| USD ($) $ in Millions | LTM | Oct 26, 2025 | Oct 27, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Oct 25, 2020 | Oct 27, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Oct 29, 2017 | Oct 30, 2016 | Oct 25, 2015 | Oct 26, 2014 | Oct 27, 2013 | Oct 28, 2012 | Oct 30, 2011 | Oct 31, 2010 | Oct 25, 2009 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ 9,267 | $ 6,998 | $ 7,177 | $ 6,856 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 527 | 435 | 392 | 515 | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges | - | 179 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net loss (gain) on dispositions and fixed asset retirements | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Provision for bad debts | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | (288) | 639 | (633) | 24 | ||||||||||||||
(Gain) loss and impairments on investments, net | - | (792) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income tax and other | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net recognized loss on investments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Impairments of strategic investments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Acquired in-process research and development expense | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Pre-tax loss of equity-method investment | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Impairments of investments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 701 | 668 | 577 | 490 | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on derivative associated with announced business combination | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other | 318 | 31 | 47 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired: | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,921) | 49 | (69) | 903 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | (717) | (494) | 304 | 207 | ||||||||||||||
Income taxes receivable | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other current assets | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other current and non-current assets | (416) | (119) | 287 | (48) | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 584 | 307 | 281 | (138) | ||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities | 794 | (283) | (126) | (167) | ||||||||||||||
Customer deposits and deferred revenue | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Income taxes payable | 1,009 | 250 | 389 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 48 | 90 | 51 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 8,396 | 7,958 | 8,677 | 8,700 | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (2,773) | (2,260) | (1,190) | (1,106) | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (262) | (29) | 0 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from asset sale | 6 | 33 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments | 6,176 | 5,528 | 2,451 | 1,268 | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of facilities | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposition of assets held for sale | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of investments | (6,438) | (6,054) | (3,588) | (1,672) | ||||||||||||||
Cash used in investing activities | (3,291) | (2,782) | (2,327) | (1,535) | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Debt borrowings, net of issuance costs | - | 991 | 694 | - | ||||||||||||||
Debt repayments | (700) | (700) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from commercial paper | 502 | 503 | 401 | 991 | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of commercial paper | (502) | (502) | (400) | (900) | ||||||||||||||
Debt repayments, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from common stock issuances | 263 | 261 | 243 | 227 | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from common stock issuances and others, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common stock repurchases | (2,028) | (4,895) | (3,823) | (2,189) | ||||||||||||||
Tax withholding payments for vested equity awards | (475) | (248) | (291) | (179) | ||||||||||||||
Payments of dividends to stockholders | (1,515) | (1,384) | (1,192) | (975) | ||||||||||||||
Payments of debt issuance costs | (1) | (3) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of principals on finance leases | - | 0 | (102) | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash used in financing activities | (3,465) | (5,977) | (4,470) | (3,032) | ||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents | 1,640 | (801) | 1,880 | 4,133 | ||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash payments for income taxes | 1,054 | 1,504 | 957 | 1,006 | ||||||||||||||
Cash refunds from income taxes | 33 | 90 | 15 | 53 | ||||||||||||||
Cash payments for income taxes, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash payments for interest | $ 260 | $ 239 | $ 205 | $ 205 |