NetApp, Inc.
For the period ended Apr 24, 2026. Filed Jun 5, 2026.
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FY2026 · Filed Jun 5, 2026
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Period ended 2025-04-25; filed 2025-06-09.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2026-04-24; filed 2026-06-05.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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NetApp is a global leader in Intelligent Data Infrastructure, empowering organizations to realize the full potential of their data in a rapidly evolving digital world. Headquartered in San Jose, California, and serving customers in approximately 150 countries, NetApp delivers innovative solutions that enable seamless data management, protection, and mobility across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
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Our flagship ONTAP® data management software, together with a comprehensive portfolio of all-flash, hybrid-flash, and cloud-native offerings, forms the foundation for customers’ digital transformation initiatives. NetApp’s deep integration with all major public cloud providers—AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud—enables our customers to run critical workloads anywhere, with consistent performance, security, and governance.
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NetApp's strategic focus is on modernizing data infrastructure, enabling resilient and secure operations, optimizing cloud strategies, and accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. Through continued investment in innovation, we have expanded our portfolio to include advanced AI-ready infrastructure, Storage-as-a-Service (Keystone), and robust cyber resilience solutions. Our partnerships with leading technology companies and a global ecosystem of channel partners further extend our reach and solution capabilities.
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Global Business Environment
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Supply Chain
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Inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints have impacted our operations beginning in the second half of fiscal 2026. We have experienced increased costs for memory and other components, which have affected our gross margins, and we expect costs will remain elevated, or continue to increase, in the near term. Additionally, the tight supply environment for specific products, which is anticipated to persist, could pose challenges in meeting customer demand for those products.
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To address these challenges, we have implemented several strategic actions:
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We raised our pricing in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, in line with market trends. We expect to continue adjusting prices as necessary to offset rising costs and remain aligned with the market. While we aim to match supplier costs with our pricing to customers, we recognize the need to give customers time to adjust to these changes.
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We are leveraging our relationships with multiple suppliers where available to enable component availability and manage costs effectively. This strategy helps us maintain competitive positions in the market from a pricing standpoint. Our history of successful supplier management positions us well to navigate these challenges.
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We continue to offer a wide range of solutions to meet various customer needs and priorities. This includes competitive storage options, all-flash solutions, hybrid-flash solutions, public cloud solutions, and our Keystone Storage-as-a-Service offering. By providing diverse options, we aim to align with our customers’ budget priorities and deliver the best value offerings.
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These actions are part of our ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of inflation and supply chain constraints on our operating results. We will continue to monitor these trends and uncertainties and adjust our strategies as needed to maintain our financial performance.
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Senior Notes Repayment
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The increase in net revenues for fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 was due to an increase in both product revenues and services revenues. Product and services revenues as a percentage of net revenues remained relatively flat in fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted net revenues percentage growth year-over-year by two percentage points.
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Total product revenues increased in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher sales of all-flash array systems and the favorable impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Product revenues in fiscal 2026 also benefited from the execution of a multi-year enterprise agreement.
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Hybrid Cloud Segment Net Revenues by Storage Category (in millions, except percentages):
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The following table presents Hybrid Cloud segment net revenues by storage category for the periods indicated:
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The increases in all-flash revenues (comprised of all-flash product and related service revenues) as a percentage of total Hybrid Cloud segment net revenues for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 as compared to the respective prior years reflect growing customer demand for our all-flash storage solutions, aided by all-flash market expansion.
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Net Revenues by Geographic Area:
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In response to rising component costs, we raised our prices in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, which we expect to support product gross margins in early fiscal 2027. We expect to continue adjusting our pricing as necessary to align with any significant changes in component costs.
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Sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2026 totaled $3,204 million, or 46% of net revenues, representing a decrease of three percentage points compared to fiscal 2025, primarily due to an increase in net revenues. While fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted net revenues in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025, they adversely impacted sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses.
