Leases(a)Lessee Arrangements
The following table presents our operating lease balances (in millions):
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| Balance Sheet Line Item | | July 26, 2025 | | July 27, 2024 |
| Operating lease ROU assets | Other assets | | $ | 1,301 | | | $ | 1,066 | |
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| Operating lease liabilities | Other current liabilities | | $ | 375 | | | $ | 364 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | Other long-term liabilities | | 1,175 | | | 906 | |
| Total operating lease liabilities | | | $ | 1,550 | | | $ | 1,270 | |
The components of our lease expenses were as follows (in millions):
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| Years Ended | | July 26, 2025 | | July 27, 2024 | | July 29, 2023 |
| Operating lease expense | | $ | 495 | | | $ | 420 | | | $ | 425 | |
| Short-term lease expense | | 77 | | | 75 | | | 65 | |
| Variable lease expense | | 191 | | | 194 | | | 242 | |
| Total lease expense | | $ | 763 | | | $ | 689 | | | $ | 732 | |
Supplemental information related to our operating leases is as follows (in millions):
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| Years Ended | | July 26, 2025 | | July 27, 2024 |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities — operating cash flows | | $ | 457 | | | $ | 394 | |
| ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating leases liabilities | | $ | 660 | | | $ | 459 | |
The weighted-average lease term was 5.7 years and 4.9 years as of July 26, 2025 and July 27, 2024, respectively. The weighted-average discount rate was 4.1% and 4.0% as of July 26, 2025 and July 27, 2024, respectively.
The maturities of our operating leases (undiscounted) as of July 26, 2025 are as follows (in millions):
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| Fiscal Year | Amount |
| 2026 | $ | 429 | |
| 2027 | 322 | |
| 2028 | 247 | |
| 2029 | 200 | |
| 2030 | 181 | |
| Thereafter | 369 | |
| Total lease payments | 1,748 | |
| Less interest | (198) | |
| Total | $ | 1,550 | |
(b)Lessor Arrangements
Our leases primarily represent sales-type leases with terms of four years on average. We provide leasing of our equipment and complementary third-party products primarily through our channel partners and distributors, for which the income arising from these leases is recognized through interest income. Interest income for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $66 million, $65 million and $51 million, respectively, and was included in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The net investment of our lease receivables is measured at the commencement date as the gross lease receivable, residual value less unearned income and allowance for credit loss. For additional information, see Note 9.
Future minimum lease payments on our lease receivables as of July 26, 2025 are summarized as follows (in millions):
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| Fiscal Year | Amount |
| 2026 | $ | 342 | |
| 2027 | 163 | |
| 2028 | 234 | |
| 2029 | 177 | |
| 2030 | 34 | |
| Thereafter | 32 | |
| Total | 982 | |
| Less: Present value of lease payments | 883 | |
| Unearned income | $ | 99 | |
Actual cash collections may differ from the contractual maturities due to early customer buyouts, refinancings, or defaults.
We provide financing of certain equipment through operating leases, and the amounts are included in property and equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts relating to equipment on operating lease assets held by us and the associated accumulated depreciation are summarized as follows (in millions):
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| July 26, 2025 | | July 27, 2024 |
| Operating lease assets | $ | 51 | | | $ | 115 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | (17) | | | (61) | |
| Operating lease assets, net | $ | 34 | | | $ | 54 | |
Our operating lease income for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $37 million, $58 million and $73 million, respectively, and was included in product revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Minimum future rentals on noncancelable operating leases as of July 26, 2025 are summarized as follows (in millions):
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| Fiscal Year | Amount |
| 2026 | $ | 16 | |
| 2027 | 7 | |
| 2028 | 2 | |
| Total | $ | 25 | |