Financial Summary (All financials)
| In millions, except per share items | Oct-31-22 | Oct-31-21 | Oct-31-20 | Oct-31-19 | Oct-31-18 | Oct-31-17 | Oct-31-16 | Oct-31-15 |
| Revenues | 5,420 | 4,941 | 4,221 | 4,303 | 3,878 | 3,189 | 2,918 | 2,856 |
| Revenue growth | 9.7% | 17.1% | -1.9% | 11.0% | 21.6% | 9.3% | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,970 | 1,872 | 1,688 | 1,769 | 1,767 | 1,492 | 1,294 | 1,269 |
| Gross profit | 3,450 | 3,069 | 2,533 | 2,534 | 2,111 | 1,697 | 1,624 | 1,587 |
| Gross margin | 63.7% | 62.1% | 60.0% | 58.9% | 54.4% | 53.2% | 55.7% | 55.6% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,283 | 1,195 | 1,097 | 1,155 | 1,205 | 1,058 | 818 | 787 |
| Research and development | 841 | 811 | 715 | 688 | 624 | 507 | 425 | 387 |
| EBITA | 1,437 | 1,254 | 985 | 921 | 526 | 295 | 449 | 446 |
| EBITA margin | 26.5% | 25.4% | 23.3% | 21.4% | 13.6% | 9.3% | 15.4% | 15.6% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 103 | 174 | 220 | 210 | 204 | 131 | 43 | 15 |
| EBIT | 1,334 | 1,080 | 765 | 711 | 322 | 164 | 406 | 431 |
| EBIT margin | 24.6% | 21.9% | 18.1% | 16.5% | 8.3% | 5.1% | 13.9% | 15.1% |
| Pre-tax income | 1,285 | 1,010 | 761 | 715 | 735 | 598 | 546 | 559 |
| Income taxes | 161 | 116 | 134 | 94 | -576 | 77 | 31 | -125 |
| Tax rate | 12.5% | 11.5% | 17.6% | 13.1% | | 12.9% | 5.7% | |
| Net income | 1,124 | 894 | 627 | 621 | 165 | 102 | 335 | 513 |
| Net margin | 20.7% | 18.1% | 14.9% | 14.4% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 11.5% | 18.0% |
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| Diluted EPS | $6.18 | $4.78 | $3.32 | $3.25 | $0.86 | $0.56 | $1.95 | $3.00 |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) | 182 | 187 | 189 | 191 | 191 | 182 | 172 | 171 |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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