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Interest income in fiscal 2026 was relatively flat compared to fiscal 2025. Interest expense increased in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 due to a higher average outstanding aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, with a higher average coupon rate. The difference in Other, net in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 is primarily due to fluctuations in foreign exchange gains and losses year-over-year.
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During fiscal 2026, we used $950 million for the repurchase of 9.0 million shares of common stock, $413 million for the payment of dividends and $750 million principal repayment upon maturity.
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Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program
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Material Capital Expenditure Requirements
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Critical Accounting Estimates
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NetApp helps customers make their data infrastructure more seamless, more dynamic, and higher performing. We were incorporated in 1992, are headquartered in San Jose, California, and provide a full range of enterprise-class software, systems and services that customers use to transform their data infrastructures across data types, workloads, and environments to realize business possibilities.
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We leverage over thirty years of innovation to make data infrastructure intelligent. Our unified data storage solutions deliver flexible, simplified, and silo-free infrastructure. Our active data management capabilities focus on security, compliance, and sustainability, while our adaptive operations enhance performance, efficiency, and productivity. Our extensive portfolio integrates hybrid and multi-cloud environments, addressing key customer priorities such as modernizing legacy systems, enhancing resilience against ransomware, and developing scalable, high-performance data pipelines for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
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NetApp empowers customers to harness their data for accelerated innovation, improved operations, and competitive advantage. Our unified data storage solutions provide the flexibility to consistently and easily store any data type and support any workload. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in the world’s largest clouds, we power data across Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Our integrated data services enable active data management, security, protection, governance, and sustainability. Additionally, our operational services support adaptive operations across infrastructure, applications, and teams. Together with our Hybrid Cloud products, these services enable customers to construct a seamless, intelligent data infrastructure across hybrid multi-cloud environments.
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes: Our provision for income taxes decreased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily as a result of differences in discrete tax impacts in each year.
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Senior Notes Issuance
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In March 2025, we issued $625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2032 and$625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes due 2035, for which we received total proceeds of $1.24 billion, net of discount and issuance costs.
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The decrease in net revenues for fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was due to a decrease in product revenues partially offset by an increase in services revenues. Product revenues as a percentage of net revenues decreased by approximately three percentage points in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023, while services revenues as a percentage of net revenues increased by approximately three percentage points.
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Sales through our indirect channels represented 78%, 76% and 78% of net revenues in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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In prior years, we presented the hardware and software components of our GAAP product revenues to illustrate the significance and value of the Company’s software. Because our revenue recognition policy under GAAP defines a configured storage system, inclusive of the operating system software essential to its functionality, as a single performance obligation, hardware and software components of our product revenues are considered non-GAAP measures. Effective in fiscal 2025, we are no longer presenting the non-GAAP hardware and software components of our product revenues, as management no longer considers them to be key financial measures. Our current strategy is expected to deliver investor value through growth in total revenues, including product revenues, while maintaining operational discipline to drive earnings leverage. While software continues to be the primary value driver of our products, NetApp is primarily focused on driving growth in total product revenues, through the sale of configured storage systems comprised of both hardware and software, with less focus on the pricing of each component. Additionally, we are considering potential opportunities to simplify pricing for certain products in the future, which may eliminate the existence of separate prices for hardware and software components and/or impact our ability to allocate between them.
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Total product revenues decreased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023, primarily due to lower sales of hybrid systems due to softening customer demand, partially offset by an increase in sales of C-Series all-flash array systems.
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Revenues by Geographic Area:
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Materials costs decreased by $418 million in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 reflecting lower component and freight costs as a result of supply chain improvements. Materials costs were also impacted by the decrease in product revenues in fiscal 2024.
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Hybrid Cloud product gross margins increased by approximately ten percentage points in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 primarily due to lower component and freight costs.
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Cost of Public Cloud revenues increased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023, reflecting the increase in Public Cloud revenues. Public Cloud gross margins decreased by one percentage point in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 primarily due to the mix of offerings provided.
