	(1,188)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period	8,842	11,627
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period	8,918	10,439
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	1,370	350
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 3,265	$ 7,150