BZ vs NOW vs ADP Stock Comparison

Kanzhun, ServiceNow and Automatic Data Processing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BZ Kanzhun Ltd
$16.66 +18.1% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.50B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
5 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.67B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBZNOWADPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.50B $159.67B $117.83B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 95.6x 26.7x BZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 41.1x 23.4x BZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.0% +22.2% +6.7% BZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.2% 11.3% 20.1% BZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -46.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.2x ADP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.8% -15.0% +7.2% ADP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr +3.5%/yr +6.3%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 58.8% 28.4% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 52/100 40/100 BZ

Percentile Scorecard

BZNOWADP

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

AxisBZNOWADP
Valuation 88 #13 of 102 28 #74 of 102 36 #66 of 102
Growth 96 #5 of 98 58 #42 of 98 27 #72 of 98
Profitability 95 #6 of 95 82 #18 of 95 54 #44 of 95
Financial Health 96 #5 of 109 50 #55 of 109 36 #70 of 109
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 64 41 #38 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 87 52 40
  • BZ ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ADP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBZNOWADPSPY
1 month +18.1%+16.6%+14.2% -0.8%
3 months +5.9%+49.9%+18.1% +3.5%
6 months +22.1%+74.9%+52.7% +7.0%
Year to date -18.3%+3.3%+17.1% +12.2%
1 year -24.8%-15.0%+7.2% +13.0%
3 years +12.1%+42.8%+40.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.9%+12.6%+11.9% +23.1%
5 years -53.8%+19.0%+35.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%+3.5%+6.3% +11.0%
10 years —+902.5%+245.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+25.9%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBZNOWADPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%58.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%61.5%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.62-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.250.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-64.5%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-16.4%-2.2% -1.8%
52-week high $22.60$189.26$307.94 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$83.00$188.79 $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.

MultipleBZNOWADP
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 28.8x 97.7xmedian 28.8x 27.4xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 48.7xmedian 17.7x -25.9xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.8x 35.7xmedian 15.8x 22.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.2x 13.1xmedian 3.2x 19.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.85 18.80median 0.85 2.73median 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 monthsBZNOWADP
Revenue $1.25B $14.73B $21.95B
Gross profit $1.21B $11.02B $10.19B
Operating income $412.25M $1.68B -$6.44B
Net income $657.32M $1.67B $4.41B
Free cash flow $665.92M $4.58B $5.24B
R&D $58.24M $3.26B $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.44 $1.61 $10.94
Cash & equivalents $380.29M $2.50B $4.23B
Total debt – $7.52B $4.96B
Shares (diluted) 463.50M 1.03B 403.30M
Enterprise value -$822.70M $138.13B $99.96B

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
MetricBZNOWADP
P/E 11.3x 97.7x 27.4x
P/FCF 11.6x 35.7x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 30.8x 22.0x
P/S 6.2x 11.1x 5.5x
P/B 2.5x 13.1x 19.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 18.7x 27.4x
EV/EBITDA – 48.7x -25.9x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 99.1x -18.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 11.3x 5.5x
EV/FCF 8.2x 36.3x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 31.4x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 18.80 2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBZNOWADP
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.0% 22.2% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 22.5% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 16.4% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 20.5% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.4% 4.9% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 236.9% 49.1% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 121.6% 0.5% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 132.3% 5.5% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.2% 1.7% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 131.7% 5.2% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 13.0% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 22.2% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% 19.0% 9.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 25.7% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBZNOWADP
Gross margin 96.5% 74.8% 46.4%
EBITDA margin – 23.2% -21.2%
Operating margin 32.9% 11.4% -29.3%
Pretax margin 66.1% 15.9% 26.1%
Net margin 53.2% 11.3% 20.1%
FCF margin 53.1% 31.1% 23.9%
Operating cash flow margin 53.1% 36.0% 24.8%
Return on equity 21.6% 13.8% 71.3%
Return on assets 17.1% 6.0% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – – -46.5%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 10.6% -46.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBZNOWADP
Debt / assets – 23.7% 7.9%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.7% 60.5% 90.5%
Equity / assets 78.3% 39.5% 9.5%
Interest coverage – – -14.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.89 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBZNOWADP
Dividend yield 3.1% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.9% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusBZNOWADP
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 23.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $12.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +27.0% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.42BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $22.14BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +17.7% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBZNOWADP
Held by institutions 66.1% 81.6% 88.1%
Institutions holding 254 2,224 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -2.1% +4.4%
Institutions buying 129 1,285 1,084
Institutions selling 94 779 874
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.65 1.24

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.

BZNOWADP
BZ 1.00 0.14 0.10
NOW 0.14 1.00 0.56
ADP 0.10 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BZ, NOW and ADP?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kanzhun (BZ) $7.50B, ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $117.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, BZ, NOW and ADP?

Kanzhun (BZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kanzhun (BZ) 11.2x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kanzhun (BZ) is cheapest (Kanzhun (BZ) 12.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kanzhun (BZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kanzhun (BZ) +51.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest net margin (Kanzhun (BZ) 53.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returned the most: Kanzhun (BZ) -24.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +7.2%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (Kanzhun (BZ) -14.3%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Kanzhun (BZ) 39.6%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BZ, NOW and ADP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kanzhun (BZ) 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.