NOW
ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW)
Last Price$910.3(2.1%)
Market Cap$189.8B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
34.9%
5Y avg
33.1%
Software - Application industry median
3.8%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.7%) overvalued

ServiceNow, Inc. Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
NOW
Technology
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Jun'07Jun'08Jun'09Jun'10Jun'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
0.0%
296.1%
88.7%
59.4%
125.2%
147.6%
58.6%
38.5%
30.8%
7.9%
33.8%
33.3%
35.5%
35.0%
34.8%
27.8%
32.3%
34.9%
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ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis

NOW key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Jun'07Jun'08Jun'09Jun'10Jun'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
1.9
0.0%
8.8
363.2%
19.3
119.3%
43.3
124.5%
92.6
113.8%
243.7
163.1%
424.7
74.2%
682.6
60.7%
1,005.5
47.3%
1,390.5
38.3%
1,933.0
39.0%
2,608.8
35.0%
3,460.4
32.6%
4,519.5
30.6%
5,896.0
30.5%
7,245.0
22.9%
8,971.0
23.8%
10,984.0
22.4%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)0.74.67.916.231.6104.0155.3248.8329.4398.7499.8622.7796.6987.11,353.01,573.01,921.02,287.0
% margin
1.2
63.2%
4.2
47.7%
11.4
59.1%
27.1
62.6%
61.1
65.9%
139.7
57.3%
269.4
63.4%
433.8
63.6%
676.1
67.2%
991.8
71.3%
1,433.3
74.1%
1,986.2
76.1%
2,663.8
77.0%
3,532.4
78.2%
4,543.0
77.1%
5,672.0
78.3%
7,050.0
78.6%
8,697.0
79.2%
Operating Expenses5.310.017.255.350.5177.3335.7585.6842.41,144.61,534.72,028.62,621.73,333.54,286.05,317.06,288.07,333.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)2.72.12.47.27.039.378.7148.3217.4285.2377.5529.5748.41,024.31,397.01,768.02,124.02,543.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)2.78.014.948.143.5138.0257.0437.4625.0859.41,157.21,499.11,873.32,309.22,889.03,549.04,164.04,790.0
(4.1)
(215.8%)
(5.9)
(67.0%)
(5.9)
(30.6%)
(28.2)
(65.1%)
10.6
11.4%
(37.6)
(15.4%)
(66.3)
(15.6%)
(151.8)
(22.2%)
(166.4)
(16.5%)
(422.8)
(30.4%)
(101.4)
(5.2%)
(42.4)
(1.6%)
100.5
2.9%
198.9
4.4%
257.0
4.4%
355.0
4.9%
762.0
8.5%
1,364.0
12.4%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.60.01.60.91.44.76.05.856.158.339.520.082.0302.0419.0
Interest Expense0.20.01.21.20.01.64.923.726.633.353.452.733.332.728.027.024.023.0
Pre-tax Income(4.0)(5.9)(5.9)(29.4)11.2(36.0)(71.2)(175.5)(193.0)(450.1)(149.0)(39.0)67.2149.2249.0399.01,008.01,738.0
% effective tax rate
(0.3)
7.5%
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0%
0.3
(1.0%)
1.3
12.0%
1.4
(3.8%)
2.5
(3.5%)
3.8
(2.2%)
5.4
(2.8%)
1.8
(0.4%)
0.1
(0.1%)
(12.3)
31.6%
(559.5)
(832.8%)
30.7
20.6%
19.0
7.6%
74.0
18.5%
(723.0)
(71.7%)
313.0
18.0%
% margin
(3.7)
(194.7%)
(5.9)
(67.0%)
(5.9)
(30.6%)
(29.7)
(68.6%)
9.8
10.6%
(37.3)
(15.3%)
(73.7)
(17.4%)
(179.4)
(26.3%)
(198.4)
(19.7%)
(451.8)
(32.5%)
(149.1)
(7.7%)
(26.7)
(1.0%)
626.7
18.1%
119.0
2.6%
230.0
3.9%
325.0
4.5%
1,731.0
19.3%
1,425.0
13.0%
EPS(0.03)(0.05)(0.05)(1.18)0.39(0.51)(0.54)(1.23)(1.27)(2.75)(0.87)(0.15)3.360.611.161.618.486.92
Diluted EPS(0.03)(0.05)(0.05)(1.18)0.39(0.51)(0.54)(1.23)(1.27)(2.75)(0.87)(0.15)3.180.591.131.608.426.85
% margin
(3.8)
(200.0%)
(5.9)
(67.0%)
(29.1)
(150.5%)
(27.8)
(64.2%)
11.4
12.3%
(22.5)
(9.2%)
(47.7)
(11.2%)
(104.4)
(15.3%)
(101.6)
(10.1%)
(333.7)
(24.0%)
49.5
2.6%
161.9
6.2%
303.0
8.8%
452.9
10.0%
257.0
4.4%
768.0
10.6%
1,594.0
17.8%
2,325.0
21.2%

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1) What is ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 34.9%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for ServiceNow, Inc. have been 32.2% over the past three years, and 34.7% over the past five years.

2) Is ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 34.9%, which is higher than industry median of 3.8%. It indicates that ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.

3) How does ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, ServiceNow, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 34.9%, which is higher than peer median of 31.9%. The list of peers includes COIN, APP, CDNS, SHOP, INTU, CRM, SAP, UBER, WDAY, MSTR.