Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 24, 2026

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				Six Months Ended
	January 24, 2026		January 25, 2025		January 24, 2026		January 25, 2025
Cost of sales—product	$	63	$	65	$	131	$	122
Cost of sales—services	88		86		170		160
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	151		151		301		282
Research and development	420		413		904		767
Sales and marketing	244		231		513		441
General and administrative	118		121		249		236
Restructuring and other charges	1		5		22		22
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	783		770		1,688		1,466
Total share-based compensation expense	$	934	$	921	$	1,989	$	1,748
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	298	$	224	$	539	$	398

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	44	68.04
Vested	(43)	49.40		$	3,047
Canceled/forfeited/other	3	40.84
Unvested balance at January 24, 2026	117	$	58.94