Dell Technologies Inc. 10-Q

ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS This management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 and the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs, and that are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise indicated, all results presented are prepared in a manner that complies, in all material respects, with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Unless otherwise indicated, all changes identified for the current-period results represent comparisons to results for the prior corresponding fiscal period. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Dell Technologies” mean Dell Technologies Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Friday nearest January 31. We refer to our fiscal year ending January 30, 2026 as “Fiscal 2026,” and our fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 as “Fiscal 2025.” Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 include 52 weeks. INTRODUCTION Company Overview Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) era. We build and offer solutions ranging from client devices and peripherals to infrastructure solutions across servers, networking, and storage to meet the evolving needs of our customers and drive better business outcomes. With our extensive portfolio and our commitment to innovation, we offer secure, integrated solutions that extend from the edge to the core to the cloud, and we are at the forefront of AI, software-defined, and cloud native infrastructure solutions. Our vision is to become the most essential technology partner. We intend to realize our vision by executing our strategy of leveraging our strengths to extend our leadership positions and capture new growth. We are organized into two business units which are also our reportable segments: Infrastructure Solutions Group and Client Solutions Group. • Infrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) — ISG includes our servers and networking offerings and our storage offerings. Our server portfolio includes high-performance general-purpose and AI-optimized servers. Our networking portfolio includes wide area network infrastructure, data center and edge networking switches, and cables and optics. Our comprehensive storage portfolio includes modern and traditional storage solutions, including all-flash arrays, scale-out file, object platforms, hyper-converged infrastructure, and software-defined storage. ISG also offers software, peripherals, and services, including consulting and support and deployment. • Client Solutions Group (“CSG”) — CSG includes offerings designed for commercial and consumer customers. Our CSG portfolio includes branded PCs, including notebooks, desktops, and workstations, branded peripherals, and third-party software and peripherals. CSG also includes services offerings, such as configuration, support and deployment, and extended warranties. Our other businesses primarily consist of our historical resale of standalone offerings of VMware LLC (formerly VMware, Inc. and individually and together with its subsidiaries, “VMware”), referred to as “VMware Resale,” and offerings of SecureWorks Corp. (“Secureworks”) through the date of the sale of Secureworks as discussed below. These businesses are divested businesses or their offerings are no longer actively sold, and are not classified as reportable segments, either individually or collectively. Their operating results are reported within Corporate and other. On February 3, 2025, the sale of Secureworks to Sophos Inc., an affiliate of Thoma Bravo, L.P., was completed in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of approximately $0.9 billion. We received total cash consideration for the equity interest held in Secureworks of approximately $0.6 billion, resulting in a gain on sale recorded of $0.2 billion recognized in interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the six months ended August 1, 2025. 49 Table of Contents For further discussion regarding our current reportable segments, see “Results of Operations — Business Unit Results” and Note 15 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. We offer customers choices in how they acquire our solutions, including traditional purchasing and offerings under the Dell Payment Solutions portfolio. These offerings provide both payment and consumption solutions, including utility, subscription, as-a-Service, leases, and loans, which allow our customers to pay over time and provide them with operational and financial flexibility. Dell Financial Services and its affiliates (“DFS”) support financing solutions and services as part of the portfolio. For additional information about our financing arrangements, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Business Trends and Challenges During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, we executed our strategy with strong operating results, generating overall net revenue and operating income growth. The following trends and conditions affected the environment in which we operated: • Macroeconomic environment: Demand significantly increased for our AI-optimized server offerings, resulting in ISG net revenue growth and a shift in the mix of the business towards our ISG offerings. Additionally, we experienced moderate net revenue growth in our traditional servers and networking offerings and commercial offerings, although demand moderated in our domestic market as customers reevaluated spending in the current macroeconomic environment. • Demand of AI-optimized solutions: Our ISG business continued to benefit from significant increased demand for AI-optimized solutions as customers continue to adopt and further integrate AI. While backlog levels remain elevated compared to the prior year, significant shipments in the current quarter resulted in a sequential backlog decline. Given the scale of the AI opportunities, the varying stages of customer readiness, and the frequency of component part updates or transitions, there is inherent non-linearity in the timing of demand and subsequent shipments for our AI-optimized server offerings, which continues to drive variability in our revenue. • Technology refresh in core markets: Within our CSG business, the PC refresh cycle is underway as customers have begun upgrading their devices, which has contributed to increased demand for our commercial offerings and modest CSG net revenue growth. Additionally, within our ISG business, we continue to see customers modernize and consolidate their data centers as more customers transition to next-generation products, which has contributed to moderate net revenue growth within our traditional servers and networking offerings. • Business modernization initiatives: We continue to prioritize ongoing modernization initiatives to achieve greater efficiencies and streamline our processes, while also continuing to make strategic investments designed to enable growth and innovation. These initiatives have resulted in a continued net reduction in our operating expenses. We expect net revenue growth for the full fiscal year driven by ISG and CSG net revenue, most notably within ISG. We expect ISG net revenue growth driven by demand growth across our servers and networking offerings, largely in our AI-optimized server offerings. While we expect overall ISG net revenue growth, we anticipate demand moderation to persist into the second half of the year within our traditional servers and networking offerings and storage offerings as customers within our domestic market continue to reevaluate IT spending behavior due to uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. We expect modest CSG net revenue growth driven in part by the continuation of the PC refresh cycle. Additionally, we expect a continued reduction of our Corporate and other net revenue driven by offerings that are no longer actively sold and businesses that have been divested. We expect input costs to remain flat for the remainder of Fiscal 2026. Input cost trends are dependent on the strength or weakness of actual end-user demand and supply dynamics, which will continue to fluctuate and ultimately impact our costs, pricing, and operating results. 50 Table of Contents We remain focused on executing our key strategic priorities, creating long-term value for our stakeholders, and addressing our customers’ needs while continuing to make prudent decisions in response to the environment. We expect margin growth for the full fiscal year, while balancing anticipated margin rate pressure resulting from a continuing shift in mix towards our AI-optimized servers and a competitive environment. We look to balance profitability and growth while maintaining disciplined pricing as we navigate through competitive pricing pressures. We continue to advance our own capabilities to change the way we work and make decisions, improve business outcomes and the customer experience, and reduce costs by leveraging new technology and optimizing business processes. We remain committed to disciplined cost management in coordination with our ongoing business modernization initiatives and expect continued reductions in operating expenses as we take targeted measures to reduce costs, including employee reorganizations, limitation of external hiring, and other actions to align our investments with our strategic priorities and customer needs. We anticipate these actions will result in additional reductions in our overall headcount. We believe our unique operating advantages provide a foundation to foster business growth, enable innovation, drive efficiencies, and continue to position us for long-term success. Relationship with VMware — On March 25, 2024, we terminated our Commercial Framework Agreement with VMware, whereby we acted as a distributor of Broadcom Inc.’s VMware standalone products and services. We no longer act as a distributor of such products and services, although we continue to support customers that have purchased resale offerings sold in prior periods. We continue to integrate and embed certain VMware products and services with our VxRail solution to end-user customers. The results for this