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Sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2024 totaled $3,165 million, or 50% of net revenues, representing an increase of two percentage points compared to fiscal 2023.
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Total compensation costs included in sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses increased by $115 million, or 6%, during fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023, primarily due to higher incentive compensation expense reflecting higher operating performance against goals. The increase was partially offset by lower salaries expense, reflecting a decrease in average headcount of 7%.
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All primary components of sales and marketing expenses were relatively consistent in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023.
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The increase in research and development expenses in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was primarily due to higher compensation costs, attributable to higher incentive compensation expense and stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by lower salaries expense, reflecting a decrease in average headcount of 5%.
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Acquisition-related Expense (in millions, except percentages):
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We incurred $5 million, $10 million and $21 million of acquisition-related expenses, primarily consisting of legal and consulting fees, in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively, associated with our acquisitions and subsequent integrations.
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Interest income increased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 primarily due to higher yields earned on our cash and investments.
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Interest expense decreased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 due to the extinguishment of certain senior notes in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
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Other, net for fiscal 2023 includes $22 million of other income for non-refundable, up-front payments from customers in Russia for support contracts, which we were not able to fulfill due to imposed sanctions and for which we have no remaining legal obligation to perform. Other, net for fiscal 2023 also includes a $32 million gain recognized on our sale of a minority equity interest in a privately held company for proceeds of $59 million. The remaining difference in Other, net for fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 is primarily due to differences in foreign exchange gains and losses.
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During fiscal 2023, we completed an intra-entity asset transfer of certain IP to our international headquarters (the “IP Transfer”). The transaction resulted in a step-up of tax-deductible basis in the transferred assets, and accordingly, created a temporary difference where the tax basis exceeded the financial statement basis of such intangible assets, which resulted in the recognition of a discrete tax benefit and related deferred tax asset of $524 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Management applied significant judgment when determining the fair value of the IP, which serves as the tax basis of the deferred tax asset. With the assistance of third-party valuation specialists, the fair value of the IP was determined principally based on the present value of projected cash flows related to the IP which reflects management’s assumptions regarding projected revenues, earnings before interest and taxes, and a discount rate. The tax-deductible amortization related to the transferred IP rights will be recognized in future periods and any amortization that is unused in a particular year can be carried forward indefinitely. The deferred tax asset and the tax benefit were measured based on the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years the asset is expected to be realized. We expect to realize the deferred tax asset resulting from the IP Transfer and will assess the realizability of the deferred tax asset quarterly. Any Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s actions adopted internationally could impact our financial results in future periods. The impact of the transaction to net cash provided by or used in operating, investing and financing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows during fiscal 2023 was not material.
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During fiscal 2023, the Danish Supreme Court issued a non-appealable ruling on the distributions declared in 2005 and 2006. The Danish Supreme Court ruled the 2005 dividend was subject to at-source dividend withholding tax while the smaller 2006 distribution would not be subject to withholding tax. During fiscal 2023, we recorded $69 million of tax expense, which includes $23 million of withholding tax and $46 million of interest.
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Accounts payable increased by $123 million, primarily reflecting the timing of inventory purchases from, and payments to, our contract manufacturers.
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Accrued expenses increased by $113 million, primarily due to higher employee compensation accruals as of the end of fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 related to incentive compensation and commissions plans.
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During fiscal 2024, we used $900 million for the repurchase of 11.5 million shares of common stock, and $416 million for the payment of dividends.
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In March 2025, we issued $625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2032 and$625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes due 2035, for which we received total proceeds of $1.24 billion, net of discount and issuance costs. Interest on these Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in March and September.
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On September 30, 2024, upon maturity, we repaid our 3.30% Senior Notes due September 2024 for an aggregate amount of $407 million, comprised of the principal and unpaid interest.
