Investments (Tables)
|
9 Months Ended |
Apr. 25, 2026 |
| Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
|
| Summary of Available-for-Sale Debt Investments |
The following tables summarize our available-for-sale debt investments (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | April 25, 2026 | Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | Gross Unrealized and Credit Losses | | Fair Value | | U.S. government securities | $ | 1,716 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | 1,712 | | | U.S. government agency securities | 41 | | | — | | | — | | | 41 | | | Non-U.S. government and agency securities | 400 | | | — | | | — | | | 400 | | | Corporate debt securities | 2,791 | | | 4 | | | (37) | | | 2,758 | | | Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | 211 | | | — | | | (8) | | | 203 | | | Commercial paper | 2,731 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,731 | | | Certificates of deposit | 1,335 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,335 | | | Total | $ | 9,225 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | (51) | | | $ | 9,180 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | July 26, 2025 | Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | Gross Unrealized and Credit Losses | | Fair Value | | U.S. government securities | $ | 1,971 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (12) | | | $ | 1,961 | | | U.S. government agency securities | 67 | | | — | | | — | | | 67 | | | Non-U.S. government and agency securities | 458 | | | — | | | — | | | 458 | | | Corporate debt securities | 3,138 | | | 13 | | | (61) | | | 3,090 | | | Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | 320 | | | — | | | (34) | | | 286 | | | Commercial paper | 950 | | | — | | | — | | | 950 | | | Certificates of deposit | 569 | | | — | | | — | | | 569 | | | Total | $ | 7,473 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (107) | | | $ | 7,381 | |
|
| Gross Realized Gains and Gross Realized Losses Related to Available-for-Sale Investment |
The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to available-for-sale debt investments (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | | April 25, 2026 | | April 26, 2025 | | April 25, 2026 | | April 26, 2025 | | Gross realized gains | $ | 3 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 9 | | | Gross realized losses | (3) | | | (31) | | | (22) | | | (84) | | | Total | $ | — | | | $ | (30) | | | $ | (8) | | | $ | (75) | |
|
| Available-for-Sale Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses |
The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale debt investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at April 25, 2026 and July 26, 2025 (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS | | UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER | | TOTAL | | April 25, 2026 | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | U.S. government securities | $ | 1,004 | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | 185 | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 1,189 | | | $ | (6) | | | U.S. government agency securities | 7 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7 | | | — | | | Non-U.S. government and agency securities | 263 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 263 | | | — | | | Corporate debt securities | 1,073 | | | (6) | | | 926 | | | (5) | | | 1,999 | | | (11) | | | Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | 86 | | | — | | | 73 | | | (8) | | | 159 | | | (8) | | | Commercial paper | 74 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 74 | | | — | | | Total | $ | 2,507 | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 1,184 | | | $ | (14) | | | $ | 3,691 | | | $ | (25) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS | | UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER | | TOTAL | | July 26, 2025 | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | U.S. government securities | $ | 1,076 | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | 302 | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | 1,378 | | | $ | (12) | | | U.S. government agency securities | 8 | | | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 29 | | | — | | | Non-U.S. government and agency securities | 292 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 292 | | | — | | | Corporate debt securities | 106 | | | — | | | 1,800 | | | (35) | | | 1,906 | | | (35) | | | Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | 5 | | | — | | | 279 | | | (34) | | | 284 | | | (34) | | | Commercial paper | 30 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 30 | | | — | | | Total | $ | 1,517 | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | 2,402 | | | $ | (75) | | | $ | 3,919 | | | $ | (81) | |
|
| Maturities of Available-for-Sale Debt Investments |
The following table summarizes the maturities of our available-for-sale debt investments as of April 25, 2026 (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | | Within 1 year | $ | 5,919 | | | $ | 5,888 | | | After 1 year through 5 years | 3,015 | | | 3,010 | | | After 5 years through 10 years | 80 | | | 79 | | | Mortgage- and asset-backed securities with no single maturity | 211 | | | 203 | | | Total | $ | 9,225 | | | $ | 9,180 | |
|
| Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value |
Our non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held entities, venture funds, and publicly traded entities that do not have readily determinable fair value (RDFV). The carrying value of these investments are summarized below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | April 25, 2026 | | July 26, 2025 | | Initial cost of non-marketable equity securities measured under the measurement alternative | $ | 1,102 | | | $ | 975 | | | Cumulative upward adjustments | 440 | | | 195 | | | Cumulative downward adjustments, including impairments | (602) | | | (597) | | | Non-marketable equity securities under measurement alternative | 940 | | | 573 | | | Restricted equity securities | 379 | | | — | | | Consolidated investments | 702 | | | 508 | | | Non-marketable equity securities under net asset value (NAV), equity method and other | 925 | | | 840 | | | Total | $ | 2,946 | | | $ | 1,921 | |
|