integrated offering are reflected within ISG. ISG — We expect that ISG will be influenced by the dynamic nature of the IT infrastructure market and the competitive landscape. With our extensive scale and market-leading solutions portfolio, we believe we are well positioned to navigate these competitive dynamics and evolving technology trends to meet customer needs. By leveraging our collaborative, customer-focused approach to innovation, we aim to deliver relevant new and next-generation solutions and software to our customers swiftly and efficiently. We remain focused on expanding our customer base and enhancing the lifetime value of our customer relationships. We anticipate that ISG will continue to benefit from technology advancements and interest in AI as customers continue to adopt and integrate AI. The timing of customer purchases reflects the varying stages of adoption of AI by different customer segments and drives variability in our revenue. To meet the growing demand and increasing complexity of our AI-optimized offerings, we have increased our purchases of certain components with suppliers, which has resulted in increased inventory levels, higher purchase obligations, and new working capital dynamics. Additionally, frequent component part updates or transitions create additional challenges in managing demand and supply levels. While we have seen lead times shorten, we anticipate the next generation of these components, for which the demand remains high, will be subject to supply constraints. We expect that growth in data will continue to generate long-term demand for our storage solutions and services. Cloud native applications are expected to continue to be a key trend in the infrastructure market. We continue to expand our offerings in external storage arrays, which incorporate flexible, cloud-based functionality. We benefit from offering solutions that address software-defined storage, hyper-converged infrastructure, and modular solutions based on server-centric architectures. Our storage business is subject to seasonal trends, which may continue to impact ISG results. CSG — We maintain a broad presence across all segments of the PC market, with a strategic emphasis on driving share gain in commercial and high-end consumer computing devices, which we believe represent the most stable and profitable segments of the industry. We anticipate that CSG will benefit from advances in AI over the long-term as customers will require PCs with the ability to run their complex AI workloads. Competitive dynamics remain an important factor in our CSG business and continue to impact pricing and operating results. We are committed to our long-term CSG strategy and will continue to make investments to innovate across the portfolio. We expect that the CSG demand environment will be subject to seasonal trends and will continue to be influenced by the PC refresh cycle. Recurring Revenue and Consumption Models — We expect that our flexible consumption models will further strengthen our customer relationships and provide a foundation for recurring revenue. We define recurring revenue as revenue recognized that is primarily related to hardware and software maintenance, as well as operating leases, subscription, as-a-Service, and usage-based offerings. 51 Table of Contents Strategic Investments and Acquisitions — As part of our strategy, we will continue to evaluate opportunities for strategic investments through our venture capital investment arm, Dell Technologies Capital, with a focus on emerging technology areas that are relevant to our business and that will complement our existing portfolio of solutions. The technologies or products these companies have under development are typically in the early stages and may never have commercial value, which could result in a loss of a substantial part of our investment in the companies. In addition to these investments, we may also make targeted acquisitions of businesses that advance our strategic objectives and accelerate our innovation agenda. Foreign Currency Exposure — We manage our business on a U.S. Dollar basis. However, we have a large global presence, generating approximately 40% and 45% of our net revenue from sales to customers outside of the United States during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, respectively, and 50% during both the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2025. As a result, our operating results can be, and particularly in recent periods have been, impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We utilize a comprehensive hedging strategy intended to mitigate the impact of foreign currency volatility over time, and we adjust pricing when possible to further minimize foreign currency impacts. Other Macroeconomic Risks and Uncertainties — During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, a number of countries, including the United States, imposed or proposed tariffs on imports, and may continue to do so. The impacts of trade protection measures, including increases or changes in tariffs and trade barriers, changes in government policies and international trade arrangements, geopolitical volatility, and global macroeconomic conditions, or uncertainty regarding the impact of proposed or future trade protection measures, may affect our results of operations in some markets. We continue to leverage the agility and scale of our world-class supply chain to mitigate impacts of tariffs and will continue to respond to changing market conditions as needed. 52 Table of Contents NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES In this management’s discussion and analysis, we use supplemental measures of our performance which are derived from our consolidated financial information but which are not presented in our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP product gross margin; non-GAAP services gross margin; non-GAAP gross margin; non-GAAP operating expenses; non-GAAP operating income; non-GAAP net income; non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted; free cash flow; and adjusted free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered as indicators of performance or liquidity in isolation from or as a substitute for gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, diluted earnings per share, or cash flows from operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis. We use non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial information presented on a GAAP basis. Management uses these non-GAAP measures in financial planning and forecasting and when evaluating our financial results and operating trends and performance. We believe, when used supplementally with GAAP financial measures, these non-GAAP financial measures provide our investors with useful and transparent information to help them evaluate our results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our results of operations and enabling them to make period to period comparisons. There are limitations to the use of the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this report. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes. Non-GAAP product gross margin, non-GAAP services gross margin, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, as defined by us, exclude amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, other corporate expenses and, for non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, fair value adjustments on equity investments and an aggregate adjustment for income taxes. As the excluded items may have a material impact on our financial results, our management compensates for this limitation by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures supplementally or for projections when comparable GAAP financial measures are not available. Reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are presented below. We encourage you to review the reconciliations in conjunction with the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented. The discussion below includes information on each of the excluded items as well as our reasons for excluding them from our non-GAAP results. In future fiscal periods, we may exclude such items and may incur income and expenses similar to these excluded items. Accordingly, the exclusion of these items and other similar items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent, or unusual. The following is a summary of the items excluded from the most comparable GAAP financial measures to calculate our non-GAAP financial measures. • Amortization of Intangible Assets — Amortization of intangible assets primarily consists of the amortization of customer relationships, developed technology, and trade names. In connection with our acquisition by merger of EMC Corporation in 2016, all of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities were accounted for and recognized at fair value on the transaction date. We exclude amortization charges for the amortization of intangible assets as they do not reflect our current operating performance and charges are significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of our acquisitions and, as a result, may vary in amount from period to period. • Stock-based Compensation Expense — Stock-based compensation expense consists of equity awards granted based on the estimated fair value of those awards at grant date. To estimate the fair value of performance-based awards containing a market condition, we use the Monte Carlo valuation model. For other share-based awards, the fair value is generally based on the closing price of the Class C Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, we exclude such expense because the fair value of the stock-based awards may fluctuate based on factors unrelated to the operating performance of the business and may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the vesting or future exercise of the related stock-based awards. 