Net Income per Share

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Share

15. Net Income per Share

The following is a calculation of basic and diluted net income per share (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Year Ended
	April 30, 2021		April 24, 2020		April 26, 2019
Numerator:
Net income	$	730	$	819	$	1,169
Denominator:
Shares used in basic computation		222		230		254
Dilutive impact of employee equity award plans		4		3		5
Shares used in diluted computation		226		233		259
Net Income per Share:
Basic	$	3.29	$	3.56	$	4.60
Diluted	$	3.23	$	3.52	$	4.51

 Four million potential shares from outstanding employee equity awards were excluded from the diluted net income per share calculations for each of fiscal 2021 and 2020, while one million potential shares were excluded from the calculations for fiscal 2019, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.