ServiceNow (NOW)
NYSEInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-04
$141.26-2.97%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Systems Software is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 22% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 57% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskServiceNow's growth in AI-driven products must continue to justify its current valuation. Revenue grew 24% year over year, and the latest quarter beat expectations significantly. It trades at 45× P/E versus a peer median of 40×, indicating it looks expensive on this basis. If the company cuts guidance after recently raising it, that could damage credibility and lead to a stock decline. Peer multiples imply a price about 13% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. NOW is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 50 analysts currently covering NOW (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for NOW in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Compare the value case
Put NOW next to peers and holdings, compare Living FV and multiples, then graph the driver behind the difference.
Advances: Expand strategic partnerships and ecosystem
Enhances strategic partnerships with AWS for growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $141.26
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $141.26.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Enhance AI-driven workflow and platform innovation
AI growth aligns with innovation objectives.
Advances: Enhance AI-driven workflow and platform innovation
Partnership enhances AI-driven workflow and platform innovation.
Threatens: Finance M&A activities
Questions over acquisitions impact capital allocation strategy.
Advances: Enhance AI-driven workflow and platform innovation
Partnership enhances AI-driven workflow and platform innovation.
Advances: Finance M&A activities
Acquisition enhances growth and aligns with M&A financing objective.
AI overhang raises concerns about innovation progress.
Advances: Enhance AI-driven workflow and platform innovation
Cybersecurity growth enhances AI-driven platform innovation.