53 Table of Contents • Other Corporate Expenses — Other corporate expenses consist primarily of severance expenses, transaction-related impacts on the sales of businesses, payroll taxes associated with stock-based compensation, incentive charges related to equity investments, transaction-related expenses, facility action costs, and impairment charges. Severance costs are primarily related to severance and benefits for employees impacted by cost management initiatives. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, we recognized $0.3 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively, of severance expense related to workforce reduction activities. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, we recognized a $0.2 billion gain related to the sale of Secureworks. Although we may incur these types of items in the future, we exclude other corporate expenses as they can vary from period to period, are significantly impacted by the timing and nature of these events, and are not used by management in assessing operating performance of the business. • Fair Value Adjustments on Equity Investments — Fair value adjustments on equity investments primarily consist of the gain (loss) on strategic investments, which includes recurring fair value adjustments of investments in publicly-traded companies, as well as those in privately-held companies, which are adjusted for observable price changes and any potential impairments. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information on our strategic investment activity. We exclude fair value adjustments on equity investments given the volatility in ongoing adjustments to the valuation of these strategic investments and because such adjustments are unrelated to the operating performance of our business. • Aggregate Adjustment for Income Taxes — The aggregate adjustment for income taxes is the estimated combined income tax effect for the adjustments described above and determined based on the tax jurisdictions where those adjustments were incurred, as well as an adjustment for discrete tax items. During the first six months of Fiscal 2025, the aggregate adjustment for income taxes included discrete tax benefits of $0.4 billion related to changes in uncertain tax benefits resulting from the expiration of certain U.S. statutes of limitations and $0.2 billion related to stock-based compensation. We exclude these benefits or charges for purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income due to the variability in recognition of discrete tax items from period to period. The tax effects are determined based on the tax jurisdictions where the above items were incurred. See Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information about our income taxes. Our non-GAAP income tax was calculated using a fixed estimated annual tax rate that is determined based on historical trends and projections for the current fiscal year. We may adjust our estimated annual tax rate during the fiscal year to take into account events that would significantly impact our income tax expense, including significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in geographic mix of net revenue and expenses, changes to our corporate structure, and other significant events. 54 Table of Contents The following table presents a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages) Product gross margin $ 2,891 (1) % $ 2,925 $ 5,374 1 % $ 5,331 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles 39 59 80 119 Stock-based compensation expense 15 14 30 28 Other corporate expenses 7 6 16 10 Non-GAAP product gross margin $ 2,952 (2) % $ 3,004 $ 5,500 — % $ 5,488 Services gross margin $ 2,556 5 % $ 2,436 $ 5,010 3 % $ 4,881 Non-GAAP adjustments: Stock-based compensation expense 22 24 46 48 Other corporate expenses 42 50 73 89 Non-GAAP services gross margin $ 2,620 4 % $ 2,510 $ 5,129 2 % $ 5,018 Gross margin $ 5,447 2 % $ 5,361 $ 10,384 2 % $ 10,212 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles 39 59 80 119 Stock-based compensation expense 37 38 76 76 Other corporate expenses 49 56 89 99 Non-GAAP gross margin $ 5,572 1 % $ 5,514 $ 10,629 1 % $ 10,506 Operating expenses $ 3,674 (7) % $ 3,969 $ 7,446 (5) % $ 7,855 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles (86) (109) (171) (217) Stock-based compensation expense (142) (153) (293) (325) Other corporate expenses (158) (277) (303) (410) Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 3,288 (4) % $ 3,430 $ 6,679 (3) % $ 6,903 55 Table of Contents Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) Operating income $ 1,773 27 % $ 1,392 $ 2,938 25 % $ 2,357 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles 125 168 251 336 Stock-based compensation expense 179 191 369 401 Other corporate expenses 207 333 392 509 Non-GAAP operating income $ 2,284 10 % $ 2,084 $ 3,950 10 % $ 3,603 Net income $ 1,164 32 % $ 882 $ 2,129 14 % $ 1,874 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles 125 168 251 336 Stock-based compensation expense 179 191 369 401 Other corporate expenses 200 329 142 499 Fair value adjustments on equity investments (4) (5) (21) 25 Aggregate adjustment for income taxes (73) (153) (193) (764) Non-GAAP net income $ 1,591 13 % $ 1,412 $ 2,677 13 % $ 2,371 Earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. — diluted $ 1.70 38 % $ 1.23 $ 3.07 18 % $ 2.60 Non-GAAP adjustments: Amortization of intangibles 0.19 0.23 0.36 0.46 Stock-based compensation expense 0.26 0.26 0.53 0.55 Other corporate expenses 0.29 0.46 0.21 0.69 Fair value adjustments on equity investments (0.01) (0.01) (0.03) 0.04 Aggregate adjustment for income taxes (0.11) (0.21) (0.28) (1.05) Total non-GAAP adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests — (0.01) — (0.02) Non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. — diluted $ 2.32 19 % $ 1.95 $ 3.86 18 % $ 3.27 56 Table of Contents In addition to the above measures, we use free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow as non-GAAP liquidity measures to evaluate our performance. As presented in the following table, we define free cash flow as cash flow from operations after excluding capital expenditures and capitalized software costs, net. To measure adjusted free cash flow, we exclude the impact of financing receivables and equipment under operating leases from free cash flow, as the initial funding of these DFS offerings at the time of origination is largely subsequently replaced with cash inflows from our DFS debt, the majority of which is asset-backed. Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow provide useful information to management and investors in part because we use these metrics in our long-term capital allocation framework. Further, we believe free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow are useful measures to management and investors because they reflect cash that we can use, among other purposes, to repurchase common stock, pay dividends on our common stock, invest in our business, pay down debt, and make strategic acquisitions. As is the case with the other non-GAAP measures presented above, users should consider the limitations of using free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, including the fact that those measures do not provide a complete measure of our cash flows for any period. Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow do not purport to be alternatives to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. In particular, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow are not intended to be a measure of cash flow available for management’s discretionary use, as these measures do not reflect certain cash requirements, such as debt service requirements and other contractual commitments. The following table presents a reconciliation of free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow to cash flow from operations for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages) Cash flow from operations $ 2,543 90 % $ 1,340 $ 5,339 124 % $ 2,383 Non-GAAP adjustments: Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs, net (a) (675) (636) (1,243) (1,222) Free cash flow $ 1,868 165 % $ 704 $ 4,096 253 % $ 1,161 Free cash flow $ 1,868 165 % $ 704 $ 4,096 253 % $ 1,161 Non-GAAP adjustments: Financing receivables (b) 592 487 569 652 Equipment under operating leases (c) 58 93 85 94 Adjusted free cash flow $ 2,518 96 % $ 1,284 $ 4,750 149 % $ 1,907 ____________________ (a) Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs, net includes proceeds from sales of facilities, land, and other assets. (b) Financing receivables represent the operating cash flow impact from the change in financing receivables. (c) Equipment under operating leases represents the net impact of capital expenditures and depreciation expense for leases and contractually embedded leases identified within flexible consumption arrangements. 57 Table of Contents RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Consolidated Results The following table summarizes our consolidated results for the periods indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, all changes identified for the current-period results represent comparisons to results for the prior corresponding fiscal period. Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) Net revenue: Products $ 23,935 80.4 % 26 % $ 18,954 75.7 % $ 41,534 78.1 % 18 % $ 35,081 74.2 % Services 5,841 19.6 % (4) % 6,072 24.3 % 11,620 21.9 % (5) % 12,189 25.8 % Total net revenue $ 29,776 100.0 % 19 % $ 25,026 100.0 % $ 53,154 100.0 % 12 % $ 47,270 100.0 % Gross margin: Products $ 2,891 12.1 % (1) % $ 2,925 15.4 % $ 5,374 12.9 % 1 % $ 5,331 15.2 % Services 2,556 43.8 % 5 % 2,436 40.1 % 5,010 43.1 % 3 % 4,881 40.0 % Total gross margin $ 5,447 18.3 % 2 % $ 5,361 21.4 % $ 10,384 19.5 % 2 % $ 10,212 21.6 % Operating expenses $ 3,674 12.3 % (7) % $ 3,969 15.8 % $ 7,446 14.0 % (5) % $ 7,855 16.6 % Operating income $ 1,773 6.0 % 27 % $ 1,392 5.6 % $ 2,938 5.5 % 25 % $ 2,357 5.0 % Net income $ 1,164 3.9 % 32 % $ 882 3.5 % $ 2,129 4.0 % 14 % $ 1,874 4.0 % Earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies — diluted $ 1.70 38 % $ 1.23 $ 3.07 18 % $ 2.60 Cash flow from operations $ 2,543 90 % $ 1,340 $ 5,339 124 % $ 2,383 Non-GAAP Financial Information Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) Non-GAAP gross margin: Products $ 2,952 12.3 % (2) % $ 3,004 15.8 % $ 5,500 13.2 % — % $ 5,488 15.6 % Services 2,620 44.9 % 4 % 2,510 41.3 % 5,129 44.1 % 2 % 5,018 41.2 % Total non-GAAP gross margin $ 5,572 18.7 % 1 % $ 5,514 22.0 % $ 10,629 20.0 % 1 % $ 10,506 22.2 % Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 3,288 11.0 % (4) % $ 3,430 13.7 % $ 6,679 12.6 % (3) % $ 6,903 14.6 % Non-GAAP operating income $ 2,284 7.7 % 10 % $ 2,084 8.3 % $ 3,950 7.4 % 10 % $ 3,603 7.6 % Non-GAAP net income $ 1,591 5.3 % 13 % $ 1,412 5.6 % $ 2,677 5.0 % 13 % $ 2,371 5.0 % Non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies — diluted $ 2.32 19 % $ 1.95 $ 3.86 18 % $ 3.27 Free cash flow $ 1,868 165 % $ 704 $ 4,096 253 % $ 1,161 Adjusted free cash flow $ 2,518 96 % $ 1,284 $ 4,750 149 % $ 1,907 Non-GAAP product gross margin, non-GAAP services gross margin, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies - diluted, free cash flow, and adjusted free cash flow are not measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non‑GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information about these non-GAAP financial measures, including our reasons for including these measures, material limitations with respect to the usefulness of the measures, and a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. 58 Table of Contents Overview During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, net revenue increased by 19% and 12%, respectively, driven by an increase in ISG net revenue that was partially offset by a decrease in Corporate and other net revenue. The increase in ISG net revenue was driven by growth in our servers and networking offerings. Corporate and other net revenue declined primarily due to a decrease in VMware Resale revenue as we no longer act as a distributor of standalone VMware offerings. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, the increase in net revenue was also attributable to an increase in CSG net revenue driven by an increase in sales of our commercial offerings. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, operating income and non-GAAP operating income increased by 27% to $1.8 billion and 10% to $2.3 billion, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, operating income and non-GAAP operating income increased by 25% to $2.9 billion and 10% to $4.0 billion, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily attributable to an increase in ISG operating income that was driven primarily by our storage offerings and, to a lesser extent, our servers and networking offerings. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, operating income as a percentage of net revenue increased 40 basis points to 6.0% and 50 basis points to 5.5%, respectively. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenue decreased 60 basis points to 7.7% and 20 basis points to 7.4%, respectively. Operating income and non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenue during both the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026 were impacted by a decline in gross margin rate as a result of a shift in mix towards our AI-optimized server offerings. The decline in gross margin rate was largely offset by the favorable impact of a decline in operating expense rate as a result of strong net revenue growth coupled with continued disciplined cost management. During both periods, operating income as a percentage of net revenue was further impacted by lower other corporate expenses. Cash provided by operating activities was $5.3 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and was driven by net revenue growth, profitability, and working capital dynamics. Working capital was primarily impacted by increased demand for our AI-optimized server offerings, which led to higher accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory levels. During the first six months of Fiscal 2025, cash provided by operating activities was $2.4 billion and was driven by profitability, partially offset by working capital dynamics primarily due to growth in our AI-optimized server offerings. See “Liquidity, Cash Requirements, and Market Conditions” for additional information about our cash flow metrics. We continue to see opportunities to create value and grow as we respond to long-term demand for our IT solutions driven by a data- and AI-enabled world. We have demonstrated our ability to adjust to changing market conditions with complementary solutions and innovation across both segments of our business, an agile workforce, and the strength of our global supply chain. As we continue to innovate and modernize our offerings, we believe that Dell Technologies is well-positioned for long-term profitable growth. Net Revenue During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, net revenue increased 19% and 12%, respectively, primarily driven by an increase in ISG net revenue that was partially offset by a decrease in Corporate and other net revenue. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, the increase in net revenue was also attributable to an increase in CSG net revenue. See “Business Unit Results” for further information. • Product Net Revenue — Product net revenue includes revenue from the sale of hardware products and software licenses. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, product net revenue increased 26% and 18%, respectively, due to an increase in ISG product net revenue driven by growth in our servers and networking offerings. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, the increase in product net revenue was also driven to a lesser extent by an increase in CSG product revenue. The increase in CSG product net revenue reflected growth in our commercial offerings, partially offset by lower demand for our consumer offerings. • Services Net Revenue — Services net revenue includes revenue from our services offerings and support services related to hardware products and software licenses. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, services net revenue decreased 4% and 5%, respectively, due to a decline in Corporate and other services net revenue, as we no longer act as a distributor of standalone VMware offerings. 59 Table of Contents A substantial portion of services net revenue is derived from offerings that have been deferred over a period of time. As a result, reported growth rates for services net revenue will be different than reported growth rates for product net revenue. From a geographical perspective, net revenue increased in the Americas, driven by our AI-optimized server offerings, and, to a lesser extent, EMEA and APJ during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026. Gross Margin During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin increased 2% to $5.4 billion and 1% to $5.6 billion, respectively, driven by an increase in ISG gross margin that was primarily attributable to growth in our servers and networking offerings. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026 gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin increased 2% to $10.4 billion and 1% to $10.6 billion, respectively, driven by an increase in ISG gross margin that was primarily attributable to growth in our storage offerings and servers and networking offerings. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin percentage decreased 310 basis points to 18.3% and 330 basis points to 18.7%, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin percentage decreased 210 basis points to 19.5% and 220 basis points to 20.0%, respectively. The decreases in gross margin percentage and non-GAAP gross margin percentage were primarily driven by a shift in mix towards our AI-optimized server offerings. • Product Gross Margin — During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, product gross margin and non-GAAP product gross margin decreased 1% to $2.9 billion and 2% to $3.0 billion, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, product gross margin and non-GAAP product gross margin increased 1% to $5.4 billion and remained flat at $5.5 billion, respectively. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, product gross margin percentage and non-GAAP product gross margin percentage decreased 330 basis points to 12.1% and 350 basis points to 12.3%, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, product gross margin percentage and non-GAAP product gross margin percentage decreased 230 basis points to 12.9% and 240 basis points to 13.2%, respectively. The decreases for both periods were primarily attributable to a shift in mix towards our AI-optimized server offerings. • Services Gross Margin — During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, services gross margin and non-GAAP services gross margin increased 5% and 4%, respectively, to $2.6 billion. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, services gross margin and non-GAAP services gross margin increased 3% to $5.0 billion and 2% to $5.1 billion, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily attributable to an increase in ISG services gross margin primarily driven by higher AI-optimized server offerings and hardware support and maintenance associated with products sold in prior periods. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, services gross margin percentage and non-GAAP services gross margin percentage increased 370 basis points to 43.8% and 360 basis points to 44.9%, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, services gross margin percentage and non-GAAP services gross margin percentage increased 310 basis points to 43.1% and 290 basis points to 44.1%, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily driven by a shift in mix, as we no longer act as a distributor of standalone VMware offerings. Vendor Programs Our gross margin is affected by our ability to achieve competitive pricing with our vendors and contract manufacturers, including through our negotiation of a variety of vendor rebate programs to achieve lower net costs for the various components we include in our products. Under these programs, vendors provide us with rebates or other discounts from the list prices for the components, which are generally elements of their pricing strategy. We account for vendor rebates and other discounts as a reduction in cost of net revenue. We manage our costs on a total net cost basis, which includes supplier list prices reduced by vendor rebates and other discounts. 