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Commercial Paper Program and Credit Facility
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Capital Expenditure Requirements
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Financing Guarantees
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While most of our arrangements for sales include short-term payment terms, from time to time we provide long-term financing to creditworthy customers. We have generally sold receivables financed through these arrangements on a non-recourse basis to third party financing institutions within 10 days of the contracts’ dates of execution, and we classify the proceeds from these sales as cash flows from operating activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows. We account for the sales of these receivables as “true sales” as defined in the accounting standards on transfers of financial assets, as we are considered to have surrendered control of these financing receivables. We sold $65 million and $67 million of receivables during fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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In addition, we enter into arrangements with leasing companies for the sale of our hardware systems products. These leasing companies, in turn, lease our products to end-users. The leasing companies generally have no recourse to us in the event of default by the end-user.
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Some of the leasing arrangements described above have been financed on a recourse basis through third-party financing institutions. Under the terms of recourse leases, which are generally three years or less, we remain liable for the aggregate unpaid remaining lease payments to the third-party leasing companies in the event of end-user customer default. These arrangements are generally collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. As of April 25, 2025 and April 26, 2024, the aggregate amount by which such contingencies exceeded the associated liabilities was not significant. To date, we have not experienced significant losses under our lease financing programs or other financing arrangements.
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We have entered into service contracts with certain of our end-user customers that are supported by third-party financing arrangements. If a service contract is terminated as a result of our non-performance under the contract or our failure to comply with the terms of the financing arrangement, we could, under certain circumstances, be required to acquire certain assets related to the service contract or to pay the aggregate unpaid payments under such arrangements. As of April 25, 2025, we have not been required to make any payments under these arrangements, and we believe the likelihood of having to acquire a material amount of assets or make payments under these arrangements is remote. The portion of the financial arrangement that represents unearned services revenue is included in deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue in our consolidated balance sheets.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
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Public Cloud offers a portfolio of products delivered primarily as-a-service, including related support. This portfolio includes cloud storage, data services, and operational services. These services are generally available on the leading public clouds, including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
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Public Cloud offers a portfolio of products delivered primarily as-a-service, including related support. This portfolio includes cloud storage, data services, and operational services. These services are generally available on the leading public clouds, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
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The following table provides an overview of key financial metrics for each of the last three fiscal years (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):
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The following table provides an overview of key financial metrics for the years indicated (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):
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Net revenues: Our net revenues increased approximately 5% in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, due to increases in both product revenues and services revenues.
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Net revenues: Our net revenues increased 5% in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025, due to increases in both product revenues and services revenues.
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Gross margin: Our gross margin decreased less than one percentage point in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, due to the decrease in gross margins on product revenues.
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Gross margin: Our gross margin increased less than one percentage point in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025, due to the increase in gross margins on services revenues, partially offset by lower gross margins on product revenues.
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Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues: Our income from operations as a percentage of net revenues increased by one percentage point in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher net revenues.
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Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues: Our income from operations as a percentage of net revenues increased by four percentage points in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher net revenues.
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The differences in the effective tax rates between fiscal years were primarily due to fiscal 2025 benefits related to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examination of our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 U.S. income tax returns and fiscal 2023 benefits resulting from an intra-entity asset transfer of certain IP, partially offset by discrete tax expense recorded as a result of the Danish Supreme Court ruling received January 9, 2023.
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Provision for income taxes: Our provision for income taxes increased in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 primarily due to benefits related to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") examination of our fiscal 2018 and 2019 U.S. income tax returns in the prior year.
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During fiscal 2025, we repurchased 10.2 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $112.55 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 billion. We also declared aggregate cash dividends of $2.08 per share in fiscal 2025, for which we paid a total of $424 million.
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During fiscal 2026, we repurchased 9.0 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $105.89 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $950 million. We also declared aggregate cash dividends of $2.08 per share in fiscal 2026, for which we paid a total of $413 million.
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During fiscal 2025, we executed several restructuring plans and recognized expenses totaling $83 million consisting primarily of employee severance-related costs.
