NOW
ServiceNow, Inc.
NOW's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 72x earnings, about half its usual 142x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
NOW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
NOW's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
NOW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $101 | — |
| Current | 72x | $101 | — |
| Cheap | 83x | $115 | +14% |
| Fair | 141x | $196 | +95% |
| Expensive | 518x | $720 | +616% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NOW's PE is in its cheap range at 72x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
NOW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NOW, with profitability holding steady.
NOW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.55 | +227% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.39 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.60 | +0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.68 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.67 | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.59 | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.47 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.37 | -18% |
NOW's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.39 over the past year, against $1.87 in early 2024.
NOW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $4B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | +21% |
NOW's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.1B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | -7.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.6 points |
NOW's operating margin was 9.4% last quarter, down 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NOW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $748M | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $473M | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2B | +45% |
| Q3 2025 | $578M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $526M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +2.8% |
NOW's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $4.8B over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
NOW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +8.7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +11.6M shares |
| 5 years | +2.7% | +27.4M shares |
| Available history | +5.8% | +56.9M shares |
NOW has 1B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $597M |
| Q3 2025 | $584M |
| Q2 2025 | $361M |
| Q1 2025 | $298M |
| Q4 2024 | $296M |
NOW spent $2.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 83% from the year before.
NOW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
NOW's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
NOW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.4 | Oversold |
NOW's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
NOW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NOW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 72x | 28x | 160% above |
| PE % | 7 | 35 | 28 pts below |
NOW is trading at 72x earnings, a 160% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
NOW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $127.4 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $123.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $119.0 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $153.4 | 34% below |
| 200 week MA | $145.0 | 31% below |
NOW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 31% below its 200-week average.
NOW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $57.4 | $110.8 | +93% |
| 2021 | $110.8 | $129.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $129.7 | $76.4 | -41% |
| 2023 | $76.4 | $141.3 | +85% |
| 2024 | $141.3 | $216.3 | +53% |
| 2025 | $216.3 | $153.9 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $153.9 | $100.7 | -35% |
NOW is down 35% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.