60 Table of Contents The terms and conditions of our vendor rebate programs are largely based on product volumes and are generally negotiated either at the beginning of the annual or quarterly period, depending on the program. The timing and amount of vendor rebates and other discounts we receive under the programs may vary from period to period, reflecting changes in the competitive environment. We monitor our component costs and seek to address the effects of any changes to terms that might arise under our vendor rebate programs. Our gross margins for the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026 were not materially affected by any changes to the terms of our vendor rebate programs, as the amounts we received under these programs were generally stable relative to our total net cost. We are not aware of any significant changes to our vendor rebate programs that will materially impact our results in the near term. Operating Expenses The following table presents information regarding our operating expenses for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue (in millions, except percentages) Operating expenses: Selling, general, and administrative $ 2,889 9.7 % (9) % $ 3,189 12.7 % $ 5,853 11.0 % (7) % $ 6,312 13.3 % Research and development 785 2.6 % 1 % 780 3.1 % 1,593 3.0 % 3 % 1,543 3.3 % Total operating expenses $ 3,674 12.3 % (7) % $ 3,969 15.8 % $ 7,446 14.0 % (5) % $ 7,855 16.6 % Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue Dollars % of Net Revenue % Change Dollars % of Net Revenue (in millions, except percentages) Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 3,288 11.0 % (4) % $ 3,430 13.7 % $ 6,679 12.6 % (3) % $ 6,903 14.6 % During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, total operating expenses decreased 7% and 5%, respectively, due to a decline in selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. • Selling, General, and Administrative — During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, SG&A expenses decreased 9% and 7%, respectively, driven by a decrease in employee compensation and benefits expense that primarily resulted from a decline in overall headcount. • Research and Development — Research and development (“R&D”) expenses are primarily composed of personnel-related expenses incurred in connection with product development. R&D expenses increased 1% and 3% during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, respectively, principally due to continued support of R&D initiatives. As a percentage of net revenue, R&D expenses for the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 were 2.6% and 3.1%, respectively, and for the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 were 3.0% and 3.3%, respectively. We continue to support R&D initiatives to innovate and introduce new and enhanced solutions into the market. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, non-GAAP operating expenses decreased 4% and 3%, respectively, driven by a decline in employee compensation and benefits expense that primarily resulted from a decline in overall headcount. The decline in employee compensation and benefits expense was partially offset by continued support of R&D initiatives. We continue to make strategic investments designed to enable growth and innovation, while balancing our efforts to drive cost efficiencies in the business. We also expect to continue making investments in support of our own digital transformation, which aims to streamline and optimize our business processes. 61 Table of Contents Operating Income During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, operating income and non-GAAP operating income increased by 27% to $1.8 billion and 10% to $2.3 billion, respectively. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, operating income and non-GAAP operating income increased by 25% to $2.9 billion and 10% to $4.0 billion, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily attributable to an increase in ISG operating income that was driven primarily by our storage offerings and, to a lesser extent, our servers and networking offerings. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, operating income as a percentage of net revenue increased 40 basis points to 6.0% and 50 basis points to 5.5%, respectively. During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenue decreased 60 basis points to 7.7% and 20 basis points to 7.4%, respectively. Operating income and non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenue during both the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026 were impacted by a decline in gross margin rate as a result of a shift in mix towards our AI-optimized server offerings. The decline in gross margin rate was largely offset by the favorable impact of a decline in operating expense rate as a result of strong net revenue growth coupled with continued disciplined cost management. During both periods, operating income as a percentage of net revenue was further impacted by lower other corporate expenses. Interest and Other, Net The following table presents information regarding interest and other, net for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 (in millions) Interest and other, net: Investment income, primarily interest $ 64 $ 38 $ 95 $ 92 Gain (loss) on investments, net 4 5 21 (25) Interest expense (399) (387) (753) (730) Foreign exchange (15) (13) (20) (51) Gain on disposition of businesses and assets — — 236 — Other 13 4 6 (12) Total interest and other, net $ (333) $ (353) $ (415) $ (726) During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, the change in interest and other, net was favorable primarily due to an increase in investment income. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, the change in interest and other, net was favorable primarily due to the gain on the sale of Secureworks and, to a lesser extent, the gains recognized within our strategic investments portfolio. Income and Other Taxes The following table presents information regarding our income and other taxes for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages) Income before income taxes $ 1,440 $ 1,039 $ 2,523 $ 1,631 Income tax expense (benefit) $ 276 $ 157 $ 394 $ (243) Effective income tax rate 19.2 % 15.1 % 15.6 % (14.9) % 62 Table of Contents For the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, our effective income tax rates were 19.2% and 15.1%, respectively. For the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, our effective income tax rates were 15.6% and (14.9)%, respectively. The change in our effective tax rates for Fiscal 2026 as compared to Fiscal 2025 was primarily attributable to discrete tax items. For the first six months of Fiscal 2025, we recorded discrete tax benefits of $0.4 billion related to changes in uncertain tax benefits resulting from the expiration of certain U.S. statutes of limitations and $0.2 billion related to stock-based compensation. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted into law in the United States. The new law contains a broad range of tax reform provisions, which include the extension and modification of certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Effective for Fiscal 2026, changes include, but are not limited to, immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenditures, the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, and an EBITDA-based interest expense limitation. These provisions did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the first six months of Fiscal 2026. Effective starting in Fiscal 2027, additional changes will include certain modifications to the international tax framework. We currently do not anticipate these changes to have a material impact to our results in future periods. The Company will continue to monitor any developments and guidance related to OBBBA. Our effective income tax rate can fluctuate depending on the geographic distribution of our worldwide earnings, as our foreign earnings are generally taxed at lower rates than in the United States. The differences between our effective income tax rates and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% principally result from the geographical distribution of income, differences between the book and tax treatment of certain items, and discrete tax items. In certain jurisdictions, our tax rate is significantly less than the applicable statutory rate as a result of tax holidays. The majority of our foreign income subject to these tax holidays is attributable to Singapore and China. A significant portion of these income tax benefits relates to a tax holiday that will be effective until January 31, 2029. Most of our other tax holidays will expire in whole or in part during Fiscal 2030 and Fiscal 2031. Many of these tax holidays and reduced tax rates may be extended when certain conditions are met or may be terminated early if certain conditions are not met or as a result of changes in tax legislation. As of August 1, 2025, we were not aware of any matters of non-compliance. Many countries, including Singapore, a country in which we have a tax holiday, have enacted or are in the process of enacting laws based on the Pillar Two proposal relating to a global minimum tax issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”). While our effective income tax rate and cash income tax payments may increase in future years as a result of the global minimum tax, we do not expect it will have a material impact for Fiscal 2026. Our assessment could be affected by legislative guidance and future enactment of additional provisions within the OECD’s Pillar Two framework. For further discussion regarding tax matters, including the status of income tax audits, see Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Net Income During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, net income increased 32% to $1.2 billion primarily due to an increase in operating income. