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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Activity Related to Restricted Stock Units Including Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | The following table summarizes information related to RSUs, including PBRSUs (in millions, except for fair value):
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding as of April 29, 2022 |  |  | 10 |  |  | $ | 64.09 |
Granted |  |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 59.87 |
Vested |  |  | (4 | ) |  | $ | 62.85 |
Forfeited |  |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | 61.99 |
Outstanding as of April 28, 2023 |  |  | 12 |  |  | $ | 62.08 |
Granted |  |  | 5 |  |  | $ | 76.46 |
Vested |  |  | (5 | ) |  | $ | 59.32 |
Forfeited |  |  | (1 | ) |  | $ | 65.17 |
Outstanding as of April 26, 2024 |  |  | 11 |  |  | $ | 68.87 |
Granted |  |  | 4 |  |  | $ | 123.45 |
Vested |  |  | (5 | ) |  | $ | 72.07 |
Forfeited |  |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | 78.21 |
Outstanding as of April 25, 2025 |  |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 91.30 |
Number and Value of Shares Netted for Employee Taxes | The number and value of the shares netted for employee taxes are summarized in the table below (in millions):
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |
Shares withheld for taxes |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |
Fair value of shares withheld |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 84 |
Schedule of Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) | The following table summarizes activity related to the purchase rights issued under the ESPP (in millions):
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |
Shares issued under the ESPP |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Proceeds from issuance of shares |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Stock-Based Compensation Expense | Stock-based compensation expense is included in the consolidated statements of income as follows (in millions):
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |
Cost of product revenues |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Cost of hardware support and other services revenues |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 19 |
Sales and marketing |  |  | 162 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 135 |
Research and development |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 111 |
General and administrative |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 42 |
Total stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 386 |  |  | $ | 357 |  |  | $ | 312 |
Summary of Valuation Assumptions | The valuation of RSUs and ESPP purchase rights and the underlying weighted-average assumptions are summarized as follows:
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |
RSUs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 4.6 | % |  |  | 4.9 | % |  |  | 3.1 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 1.8 | % |  |  | 2.6 | % |  |  | 2.9 | %
Weighted-average fair value per share granted |  | $ | 123.45 |  |  | $ | 76.46 |  |  | $ | 59.87 |
ESPP: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected term in years |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 5.2 | % |  |  | 4.9 | % |  |  | 3.9 | %
Expected volatility |  |  | 31 | % |  |  | 30 | % |  |  | 36 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 1.7 | % |  |  | 2.8 | % |  |  | 2.9 | %
Weighted-average fair value per right granted |  | $ | 29.70 |  |  | $ | 17.37 |  |  | $ | 21.28 |
Summary of Activities Related to Stock Repurchase Program | The following table summarizes activity related to the stock repurchase program for our fiscal years of 2025, 2024 and 2023 (in millions, except for per share amounts):
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |
Number of shares repurchased |  |  | 10.2 |  |  |  | 11.5 |  |  |  | 12.8 |
Average price per share |  | $ | 112.55 |  |  | $ | 77.87 |  |  | $ | 66.42 |
Stock repurchases allocated to additional paid-in capital |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 45 |
Stock repurchases allocated to retained earnings |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | 798 |  |  | $ | 805 |
Remaining authorization at end of period |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | 402 |
Summary of Activities Related to Dividends on Common Stock | The following is a summary of our fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 activities related to dividends on our common stock (in millions, except per share amounts).
|  | Year Ended |
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |
Dividends per share declared |  | $ | 2.08 |  |  | $ | 2.00 |  |  | $ | 2.00 |
Dividend payments allocated to additional paid-in capital |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 106 |
Dividend payments allocated to retained earnings |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 326 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component Net of Tax | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) by component, net of tax, are summarized below (in millions):
|  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Defined Benefit Obligation Adjustments |  |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available- for-Sale Securities |  |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  | Total |
Balance as of April 29, 2022 |  | $ | (44 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (44 | )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (12 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |
Total other comprehensive loss |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
Balance as of April 28, 2023 |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (51 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (7 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (8 | )
Balance as of April 26, 2024 |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (59 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
Balance as of April 25, 2025 |  | $ | (56 | ) |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (66 | )
Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The amounts reclassified out of AOCI are as follows (in millions):
|  | Year Ended |  |  | Statements of Income
|  | April 25, 2025 |  |  | April 26, 2024 |  |  | April 28, 2023 |  |  | Classification
Realized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 5 |  |  | Net revenues
Total reclassifications |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 5 |  |  |

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