Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
 Life inJuly 31,
(Dollars in millions)Years20252024
Computer software
2-6
$791 $810 
Buildings
5-30
644 636 
Leasehold improvements
2-16
479 495 
Equipment
3-5
175 177 
Furniture and fixtures5139 141 
Land
96 96 
Capital in progress
39 17 
  2,363 2,372 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,402)(1,363)
Total property and equipment, net $961 $1,009 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Sep 3, 2025Showing above
2024Sep 4, 2024
2023Sep 1, 2023
2022Sep 2, 2022
2021Sep 8, 2021
2020Aug 31, 2020
2019Aug 30, 2019
2018Aug 31, 2018
2017Sep 1, 2017
2016Sep 1, 2016

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.