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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2023
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Dividends |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
|  | (In millions, except per share data)
Dividends per share to common stockholders |  | $ | 18.40 |  |  | $ | 16.40 |  |  | $ | 14.40 |
Dividends to common stockholders |  | $ | 7,645 |  |  | $ | 6,733 |  |  | $ | 5,913 |
Dividends per share to preferred stockholders |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 80.00 |  |  | $ | 80.00 |
Dividends to preferred stockholders |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 299 |
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
|  | (In millions)
Cost of products sold |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Cost of subscriptions and services |  | 122 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 65 |
Research and development |  | 1,513 |  |  | 1,048 |  |  | 1,199 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 448 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 362 |
Total stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 2,171 |  |  | $ | 1,533 |  |  | $ | 1,704 |
Estimated income tax benefits for stock-based compensation |  | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 283 |
Excess income tax benefits for stock-based awards exercised or released |  | $ | 507 |  |  | $ | 375 |  |  | $ | 310 |
Summary of Market-Based Awards Weighted-Average Assumptions | The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions utilized to calculate the fair value of market-based awards granted in the periods presented:
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Risk-free interest rate |  | 4.0 | % |  | 1.4 | % |  | 0.3 | %
Dividend yield |  | 3.3 | % |  | 2.7 | % |  | 3.0 | %
Volatility |  | 32.8 | % |  | 37.1 | % |  | 39.0 | %
Expected term (in years) |  | 4.8 |  | 3.4 |  | 3.4
Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Awards | A summary of time- and market-based RSU activity was as follows:
|  | Number of RSUs Outstanding |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  |
|  | (In millions, except per share data)
Balance as of November 1, 2020 |  | 32 |  |  | $ | 188.35 |  |  |
Granted |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 408.69 |  |  |
Vested |  | (8) |  |  | $ | 214.15 |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (3) |  |  | $ | 189.84 |  |  |
Balance as of October 31, 2021 |  | 23 |  |  | $ | 200.38 |  |  |
Granted |  | 3 |  |  | $ | 527.69 |  |  |
Vested |  | (7) |  |  | $ | 225.52 |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (1) |  |  | $ | 242.82 |  |  |
Balance as of October 30, 2022 |  | 18 |  |  | $ | 238.49 |  |  |
Granted |  | 12 |  |  | $ | 519.78 |  |  |
Vested |  | (7) |  |  | $ | 262.48 |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (1) |  |  | $ | 307.91 |  |  |
Balance as of October 29, 2023 |  | 22 |  |  | $ | 389.21 |  |  |

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