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, net income increased 14% to $2.1 billion primarily due to an increase in operating income and a favorable change in interest and other, net, which were partially offset by higher income tax expense. During both the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, non-GAAP net income increased 13% to $1.6 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, primarily due to an increase in operating income. 63 Table of Contents Business Unit Results Our reportable segments are based on the ISG and CSG business units. A description of our business units is provided under “Introduction.” See Note 15 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for a reconciliation of net revenue and operating income by reportable segment to consolidated net revenue and consolidated operating income, respectively. Infrastructure Solutions Group The following table presents net revenue and operating income attributable to ISG for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages) Net revenue: Servers and networking $ 12,944 69 % $ 7,672 $ 19,265 47 % $ 13,138 Storage 3,856 (3) % 3,974 7,852 2 % 7,735 Total ISG net revenue $ 16,800 44 % $ 11,646 $ 27,117 30 % $ 20,873 Operating income: ISG operating income $ 1,470 14 % $ 1,284 $ 2,468 22 % $ 2,020 % of segment net revenue 8.8 % 11.0 % 9.1 % 9.7 % Net Revenue — During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, ISG net revenue increased 44% and 30%, respectively, driven primarily by strength in our servers and networking offerings. Servers and networking net revenue increased 69% and 47% during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, respectively. The increase in servers and networking net revenue was driven by growth primarily in our AI-optimized server offerings and, to a lesser extent, our traditional servers and networking offerings. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, storage net revenue decreased 3% due to a decline in net revenue from our core storage offerings. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, storage net revenue increased 2% primarily due to an increase in our core storage offerings. From a geographical perspective, net revenue attributable to ISG increased in the Americas, driven by our AI-optimized server offerings, and, to a lesser extent, EMEA and APJ during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026. Operating Income — During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, ISG operating income as a percentage of net revenue decreased 220 basis points to 8.8% and 60 basis points to 9.1%, respectively, due to a decline in gross margin rate that outpaced the decline in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue. Gross margin rate decreased primarily as the result of a shift in mix towards our AI-optimized server offerings. Operating expense as a percentage of net revenue declined primarily due to strong ISG net revenue growth coupled with continued disciplined cost management. 64 Table of Contents Client Solutions Group The following table presents net revenue and operating income attributable to CSG for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 August 1, 2025 % Change August 2, 2024 (in millions, except percentages) Net revenue: Commercial $ 10,781 2 % $ 10,556 $ 21,827 5 % $ 20,710 Consumer 1,722 (7) % 1,858 3,185 (13) % 3,671 Total CSG net revenue $ 12,503 1 % $ 12,414 $ 25,012 3 % $ 24,381 Operating income: CSG operating income $ 803 (2) % $ 817 $ 1,456 (9) % $ 1,594 % of segment net revenue 6.4 % 6.6 % 5.8 % 6.5 % Net Revenue — During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, CSG net revenue increased 1% and 3%, respectively, driven primarily by strength in our commercial offerings, partially offset by lower demand for our consumer offerings. Commercial net revenue increased 2% during the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, primarily due to an increase in average selling prices. Commercial net revenue increased 5% during the first six months of Fiscal 2026, primarily as the result of an increase in units sold and, to a lesser extent, an increase in average selling prices. The increase in the average selling prices of our commercial offerings across both periods was primarily the result of richer configurations and change in mix within our offerings. Consumer net revenue decreased 7% and 13% during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, respectively, primarily due to a decline in units sold. From a geographical perspective, net revenue attributable to CSG increased in EMEA and remained flat across the Americas and APJ during the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and increased in the Americas and EMEA and remained flat in APJ during the first six months of Fiscal 2026. Operating Income — During the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026, CSG operating income as a percentage of net revenue decreased 20 basis points to 6.4% and 70 basis points to 5.8%, respectively. The decline in operating income rate during the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 was primarily attributable to an increase in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue driven by an increase in R&D expenses. The decline in operating income rate during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 was primarily due to a decline in gross margin rate driven by a competitive pricing environment and change in mix within our offerings. 65 Table of Contents OTHER BALANCE SHEET ITEMS Accounts Receivable We sell products and services directly to customers and through a variety of sales channels, including retail distribution. Our accounts receivable, net was $15.0 billion and $10.3 billion as of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. The increase in accounts receivable, net was primarily driven by an increase in net revenue largely attributable to our AI-optimized offerings. We maintain an allowance for expected credit losses to cover receivables that may be deemed uncollectible. The allowance for expected credit losses is an estimate based on an analysis of historical loss experience, current receivables aging, and management’s assessment of current conditions and its reasonable and supportable expectation of future conditions, as well as specific identifiable customer accounts that are deemed at risk. As of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the allowance for expected credit losses was $83 million and $63 million, respectively. Based on our assessment, we believe that we are adequately reserved for expected credit losses. Dell Financial Services and Financing Receivables We offer or arrange a portfolio of payment and consumption solutions and services for our customers globally, including as-a-Service, subscription, utility, leases, and loans designed to match customers' consumption and financing preferences. We believe these options provide operational and financial flexibility and strengthen our customer relationships. To support financing solutions and services as part of the portfolio, DFS originates, collects, and services customer receivables primarily related to the purchase of our product and services solutions. New financing originations were $2.4 billion for both the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, and $4.0 billion and $4.3 billion for the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively. Our leases are generally classified as sales-type leases or operating leases. On commencement of sales-type leases, we recognize profit up-front and recognize amounts due from the customer under the lease contract as financing receivables. Interest income is recognized as net product revenue over the term of the lease. Upon origination of operating leases, we record equipment under operating leases, classified as property, plant, and equipment, net. We recognize product revenue and depreciation expense, classified as cost of net revenue, over the contract term. As of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, our financing receivables, net were $12.0 billion and $11.2 billion, respectively . We maintain an allowance to cover expected financing receivables credit losses and evaluate credit loss expectations based on our total portfolio. The principal charge-off rate for our financing receivables portfolio was 0.1% and 0.7% for the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively, and 0.2% and 0.5% for the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively. The credit quality of our financing receivables remains strong due to the mix of high-quality commercial accounts in our portfolio. We continue to monitor broader economic indicators and their potential impact on future credit loss performance. We have an extensive process to manage our exposure to customer credit risk that includes active management of credit lines and collection activities. We also sell select fixed-term financing receivables without recourse to unrelated third parties on a periodic basis, primarily to manage certain concentrations of customer credit exposure. Based on our assessment of the customer financing receivables, we believe that we are adequately reserved. We retain a residual interest in equipment leased under our lease programs. As of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the residual interest recorded as part of financing receivables was $185 million and $168 million, respectively. The amount of the residual interest is established at the inception of the lease based upon estimates of the value of the equipment at the end of the lease term using historical studies, industry data, and future value-at-risk demand valuation methods. On a quarterly basis, we assess the carrying amount of our recorded residual values for expected losses. Generally, expected losses as a result of residual value risk on equipment under lease are not considered to be significant primarily because of the existence of a secondary market with respect to the equipment. Further, the lease agreement defines applicable return conditions and remedies for non-compliance to ensure that the leased equipment will be in good operating condition upon return. No expected losses were recorded related to residual assets during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025. As of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, equipment under operating leases, net was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. We assess the carrying amount of the equipment under operating leases for impairment whenever events or circumstances may indicate that an impairment has occurred. No material impairment losses were recorded related to such equipment during the second quarter and first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025. 