CTSH vs NOW vs SKKY Stock Comparison

Cognizant Technology Solutions, ServiceNow and Skkynet Cloud Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$109.65 -15.6% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$108.68B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ServiceNow leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ServiceNow 5, Cognizant Technology Solutions 4, Skkynet Cloud Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTSHNOWSKKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.57B $108.68B $32.95M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 75.2x -108.6x CTSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 28.5x — CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +21.8% -7.4% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.4% -12.8% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% -30.7% NOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 1.8x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -39.9% +8.8% SKKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -4.7%/yr 0.0%/yr SKKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 66.6% 178.8% CTSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 31/100 CTSH

Percentile Scorecard

CTSHNOWSKKY

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

AxisCTSHNOWSKKY
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 36 #65 of 101 11 #90 of 101
Growth 64 #17 of 45 49 #50 of 97 2 #95 of 97
Profitability 69 #13 of 40 79 #20 of 93 27 #68 of 93
Financial Health 70 #19 of 60 53 #51 of 108 83 #19 of 108
Shareholder Returns 59 #12 of 28 42 #37 of 63 –
Overall 64 52 31
  • CTSH ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SKKY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTSHNOWSKKYSPY
1 month +10.0%-15.6%+37.8% +0.7%
3 months +16.0%-0.4%+24.0% +3.7%
6 months +18.2%+24.2%+121.4% +7.1%
Year to date -24.7%-28.4%+93.8% +12.8%
1 year -12.8%-39.9%+8.8% +11.9%
3 years -1.9%-3.6%+77.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -0.6%-1.2%+21.0% +22.8%
5 years -19.9%-21.4%0.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.4%-4.7%0.0% +10.9%
10 years +21.2%+536.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+20.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTSHNOWSKKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%66.6%178.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%75.9%277.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.69-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.600.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-64.5%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-41.3%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $86.70$186.94$0.75 $779.14
52-week low $38.73$83.00$0.21 $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.

MultipleCTSHNOWSKKY
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.5x 78.5xmedian 28.0x -108.6xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 7.4xmedian 2.8x 13.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.4x 33.9xmedian 16.9x -41.2xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 13.3x 24.0xmedian 15.9x -2,757xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 8.7xmedian 3.2x 37.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.28 -22.98median 0.89 1.57median 0.89

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 monthsCTSHNOWSKKY
Revenue $21.89B $15.43B $2.37M
Gross profit – $11.28B –
Operating income $3.44B $1.49B -$671.70K
Net income $2.57B $1.45B -$303.29K
Free cash flow – $4.75B -$11.95K
R&D – $3.47B –
EPS (diluted) $5.52 $1.39 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $2.39B $1.59M
Total debt – $7.52B $387.48K
Shares (diluted) 466.00M 1.04B 53.14M
Enterprise value $30.57B $87.94B $27.21M

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
MetricCTSHNOWSKKY
P/E 11.3x 78.5x -108.6x
P/FCF 9.9x 24.0x -2,757x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 21.3x -2,757x
P/S 1.3x 7.4x 13.9x
P/B 1.9x 8.7x 37.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 12.0x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA – 33.9x -41.2x
EV/EBIT – 78.2x -47.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 7.6x 13.3x
EV/FCF – 24.6x -2,643x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 21.9x -2,643x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 -22.98 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTSHNOWSKKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 21.8% -7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 22.1% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% -14.9% -1,158%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 32.1% -78.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.9% -16.5% -379.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -3.1% -72.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% -16.2% -413.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -3.4% -69.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 10.2% -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 21.8% -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.0% -105.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% -27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTSHNOWSKKY
Gross margin – 73.1% –
EBITDA margin – 22.3% -32.3%
Operating margin – 9.7% -28.3%
Pretax margin – 13.1% -26.6%
Net margin – 9.4% -12.8%
FCF margin – 30.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 34.6% -0.5%
Return on equity 17.6% 11.3% -35.4%
Return on assets 12.2% 4.6% -15.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% -30.7%
Return on capital employed – 7.5% -60.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 10.4% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTSHNOWSKKY
Debt / assets – 23.6% 11.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x -18.5x
Liabilities / assets 30.9% 58.9% 53.7%
Equity / assets 69.1% 41.1% 46.3%
Interest coverage – 14.6x –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 2.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.44 15.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTSHNOWSKKY
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusCTSHNOWSKKY
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.61FY2026 $3.85FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.77BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +17.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTSHNOWSKKY
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.6% –
Institutions holding 916 2,225 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 464 1,286 –
Institutions selling 353 779 –
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.65 –

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.

CTSHNOWSKKY
CTSH 1.00 0.55 -0.06
NOW 0.55 1.00 -0.05
SKKY -0.06 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTSH, NOW and SKKY?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $30.57B, ServiceNow (NOW) $108.68B, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, CTSH, NOW and SKKY?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.9x, ServiceNow (NOW) 75.2x, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -108.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.1x, ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x). 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: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%). On return on invested capital, ServiceNow (NOW) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) returned the most: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -12.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) +8.8%. Over five years, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) compounded fastest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -4.4%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has been the steadiest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 178.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTSH, NOW and SKKY?

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.