Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 25, 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
	October 25, 2025		October 26, 2024
Cost of sales—product	$	68	$	57
Cost of sales—services	82		74
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	150		131
Research and development	484		354
Sales and marketing	269		210
General and administrative	131		115
Restructuring and other charges	21		17
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	905		696
Total share-based compensation expense	$	1,055	$	827
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	241	$	174

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 27, 2024	117	$	46.86
Granted and assumed	70	55.73
Vested	(65)	46.95		$	3,707
Canceled/forfeited/other	(9)	48.04
Unvested balance at July 26, 2025	113	52.26
Granted and assumed	11	64.74
Vested	(12)	46.35		$	851
Canceled/forfeited/other	4	48.91
Unvested balance at October 25, 2025	116	$	53.91