ServiceNow Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

ServiceNow has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 37%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 22.4% per year. ServiceNow's return on equity is 14.4%, and it has net margins of 12.8%.

Key information

37.0%

Earnings growth rate

34.9%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth14.9%
Revenue growth rate22.4%
Return on equity14.4%
Net Margin12.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ServiceNow makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

XTRA:4S0 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2410,4641,3364,5952,437
30 Jun 249,9551,1464,4382,360
31 Mar 249,4781,9284,2872,238
31 Dec 238,9711,7314,1642,124
30 Sep 238,4741,5863,9912,016
30 Jun 238,0171,4243,8631,923
31 Mar 237,6194003,7191,846
31 Dec 227,2453253,5491,768
30 Sep 226,9192013,4461,706
30 Jun 226,6011843,2921,608
31 Mar 226,2582233,0911,497
31 Dec 215,8962302,8891,397
30 Sep 215,5322212,7451,289
30 Jun 215,1711712,5781,199
31 Mar 214,8331532,4121,111
31 Dec 204,5191192,3091,024
30 Sep 204,2217012,149942
30 Jun 203,9557282,025864
31 Mar 203,7186761,974803
31 Dec 193,4606271,873749
30 Sep 193,224351,762695
30 Jun 193,01131,694640
31 Mar 192,809-391,596585
31 Dec 182,609-271,499530
30 Sep 182,442-511,411485
30 Jun 182,262-821,311448
31 Mar 182,079-851,202410
31 Dec 171,918-1171,106378
30 Sep 171,755-1321,023347
30 Jun 171,620-146959323
31 Mar 171,513-140909304
31 Dec 161,391-414818285
30 Sep 161,290-457795270
30 Jun 161,194-461740251
31 Mar 161,099-474685233
31 Dec 151,005-198625217
30 Sep 15918-206580201
30 Jun 15835-206536185
31 Mar 15755-194486167
31 Dec 14683-179436148
30 Sep 14610-159391130
30 Jun 14542-133347111
31 Mar 14478-10429894
31 Dec 13425-7425779

Quality Earnings: 4S0 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 4S0's current net profit margins (12.8%) are lower than last year (18.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4S0's earnings have grown significantly by 37% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 4S0's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 4S0 had negative earnings growth (-15.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (10.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 4S0's Return on Equity (14.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 16:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

ServiceNow, Inc. is covered by 70 analysts. 39 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adam ShepherdArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Dimitri KallianiotisAtlantic Equities LLP