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During fiscal 2026, we executed a restructuring plan and recognized expenses totaling $21 million consisting primarily of employee severance-related costs related to the current year and prior year plans.
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The increase in net revenues for fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was due to an increase in both product revenues and services revenues. Product revenues as a percentage of net revenues increased by approximately one percentage point in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, while services revenues as a percentage of net revenues decreased by approximately one percentage point.
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The increase in net revenues for fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was due to an increase in both product revenues and services revenues. Product revenues as a percentage of net revenues increased by one percentage point in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, while services revenues as a percentage of net revenues decreased by one percentage point.
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The following customers, each of which is a distributor, accounted for 10% or more of net revenues:
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Two customers, each of which is a distributor, accounted for 10% or more of net revenues:
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Product revenues are derived through the sale of our Hybrid Cloud solutions and consist of sales of configured all-flash array systems (including All-Flash FAS A-Series and All-Flash FAS C-Series with capacity flash) and hybrid systems, which are bundled hardware and software products, as well as add-on flash, disk and/or hybrid storage and related OS, StorageGrid, OEM products, NetApp HCI and add-on optional software.
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Product revenues are derived through the sale of our Hybrid Cloud solutions and consist of sales of configured all-flash array systems (including AFF A-Series and AFF C-Series with capacity flash) and hybrid systems (including FAS), which are bundled hardware and software products, as well as add-on flash, disk and/or hybrid storage and related OS, StorageGrid, OEM products and add-on optional software.
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Total product revenues increased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher sales of C-Series all-flash array systems, partially offset by a decrease in sales of hybrid systems.
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Total product revenues increased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher sales of all-flash array systems, partially offset by a decrease in sales of hybrid systems.
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Support revenues increased marginally in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 and increased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 as a result of a higher aggregate support contract value for our installed base.
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Support revenues increased in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 primarily due to a higher aggregate support contract value for our installed base and the favorable impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Support revenues increased marginally in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024.
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Professional and other services revenues increased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to an increase in revenues from our Keystone storage-as-a-service offering and remained relatively flat in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023.
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Professional and other services revenues increased in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 compared to the respective prior years primarily reflecting higher revenues from our Keystone Storage-as-a-Service offering.
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Public Cloud revenues increased in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 compared to the respective prior years primarily due to customer demand for NetApp’s diversified cloud offerings, coupled with overall growth in the cloud market.
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Public Cloud revenues increased in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 compared to the respective prior years primarily due to higher customer demand, driven by NetApp’s diversified cloud offerings and overall growth in the cloud market. The smaller increase in fiscal 2026 reflects the loss of revenue from our Spot by NetApp business which we sold in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
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Americas revenues consist of sales to Americas commercial and United States (U.S.) public sector markets. Demand across geographies was relatively consistent for each fiscal year presented.
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Sales to United States (U.S.) public sector markets includes revenue from the U.S. federal government and U.S. state governments, local municipalities and education institutions. Demand across geographies was relatively consistent for each fiscal year presented.
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(1) cost of product revenues, composed of (a) cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues, which includes the costs of manufacturing and shipping our products, inventory write-downs, and warranty costs, and (b) unallocated cost of product revenues, which includes stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles, and;
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(1) cost of product revenues, composed of (a) cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues, which includes the costs of manufacturing and shipping our products, inventory write-downs, and warranty costs, and (b) unallocated cost of product revenues, which includes stock-based compensation, and;
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(2) cost of services revenues, composed of (a) cost of support revenues, which includes the costs of providing support activities for hardware and software support, global support partnership programs, and third party royalty costs, (b) cost of professional and other services revenues, (c) cost of public cloud revenues, constituting the cost of providing our Public Cloud offerings which includes depreciation and amortization expense and third party datacenter fees, and (d) unallocated cost of services revenues, which includes stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles.
