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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reportable Segments And Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Goodwill allocated to HP’s reportable segments and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:
| Personal Systems |  | Printing |  | Corporate Investments |  | Total |  |
| In millions |  |
Balance as of October 31, 2023(1) | $ | 4,722 |  |  | $ | 3,751 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 8,591 |  |  |
Acquisitions | 26 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  |
Foreign currency translation and other | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  |
Balance as of October 31, 2024(1) | 4,748 |  |  | 3,761 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 8,627 |  |  |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 79 |  |  | 79 |  |  |
Foreign currency translation and other | (24) |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Balance as of October 31, 2025(1) | $ | 4,724 |  |  | $ | 3,785 |  |  | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | 8,706 |  |  |
(1)Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments recorded in fiscal year 2011.
Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets | HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:
| As of October 31, 2025 |  | As of October 31, 2024
| Gross(1) |  | Accumulated Amortization(1) |  |  |  | Net |  | Gross(1) |  | Accumulated Amortization(1) |  |  |  | Net
| In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements | $ | 726 |  |  | $ | 428 |  |  |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 372 |  |  |  |  | $ | 411 |
Technology and patents | 1,625 |  |  | 1,004 |  |  |  |  | 621 |  |  | 1,666 |  |  | 884 |  |  |  |  | 782 |
Trade name and trademarks | 219 |  |  | 126 |  |  |  |  | 93 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 92 |  |  |  |  | 126 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,570 |  |  | $ | 1,558 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,012 |  |  | $ | 2,667 |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,319 |
(1) Excludes the original cost and accumulated depreciation of fully amortized intangibles.
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense | As of October 31, 2025, estimated future amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was as follows:
Fiscal year | In millions
2026 | $ | 225 |
2027 | 220 |
2028 | 175 |
2029 | 125 |
2030 | 98 |
Thereafter | 169 |
Total | $ | 1,012 |

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