66 Table of Contents DFS offerings are initially funded through cash on hand at the time of origination, most of which is subsequently replaced with asset-backed financing. For offerings that qualify as sales-type leases, the initial funding of financing receivables is reflected as an impact to cash flows from operations and is largely subsequently offset by cash proceeds from financing. For offerings that qualify as operating leases, the initial funding is classified as a capital expenditure and reflected as an impact to cash flows used in investing activities. See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information about our financing receivables and the associated allowances, and equipment under operating leases. 67 Table of Contents LIQUIDITY, CASH REQUIREMENTS, AND MARKET CONDITIONS Liquidity and Capital Resources We rely on operating cash flows, which are impacted by trends in the demand environment, as our primary source of liquidity for our ongoing business operations. We monitor the efficiency of our balance sheet to ensure that we have adequate liquidity to support our business and strategic initiatives. In addition to internally generated cash, we have access to other capital sources to finance our strategic initiatives and fund growth in our financing operations. Our strategy is to deploy capital from any potential source, whether internally generated cash or debt, depending on the adequacy and availability of that source of capital and whether it can be accessed in a cost-effective manner. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, together with cash that will be provided by future operations and borrowings and issuances expected to be available under our revolving credit facility and commercial paper program, will be sufficient over the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter to meet our material cash requirements, including funding of our operations, debt-related payments, capital expenditures, and other corporate needs. As part of our overall capital allocation strategy, we intend to continue returning capital to our stockholders through both share repurchase programs and dividend payments and to use the remaining available cash to drive growth and maintain our investment grade credit rating. The following table presents our cash and cash equivalents as well as our available borrowings as of the dates indicated: August 1, 2025 January 31, 2025 (in millions) Cash and cash equivalents, and available borrowings: Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,145 $ 3,633 Remaining available borrowings under the revolving credit facility 5,886 5,999 Total cash and cash equivalents, and available borrowings $ 14,031 $ 9,632 During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, cash and cash equivalents increased by $4.5 billion primarily due to an increase in cash flows from operations, net debt from the issuance of Senior Notes and DFS debt, and the proceeds from the sale of Secureworks, the effects of which were partially offset by the return of capital to our stockholders, capital expenditures, and payments to settle employee tax withholdings on stock-based compensation. As of August 1, 2025, our revolving credit facility had a maximum capacity of $6.0 billion. Available borrowings under this facility are reduced by draws on the facility and outstanding letters of credit. As of August 1, 2025, there were no borrowings outstanding under the facility and remaining available borrowings totaled approximately $5.9 billion. The revolving credit facility also acts as a backstop to provide liquidity support for our commercial paper program. We maintain a commercial paper program under which we may issue unsecured notes in a maximum aggregate face amount of $5.0 billion outstanding at any time, with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. As of August 1, 2025, we had no outstanding issuances under the program. We may regularly use our available borrowings from the revolving credit facility and issuances under the commercial paper program, generally on a short-term basis, for general corporate purposes. See the following discussion for additional information about our debt. 68 Table of Contents Debt The following table presents our outstanding debt as of the dates indicated: August 1, 2025 Change January 31, 2025 (in millions) Core debt Senior Notes $ 19,073 $ 4,000 $ 15,073 Legacy Notes 952 — 952 DFS allocated debt (3,730) (702) (3,028) Total core debt 16,295 3,298 12,997 DFS related debt DFS debt 8,815 104 8,711 DFS allocated debt 3,730 702 3,028 Total DFS related debt 12,545 806 11,739 Other 89 37 52 Total debt, principal amount 28,929 4,141 24,788 Carrying value adjustments (240) (19) (221) Total debt, carrying value $ 28,689 $ 4,122 $ 24,567 The outstanding principal amount of our debt increased $4.1 billion to $28.9 billion as of August 1, 2025, driven primarily by an increase in net debt from the issuance of Senior Notes. We define core debt as the total principal amount of our debt, less DFS related debt and other debt. Our core debt was $16.3 billion and $13.0 billion as of August 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 6 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information about our debt. DFS related debt primarily represents debt from our securitization and structured financing programs. Our risk of loss under these programs is limited to transferred lease and loan payments and associated equipment, as the credit holders have no recourse to Dell Technologies. To fund the expansion of our DFS business, we balance the use of the securitization and structured financing programs with other sources of liquidity. We approximate the amount of our core debt used to fund the DFS business by applying a 7:1 debt-to-equity ratio to the sum of our financing receivables balance and equipment under operating leases, net, also referred to as DFS owned assets. The debt-to-equity ratio is based on the underlying credit quality of the assets. See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information about our DFS debt. The following table presents DFS owned assets as of the dates indicated: August 1, 2025 January 31, 2025 (in millions) Financing receivables, net $ 12,023 $ 11,231 Equipment under operating leases, net 2,314 2,185 DFS owned assets $ 14,337 $ 13,416 We believe we will continue to be able to make our debt principal and interest payments, including payment of short-term maturities, from existing and expected sources of cash. Cash used for debt principal and interest payments may include operating cash flows, short-term borrowings under our commercial paper program or our revolving credit facility, or other borrowings. Under our variable-rate debt, we could experience variations in our future interest expense from potential fluctuations in applicable reference rates, or from possible fluctuations in the level of DFS debt required to meet future demand for customer financing. 69 Table of Contents At our sole discretion, we may purchase, redeem, prepay, refinance, or otherwise retire any amount of our outstanding indebtedness under the terms of such indebtedness at any time and from time to time, in open market or negotiated transactions with the holders of such indebtedness or otherwise, as we consider appropriate in light of market conditions and other relevant factors. Cash Flows The following table presents a summary of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods indicated: Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 August 2, 2024 (in millions) Net change in cash from: Operating activities $ 5,339 $ 2,383 Investing activities (743) (1,013) Financing activities (228) (4,109) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 104 (97) Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 4,472 $ (2,836) Operating Activities — Cash provided by operating activities was $5.3 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and was driven by net revenue growth, profitability, and working capital dynamics. Working capital was primarily impacted by increased demand for our AI-optimized server offerings, which led to higher accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory levels. During the first six months of Fiscal 2025, cash provided by operating activities was $2.4 billion and was driven by profitability, partially offset by working capital dynamics primarily attributable to growth in our AI-optimized server offerings. Investing Activities — Investing activities primarily consist of cash used to fund capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment inclusive of equipment under operating leases and equipment used to support our as-a-Service offerings, which we refer to collectively as assets in a customer contract. Additional activities may include capitalized software development costs, the maturities, sales, and purchases of investments, and acquisitions and divestitures. Cash used in investing activities was $0.7 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and consisted of cash used for capital expenditures, partially offset by cash proceeds from the sale of Secureworks. Cash used in investing activities was $1.0 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2025 and was primarily used for capital expenditures. Financing Activities — Financing activities primarily consist of the proceeds and repayments of debt and return of capital to our stockholders. Cash used by financing activities was $0.2 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and