ServiceNow Valuation
Is NOW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
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Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of NOW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: NOW ($1022.98) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($880.33)
Significantly Below Fair Value: NOW is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NOW?
Key metric: As NOW is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is NOW's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 20.2x |
| Sales | US$10.46b |
| Market Cap | US$210.88b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 19.5x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 111.8x |
| PEG Ratio | 7.3x |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does NOW's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 15.7x | ||
PANW Palo Alto Networks | 16x | 13.2% | US$127.0b |
FTNT Fortinet | 12.4x | 12.2% | US$69.6b |
ORCL Oracle | 9.8x | 10.8% | US$523.5b |
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings | 24.4x | 18.2% | US$86.6b |
NOW ServiceNow | 20.2x | 16.7% | US$210.9b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: NOW is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (20.2x) compared to the peer average (15.7x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does NOW's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: NOW is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (20.2x) compared to the US Software industry average (5.1x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is NOW's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 20.2x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 20.9x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: NOW is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (20.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (20.9x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | US$1,022.98 | US$1,005.92 -1.7% | 9.6% | US$1,230.00 | US$716.00 | n/a | 38 |
| Nov ’25 | US$943.41 | US$994.73 +5.4% | 8.7% | US$1,170.00 | US$716.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Oct ’25 | US$867.18 | US$872.38 +0.6% | 6.0% | US$950.00 | US$716.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Sep ’25 | US$855.00 | US$869.87 +1.7% | 6.8% | US$950.00 | US$640.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Aug ’25 | US$811.38 | US$870.49 +7.3% | 6.7% | US$950.00 | US$640.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Jul ’25 | US$788.96 | US$854.92 +8.4% | 5.6% | US$950.00 | US$734.00 | n/a | 36 |
| Jun ’25 | US$656.93 | US$856.14 +30.3% | 5.5% | US$950.00 | US$734.00 | n/a | 37 |
| May ’25 | US$685.61 | US$854.99 +24.7% | 5.5% | US$950.00 | US$734.00 | n/a | 38 |
| Apr ’25 | US$768.37 | US$840.76 +9.4% | 7.1% | US$1,000.00 | US$660.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Mar ’25 | US$773.63 | US$832.11 +7.6% | 7.2% | US$910.00 | US$660.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Feb ’25 | US$771.00 | US$826.18 +7.2% | 8.1% | US$910.00 | US$640.00 | n/a | 37 |
| Jan ’25 | US$706.49 | US$692.14 -2.0% | 9.4% | US$820.00 | US$545.00 | n/a | 35 |
| Dec ’24 | US$690.79 | US$654.60 -5.2% | 6.1% | US$765.00 | US$545.00 | n/a | 35 |
| Nov ’24 | US$593.48 | US$646.92 +9.0% | 5.1% | US$706.00 | US$545.00 | US$943.41 | 36 |
| Oct ’24 | US$558.96 | US$645.77 +15.5% | 5.1% | US$734.00 | US$575.00 | US$867.18 | 35 |
| Sep ’24 | US$590.88 | US$644.06 +9.0% | 5.0% | US$734.00 | US$575.00 | US$855.00 | 34 |
| Aug ’24 | US$590.39 | US$642.59 +8.8% | 5.1% | US$734.00 | US$575.00 | US$811.38 | 34 |
| Jul ’24 | US$561.97 | US$551.74 -1.8% | 10.3% | US$665.00 | US$410.00 | US$788.96 | 34 |
| Jun ’24 | US$542.96 | US$545.73 +0.5% | 9.7% | US$665.00 | US$410.00 | US$656.93 | 34 |
| May ’24 | US$450.41 | US$540.59 +20.0% | 9.0% | US$650.00 | US$410.00 | US$685.61 | 35 |
| Apr ’24 | US$464.72 | US$523.48 +12.6% | 10.6% | US$640.00 | US$370.00 | US$768.37 | 35 |
| Mar ’24 | US$428.94 | US$523.48 +22.0% | 10.6% | US$640.00 | US$370.00 | US$773.63 | 35 |
| Feb ’24 | US$473.81 | US$522.05 +10.2% | 11.5% | US$640.00 | US$320.00 | US$771.00 | 35 |
| Jan ’24 | US$388.27 | US$527.54 +35.9% | 12.8% | US$641.00 | US$310.00 | US$706.49 | 35 |
| Dec ’23 | US$425.60 | US$526.50 +23.7% | 12.4% | US$641.00 | US$310.00 | US$690.79 | 34 |
| Nov ’23 | US$418.56 | US$526.50 +25.8% | 12.4% | US$641.00 | US$310.00 | US$593.48 | 34 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.
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