BR vs NOW vs EGAN Stock Comparison

Broadridge Financial Solutions, ServiceNow and Egain Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$160.25B
P/E
96.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins
EGAN EGAIN Corp
$5.59 -4.1% 1M -61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$152.08M
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ServiceNow leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ServiceNow 5, Broadridge Financial Solutions 4, Egain 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRNOWEGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.74B $160.25B $152.08M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 96.0x 17.1x EGAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 41.1x 111.8x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +22.2% — NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 11.3% — BR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.8x — NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.0% -15.0% -61.3% NOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years 0.0%/yr +3.5%/yr -11.6%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 58.8% 60.8% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 52/100 — BR

Percentile Scorecard

BRNOWEGAN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBRNOWEGAN
Valuation 62 #39 of 102 28 #74 of 102 96 #5 of 102
Growth 40 #59 of 98 58 #42 of 98 –
Profitability 81 #19 of 95 82 #18 of 95 –
Financial Health 44 #61 of 109 50 #55 of 109 79 #24 of 109
Shareholder Returns 51 #32 of 64 41 #38 of 64 –
Overall 56 52 –
  • BR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • EGAN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBRNOWEGANSPY
1 month +10.6%+16.6%-4.1% -0.8%
3 months +18.6%+49.9%-17.9% +3.5%
6 months +15.8%+74.9%-26.7% +7.0%
Year to date -18.9%+3.3%-45.7% +12.2%
1 year -22.0%-15.0%-61.3% +13.0%
3 years +8.2%+42.8%-3.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%+12.6%-1.3% +23.1%
5 years -0.1%+19.0%-46.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year 0.0%+3.5%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years +180.8%+902.5%+96.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+25.9%+7.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRNOWEGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%58.8%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%61.5%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.621.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.25-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-64.5%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-16.4%-63.8% -1.8%
52-week high $232.02$189.26$15.46 $779.14
52-week low $135.44$83.00$5.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBRNOWEGAN
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 28.8x 97.7xmedian 28.8x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 17.7x 48.7xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.8x 35.7xmedian 15.8x 7.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 3.2x 13.1xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 0.85 18.80median 0.85 —median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBRNOWEGAN
Revenue $7.48B $14.73B –
Gross profit $2.38B $11.02B –
Operating income $1.30B $1.68B –
Net income $1.12B $1.67B –
Free cash flow $1.28B $4.58B –
R&D – $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $9.60 $1.61 –
Cash & equivalents $402.90M $2.50B $73.34M
Total debt $3.25B $7.52B –
Shares (diluted) 117.10M 1.03B 27.86M
Enterprise value $19.37B $138.71B -$138.12M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBRNOWEGAN
P/E 18.7x 97.7x 17.1x
P/FCF 16.1x 35.7x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 30.8x –
P/S 2.8x 11.1x 1.6x
P/B 7.3x 13.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 18.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 48.7x –
EV/EBIT 18.1x 99.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.1x 11.3x –
EV/FCF 18.4x 36.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 31.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 18.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRNOWEGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 22.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 22.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 49.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.9% 0.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 1.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 22.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 19.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 25.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRNOWEGAN
Gross margin 31.8% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 21.5% 23.2% –
Operating margin 17.4% 11.4% –
Pretax margin 19.3% 15.9% –
Net margin 15.0% 11.3% –
FCF margin 17.1% 31.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 36.0% –
Return on equity 39.7% 13.8% –
Return on assets 12.7% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital 16.7% – –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 10.6% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 12.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRNOWEGAN
Debt / assets 36.4% 23.7% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 60.5% 43.1%
Equity / assets 31.8% 39.5% 56.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.10 5.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRNOWEGAN
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBRNOWEGAN
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2027 41.1xFY2026 111.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.32FY2027 $3.85FY2026 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2027 +9.7%FY2026 -89.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +27.0% -60.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.42BFY2027 $15.25BFY2026 $89.04MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2027 +14.8%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +17.7% -12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRNOWEGAN
Held by institutions 92.3% 81.6% 53.0%
Institutions holding 1,014 2,224 106
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -2.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 487 1,285 55
Institutions selling 398 779 34
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.65 1.62

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BRNOWEGAN
BR 1.00 0.56 0.26
NOW 0.56 1.00 0.40
EGAN 0.26 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BR, NOW and EGAN?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.74B, ServiceNow (NOW) $160.25B, Egain (EGAN) $152.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, BR, NOW and EGAN?

Egain (EGAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 96.0x, Egain (EGAN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x, Egain (EGAN) 111.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has the highest net margin (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ServiceNow (NOW) returned the most: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -22.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%, Egain (EGAN) -61.3%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr, Egain (EGAN) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Egain (EGAN) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BR, NOW and EGAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ServiceNow (NOW) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.