ESTC vs GLOO vs NOW Stock Comparison

Elastic, Gloo Holdings and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$106.26 +20.7% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
8 wins
GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.92 -38.8% 1M
Market cap
$236.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elastic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Elastic 8, ServiceNow 2, Gloo Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESTCGLOONOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $236.89M $159.67B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x -1.9x 95.6x ESTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x — 41.1x ESTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +275.5% +22.2% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% -81.3% 11.3% ESTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -54.6% — ESTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.8x 0.0x 0.8x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% — -15.0% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr — +3.5%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 89.4% 58.8% ESTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 36/100 52/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

ESTCGLOONOW

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

AxisESTCGLOONOW
Valuation 70 #38 of 124 19 #83 of 102 28 #74 of 102
Growth 82 #21 of 113 85 #16 of 98 58 #42 of 98
Profitability 66 #38 of 110 14 #82 of 95 82 #18 of 95
Financial Health 53 #61 of 129 58 #46 of 109 50 #55 of 109
Shareholder Returns 85 #11 of 67 5 #61 of 64 41 #38 of 64
Overall 71 36 52
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLOO ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESTCGLOONOWSPY
1 month +20.7%-38.8%+16.6% -0.8%
3 months +73.6%-10.2%+49.9% +3.5%
6 months +122.2%-56.0%+74.9% +7.0%
Year to date +40.9%-48.7%+3.3% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%—-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +40.7%—+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%—+12.6% +23.1%
5 years -37.0%—+19.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.8%—+3.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+902.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+25.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESTCGLOONOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%89.4%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.3%84.1%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.870.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35—-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-69.3%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-69.3%-16.4% -1.8%
52-week high $106.26$9.50$189.26 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$2.92$83.00 $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.

MultipleESTCGLOONOW
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 38.1x -1.9xmedian 28.8x 97.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.3x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 124.2xmedian 35.4x -2.8xmedian 17.7x 48.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 27.1x -3.6xmedian 15.8x 35.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 1.5xmedian 3.2x 13.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.27 —median 0.85 18.80median 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 monthsESTCGLOONOW
Revenue $1.80B $154.29M $14.73B
Gross profit $1.36B $45.81M $11.02B
Operating income -$47.61M -$100.96M $1.68B
Net income $375.64M -$125.92M $1.67B
Free cash flow $349.04M -$66.32M $4.58B
R&D $455.30M $24.02M $3.26B
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $-1.54 $1.61
Cash & equivalents $879.87M $39.30M $2.50B
Total debt $571.20M $37.42M $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 104.64M 81.41M 1.03B
Enterprise value $5.55B $92.15M $138.13B

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
MetricESTCGLOONOW
P/E 29.6x -1.9x 97.7x
P/FCF 32.0x -3.6x 35.7x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x -3.7x 30.8x
P/S 6.2x 1.5x 11.1x
P/B 8.6x 1.5x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 2.0x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 124.2x -2.8x 48.7x
EV/EBIT -215.9x -2.3x 99.1x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 1.5x 11.3x
EV/FCF 29.5x -3.6x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.0x -3.7x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 – 18.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESTCGLOONOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 275.5% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 368.8% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – 20.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 1.8% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% – 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 549.9% 2.7% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% – 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 555.6% 91.1% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.7% – 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% – 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% – 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% – 19.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.2% – 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESTCGLOONOW
Gross margin 75.5% 29.7% 74.8%
EBITDA margin 4.6% -55.4% 23.2%
Operating margin -2.6% -65.4% 11.4%
Pretax margin -1.1% -83.9% 15.9%
Net margin 20.8% -81.3% 11.3%
FCF margin 19.4% -43.0% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% -41.7% 36.0%
Return on equity 29.2% -84.9% 13.8%
Return on assets 12.2% -49.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -54.6% –
Return on capital employed -2.3% -50.5% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.5x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 16.8% 12.3% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESTCGLOONOW
Debt / assets 19.0% 13.8% 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.8x 0.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -0.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 42.5% 60.5%
Equity / assets 43.2% 57.5% 39.5%
Interest coverage -1.9x -9.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.47 0.23 5.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESTCGLOONOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% -37.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.1% -37.7% 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.

ConsensusESTCGLOONOW
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 – 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.51FY2026 $-0.60FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 – +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $188.99MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +99.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +56.5% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESTCGLOONOW
Held by institutions 86.4% – 81.6%
Institutions holding 371 – 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – -2.1%
Institutions buying 199 – 1,285
Institutions selling 129 – 779
Buyers to sellers 1.54 – 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.

ESTCGLOONOW
ESTC 1.00 0.19 0.64
GLOO 0.19 1.00 0.16
NOW 0.64 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESTC, GLOO and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elastic (ESTC) $11.02B, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $236.89M, ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESTC, GLOO and NOW?

Elastic (ESTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elastic (ESTC) 29.3x, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -1.9x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elastic (ESTC) is cheapest (Elastic (ESTC) 30.3x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gloo Holdings (GLOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elastic (ESTC) has the highest net margin (Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Elastic (ESTC) leads (Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Elastic (ESTC) +20.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Elastic (ESTC) -8.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elastic (ESTC) has been the steadiest (Elastic (ESTC) 58.2%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 89.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESTC, GLOO and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elastic (ESTC) leads on 8. 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.