primarily consisted of repurchases of common stock, inclusive of payments to settle employee tax withholdings on stock-based compensation, and the payment of quarterly dividends, the effects of which were partially offset by net proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes and DFS debt. Cash used in financing activities was $4.1 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2025 and primarily consisted of repurchases of common stock, inclusive of payments to settle employee tax withholdings on stock-based compensation, net repayments on our Senior Notes and DFS debt, and the payment of quarterly dividends. DFS Cash Flow Impacts — DFS offerings are initially funded through cash on hand at the time of origination, most of which is subsequently replaced with asset-backed financing. For offerings that qualify as sales-type leases, the initial funding of financing receivables is reflected as an impact to cash flows from operations and is largely subsequently offset by cash proceeds from financing. For offerings that qualify as operating leases, the initial funding is classified as a capital expenditure and reflected as cash flows used in investing activities. DFS new financing originations were $4.0 billion and $4.3 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively. As of August 1, 2025, we had $12.0 billion of total net financing receivables and $2.3 billion of equipment under operating leases, net. 70 Table of Contents Supply Chain Finance Program — We maintain a Supply Chain Finance Program (the “SCF Program”) that enables eligible suppliers to sell receivables due from us to a third-party financial institution at the suppliers’ sole discretion. The SCF Program does not impact our liquidity, as payments by us to participating suppliers are remitted to the financial institution on the original invoice due date. Further, we negotiate payment terms with our suppliers regardless of their decision to participate in the SCF Program. Payments made under the SCF Program are included in cash flows from operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See Note 16 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for more information regarding the SCF Program. Capital Commitments and Other Cash Requirements Capital Expenditures — We spent $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion during the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively, on property, plant, and equipment and capitalized software development costs. Of total expenditures incurred, funding of assets in a customer contract totaled $0.7 billion during both the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025. Product demand, product mix, the use of contract manufacturers, and ongoing investments in operating and information technology infrastructure influence the level and prioritization of our capital expenditures. Repurchases of Common Stock — On September 23, 2021, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program with no fixed expiration date under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $5 billion of shares of Class C Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions, or other expenses related to such repurchases. On October 5, 2023 and February 27, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized additional shares for repurchase under the stock repurchase program of $5 billion and $10 billion, respectively. Following the February 27, 2025 approval, we had approximately $11.5 billion of authorized shares remaining under the program. During the first six months of Fiscal 2026, we repurchased approximately 30 million shares of Class C Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $2.9 billion. During the first six months of Fiscal 2025, we repurchased approximately 12 million shares of Class C Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $1.4 billion. Dividend Payments — During the first six months of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, the Company paid $0.8 billion and $0.7 billion in dividends and dividend equivalents at a rate of $0.525 and $0.445 per share per fiscal quarter, respectively. Purchase Obligations — Purchase obligations are defined as contractual obligations to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on us. These obligations specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations do not include contracts that may be canceled without penalty. We utilize several suppliers to manufacture sub-assemblies for our products. Our efficient supply chain management allows us to enter into flexible and mutually beneficial purchase arrangements with our suppliers in order to minimize inventory risk. Consistent with industry practice, we acquire raw materials or other goods and services, including product components, by issuing to suppliers authorizations to purchase based on our projected demand and manufacturing needs. Additionally, to meet the growing demand and increasing complexity of our AI-optimized offerings, we have increased our purchases of certain components with suppliers, which has resulted in increased purchase obligations. These purchase orders are typically fulfilled within 30 days and are entered into during the ordinary course of business in order to establish best pricing and continuity of supply for our production. Purchase orders are not included in purchase obligations, as they typically represent our authorization to purchase rather than binding purchase obligations. As of August 1, 2025, we had purchase obligations of $7.2 billion, of which $5.4 billion is payable within twelve months. 71 Table of Contents Market Conditions We regularly monitor economic conditions and associated impacts on the financial markets and our business. We consistently evaluate the financial health of our supplier base, carefully manage customer credit, diversify counterparty risk, and monitor the concentration risk of our cash and cash equivalents balances globally. We routinely monitor our financial exposure to borrowers and counterparties. We monitor credit risk associated with our financial counterparties using various market credit risk indicators such as credit ratings issued by nationally recognized credit rating agencies and changes in market credit default swap levels. Our AI-optimized solutions to date have been purchased primarily by a small number of larger customers and cloud service providers. Such purchases generally involve larger amounts of credit, and could impact overall credit risk in trade and financing receivables. We perform periodic evaluations of our positions with counterparties and may limit exposure to any one counterparty in accordance with our policies. We monitor and manage our positions based on current and expected market developments. We use derivative instruments to hedge certain foreign currency exposures. We use forward contracts and purchased options designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our forecasted transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. In addition, we primarily use forward contracts and may use purchased options to hedge monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency. See Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information about our use of derivative instruments. We are exposed to interest rate risk related to our investment and variable-rate debt portfolios. In the normal course of business, we follow established policies and procedures to manage this risk, including monitoring of our asset and liability mix and the use of derivative instruments. As a result, we do not anticipate any material losses from interest rate risk. 72 Table of Contents Summarized Guarantor Financial Information The Company’s outstanding senior notes (“Senior Notes”) are registered, unsecured, and issued by Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation (the “Issuers”), both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dell Technologies Inc. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Dell Technologies Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Denali Intermediate, Inc. and Dell Inc. (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Basis of Preparation of the Summarized Financial Information — The tables below are summarized financial information provided in conformity with Rule 13-01 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X. The summarized financial information of the Issuers and Guarantors (collectively, the “Obligor Group”) is presented on a combined basis, excluding intercompany balances and transactions between entities in the Obligor Group. The Obligor Group’s investment balances in subsidiaries of Dell Technologies Inc. that are not part of the Obligor Group (the “Non-Obligor Subsidiaries”) have been excluded. The Obligor Group’s amounts due from, amounts due to, and transactions with Non-Obligor Subsidiaries have been presented separately. The following table presents summarized results of operations information for the Obligor Group for the period indicated: Six Months Ended August 1, 2025 (in millions) Net revenue $ 4,014 Gross margin 2,072 Operating income 494 Interest and other, net (2,048) Loss before income taxes $ (1,554) Net loss attributable to Obligor Group (a) $ (1,126) ____________________ (a) Includes net loss from intercompany transactions with Non-Obligor Subsidiaries of $2,110 million, which primarily consists of interest expense, shared services, and the resale of solutions. 73 Table of Contents The following table presents summarized balance sheet information for the Obligor Group as of the dates indicated: August 1, 2025 January 31, 2025 (in millions) ASSETS Current assets $ 2,909 $ 3,132 Intercompany receivables — 175 Total current assets 2,909 3,307 Goodwill and intangible assets 13,928 14,073 Other non-current assets 3,285 3,412 Total assets $ 20,122 $ 20,792 LIABILITIES Current liabilities $ 5,944 $ 4,097 Intercompany payable 7 — Total current liabilities 5,951 4,097 Long-term debt 17,309 15,824 Long-term intercompany loan payables 44,525 44,516 Other non-current liabilities 3,159 3,339 Total liabilities $ 70,944 $ 67,776 74 Table of Contents