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(2) cost of services revenues, composed of (a) cost of support revenues, which includes the costs of providing support activities for hardware and software support, global support partnership programs, and third-party royalty costs, (b) cost of professional and other services revenues, constituting the cost of delivering such services which includes depreciation expense, (c) cost of public cloud revenues, constituting the cost of providing our Public Cloud offerings which includes depreciation and amortization expense and third-party datacenter fees, and (d) unallocated cost of services revenues, which includes stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles.
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Cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues represented 42%, 40% and 50% of Hybrid Cloud product revenues in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Materials costs represented 89%, 88% and 94% of cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues represented 44%, 42% and 40% of Hybrid Cloud product revenues in fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Materials costs represented 91%, 89% and 88% of cost of Hybrid Cloud product revenues in fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Materials costs increased by $140 million in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily reflecting the increase in product revenues.
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Materials costs increased by $126 million in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 primarily reflecting the increase in product revenues and higher component costs. Materials costs increased by $140 million in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily reflecting the increase in product revenues.
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Hybrid Cloud product gross margins decreased by approximately two percentage points in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to higher component costs.
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Hybrid Cloud product gross margins decreased by two percentage points in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 primarily due to higher component costs, partially offset by the favorable impact from a multi-year enterprise agreement. Hybrid Cloud product gross margins decreased by two percentage points in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to higher component costs.
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Cost of Hybrid Cloud services revenues, which are composed of the costs of support and professional and other services, increased in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 compared to the respective prior years reflecting the increase in Hybrid Cloud services revenues. Cost of Hybrid Cloud services revenues represented 16%, 16% and 14% of Hybrid Cloud services revenues in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Cost of Hybrid Cloud services revenues, which are composed of the costs of support and professional and other services, increased in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 compared to the respective prior years reflecting the increase in Hybrid Cloud services revenues. Cost of Hybrid Cloud services revenues represented 16% of Hybrid Cloud services revenues in fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024.
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Hybrid Cloud support gross margins were similar in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023. Hybrid Cloud professional and other services gross margins increased by approximately two percentage points in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 while they decreased by approximately ten percentage points in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 primarily due to the mix of services provided.
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Hybrid Cloud support gross margins were similar in fiscal 2026, fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024. Hybrid Cloud professional and other services gross margins increased by five percentage points in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 and by two percentage points in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to the mix of services provided in each year.
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Cost of Public Cloud revenues decreased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, while Public Cloud gross margins increased by eight percentage points in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024. The decrease in cost of Public Cloud revenues and improved gross margins was due to cost optimization that included a decrease in fixed assets depreciation and the mix of offerings provided.
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Cost of Public Cloud revenues decreased, while Public Cloud gross margins increased by eight percentage points, in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 compared to the respective prior years. These fluctuations were due to cost optimization that included a decrease in fixed assets depreciation, and the mix of offerings provided which was impacted by the sale of our Spot by NetApp business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
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Unallocated cost of services revenues decreased in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 due to the derecognition of certain intangible assets as a result of the sale of our cloud optimization and management software business known as Spot by NetApp during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Unallocated cost of services revenues decreased in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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Unallocated cost of services revenues decreased in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 compared to the respective prior years due to the derecognition of certain intangible assets resulting from the sale of our Spot by NetApp business during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
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Total compensation costs included in sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2025 were relatively flat compared to fiscal 2024.
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Total compensation costs included in sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses remained relatively flat in fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024.
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The increase in sales and marketing expenses in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily due to an increase in sales commission expenses.
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Sales and marketing expenses in fiscal 2026 were relatively flat compared to fiscal 2025. The increase in sales and marketing expenses in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily due to an increase in sales commission expenses.
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The decrease in research and development expenses in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily due to lower compensation costs.
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The decrease in research and development expenses in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 was primarily attributable to lower compensation costs and lower spend on engineering projects. The decrease in research and development expenses in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily due to lower compensation costs.
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The increase in general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was attributable to increases in all components of compensation costs, but predominately incentive compensation expense. Professional and legal fees and outside services expense was also slightly higher in fiscal 2024 due to higher spending on certain business transformation projects.
