Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2026

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Compensation Arrangements

The compensation cost recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income for our stock compensation arrangements is as follows:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2026		2025
	(in thousands)
Cost of products	$	19,973	$	20,477
Cost of maintenance and service	13,140		8,991
Research and development expense	123,215		102,696
Sales and marketing expense	60,567		34,950
General and administrative expense	41,829		19,349
Stock-based compensation expense before taxes	258,724		186,463
Income tax benefit	(40,749)		(30,655)
Stock-based compensation expense after taxes	$	217,975	$	155,808

Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Valuation Assumptions

The grant date fair value of the market-based RSUs and the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the grant date fair value during the periods are as follows:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
		2026	2025
Expected life (in years)		2.87	2.79
Risk-free interest rate		3.48%	4.39%
Volatility		44.90%	34.72%
Weighted average grant date fair value per share		$537.83	$464.17

Schedule of Intrinsic Value of Equity Awards Exercised

The intrinsic values of equity awards exercised during the periods are as follows:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2026		2025
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	10,362	$	20,359

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