Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2025	Jul. 27, 2024	Jul. 29, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 10,180	$ 10,320	$ 12,613
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	2,811	2,507	1,726
Share-based compensation expense	3,641	3,074	2,353
Provision for receivables	24	34	31
Deferred income taxes	(1,133)	(972)	(2,085)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	(38)	215	206
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(22)	(289)	734
Inventories	209	275	(1,069)
Financing receivables	214	76	1,102
Other assets	(499)	(671)	5
Accounts payable	257	(90)	27
Income taxes, net	(1,839)	(4,539)	1,218
Accrued compensation	(53)	(696)	651
Deferred revenue	248	1,220	2,326
Other liabilities	193	416	48
Net cash provided by operating activities	14,193	10,880	19,886
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(4,589)	(4,230)	(10,871)
Proceeds from sales of investments	2,643	4,136	1,054
Proceeds from maturities of investments	4,943	6,367	5,978
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired	(291)	(25,994)	(301)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(383)	(284)	(185)
Return of investments in privately held companies	306	202	90
Acquisition of property and equipment	(905)	(670)	(849)
Other	9	(5)	(23)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,733	(20,478)	(5,107)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	736	714	700
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program	(6,000)	(5,787)	(4,293)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(1,222)	(992)	(597)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	(31)	478	(602)
Issuances of debt	19,292	31,818	0
Repayments of debt	(22,073)	(9,826)	(500)
Repayments of Splunk convertible debt, net of capped call proceeds	0	(3,140)	0
Dividends paid	(6,437)	(6,384)	(6,302)
Other	(80)	(37)	(32)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(15,815)	6,844	(11,626)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(43)	(31)	(105)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	68	(2,785)	3,048
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year	8,842	11,627	8,579
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of fiscal year	8,910	8,842	11,627
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	1,500	583	376
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 3,892	$ 7,426	$ 3,571