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The increase in general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 was primarily due to increases in all components of compensation costs, predominately salaries and stock-based compensation expense, and higher spend on professional services. General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024.
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In an effort to reduce our cost structure and redirect resources to our highest return activities, in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, we initiated a number of business realignment plans designed to streamline our business and focus on key strategic opportunities. These plans resulted in aggregate charges of $83 million, $44 million, and $120 million, respectively, consisting primarily of employee severance-related costs. Additionally, the aggregate charges for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 included optimization of our global office space for our hybrid work model. See Note 12 – Restructuring Charges of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 for more details regarding our restructuring plans.
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In an effort to reduce our cost structure and redirect resources to our highest return activities, in fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024, we initiated a number of business realignment plans designed to streamline our business and focus on key strategic opportunities. These plans resulted in aggregate charges of $21 million, $83 million, and $44 million, respectively, consisting primarily of employee severance-related costs. Additionally, the aggregate charges for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 included optimization of our global office space for our hybrid work model. See Note 11 – Restructuring Charges of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 for more details regarding our restructuring plans.
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Other Income, Net (in millions, except percentages)
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Other (Expense) Income, Net (in millions, except percentages)
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The components of other income, net were as follows:
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The components of other (expense) income, net were as follows:
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Interest income and interest expense in fiscal 2025 were relatively flat compared to fiscal 2024. Each component of other income, net was relatively flat in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024.
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Each component of other (expense) income, net was relatively flat in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024.
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Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes (in millions, except percentages):
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Provision for Income Taxes (in millions, except percentages):
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Our provision (benefit) for income taxes and effective tax rates were as follows:
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Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rates were as follows:
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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the IRS substantially completed the examination of our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 U.S. income tax returns, and we recognized a tax benefit of $36 million attributable to the release of related tax reserves.
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The differences in the effective tax rates between fiscal years were primarily due to fiscal 2025 benefits related to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) substantially completing the examination of our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 U.S. income tax returns, which resulted in the recognition of a tax benefit of $36 million attributable to the release of related tax reserves.
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As of April 25, 2025, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $3.8 billion, reflecting an increase of $594 million from April 26, 2024. The increase was primarily due to $1.24 billion of net proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes and $1.5 billion of cash generated from operating activities, partially offset by $1.2 billion used to repurchase shares of our common stock, a $400 million principal repayment of our 3.30% Senior Notes due September 2024, $424 million used for the payment of dividends, and $168 million in purchases of property and equipment. Net working capital was $1.2 billion as of April 25, 2025, an increase of $398 million when compared to April 26, 2024, primarily due to the increases in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments discussed above.
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As of April 24, 2026, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $3.6 billion, reflecting a decrease of $262 million from April 25, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a $750 million principal repayment of our 1.875% Senior Notes due June 2025, $950 million used for the repurchase of our common stock, $413 million used for the payment of dividends, and $198 million used for purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by $2.1 billion provided by operating activities. Net working capital was $1.8 billion as of April 24, 2026, an increase of $566 million compared to April 25, 2025.
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During fiscal 2024, cash provided by operating activities reflected net income of $1.0 billion which was increased for non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $255 million and non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $357 million.
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During fiscal 2026, cash provided by operating activities reflected net income of $1.3 billion which was increased for non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $200 million and non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $382 million.
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Deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue increased by $208 million, primarily due to an increase in deferred revenue for software and hardware support contracts.
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Deferred revenue increased by $208 million, primarily due to an increase in deferred revenue for software and hardware support contracts.
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During fiscal 2024, we used $580 million for the purchases of investments, net of maturities and sales, and $155 million for capital expenditures.
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During fiscal 2026, we used $412 million for the purchases of investments, net of maturities and sales, and paid $198 million for capital expenditures.
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Deferred revenue increased by $281 million, primarily due to an increase in deferred revenue for software and hardware support contracts.
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General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024.