Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2021

Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):


	Three Months Ended
	October 30, 2021		October 24, 2020
Cost of sales—product	$	25	$	24
Cost of sales—service	44		41
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	69		65
Research and development	181		167
Sales and marketing	140		134
General and administrative	62		61
Restructuring and other charges	1		11
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	384		373
Total share-based compensation expense	$	453	$	438
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	104	$	81

Summary of Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Activity

A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based RSUs, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):


	Restricted Stock/ Stock Units	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share		Aggregate Fair Value
Unvested balance at July 25, 2020	96	$	42.03
Granted and assumed	51	41.89
Vested	(39)	39.63		$	1,813
Canceled/forfeited/other	(14)	42.13
Unvested balance at July 31, 2021	94	42.93
Granted and assumed	8	54.37
Vested	(8)	41.84		$	393
Canceled/forfeited/other	(3)	43.51
Unvested balance at October 30, 2021	91	$	43.99