KRNT vs NOW vs FTV Stock Comparison

Kornit Digital, ServiceNow and Fortive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$823.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$154.83 +14.2% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$155.30B
P/E
93.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$61.62 +9.8% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.39B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionKRNTNOWFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $823.00M $155.30B $19.39B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.5x 93.0x 36.3x FTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.0x 40.2x 19.3x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +22.2% +5.6% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% 11.3% 12.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 2.5x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -18.2% +24.6% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.7%/yr +2.4%/yr -3.8%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 58.7% 26.7% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 52/100 47/100 NOW

Percentile Scorecard

KRNTNOWFTV

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

AxisKRNTNOWFTV
Valuation 47 #108 of 203 27 #74 of 101 45 #112 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 58 #41 of 97 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 23 #142 of 183 82 #18 of 94 73 #50 of 183
Financial Health 99 #3 of 217 50 #55 of 108 39 #133 of 217
Shareholder Returns 11 #137 of 153 41 #38 of 64 61 #61 of 153
Overall 44 52 47
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNTNOWFTVSPY
1 month +17.0%+14.2%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months +19.1%+40.0%-4.0% +3.9%
6 months +18.2%+71.1%-0.2% +8.2%
Year to date +26.6%+1.1%+11.6% +12.9%
1 year +19.9%-18.2%+24.6% +12.3%
3 years +32.8%+39.7%-5.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%+11.8%-1.8% +23.3%
5 years -89.0%+12.6%-17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.7%+2.4%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +74.2%+811.3%+29.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.7%+24.7%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRNTNOWFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%58.7%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%61.3%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.610.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.310.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-64.5%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-18.2%-4.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.31$189.26$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$83.00$49.16 $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.

MultipleKRNTNOWFTV
P/E now vs peer median -40.5xmedian 25.2x 95.6xmedian 28.3x 35.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.1xmedian 14.0x 47.7xmedian 17.3x 17.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 21.7x 35.0xmedian 15.8x 19.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x 12.8xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 1.32 18.40median 0.85 -4.25median 1.32

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 monthsKRNTNOWFTV
Revenue $215.85M $14.73B $4.32B
Gross profit $97.83M $11.02B $2.73B
Operating income -$40.02M $1.68B $786.70M
Net income -$20.32M $1.67B $534.40M
Free cash flow $26.70M $4.58B $937.60M
R&D $20.41M $3.26B $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $1.61 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $33.81M $2.50B $374.20M
Total debt – $7.52B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 45.24M 1.03B 307.60M
Enterprise value -$719.84M $133.76B $17.86B

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
MetricKRNTNOWFTV
P/E -40.5x 95.6x 35.1x
P/FCF 31.6x 35.0x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x 30.2x 17.7x
P/S 3.9x 10.9x 4.3x
P/B 1.3x 12.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 18.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA -17.1x 47.7x 17.6x
EV/EBIT -11.7x 97.0x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 11.1x 5.0x
EV/FCF 17.6x 35.6x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 30.7x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 18.40 -4.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNTNOWFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 22.2% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 22.5% -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 16.4% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 20.5% -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.0% 4.9% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 49.1% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.4% 0.5% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 5.5% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.3% 1.7% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 5.2% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.1% 13.0% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 22.2% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.6% 19.0% -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 25.7% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNTNOWFTV
Gross margin 45.3% 74.8% 63.2%
EBITDA margin -12.7% 23.2% 28.6%
Operating margin -18.5% 11.4% 18.2%
Pretax margin -9.0% 15.9% 15.6%
Net margin -9.4% 11.3% 12.4%
FCF margin 12.4% 31.1% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 36.0% 24.4%
Return on equity -3.0% 13.8% 8.8%
Return on assets -2.7% 6.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 7.4%
Return on capital employed -5.9% 10.6% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 3.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 12.3% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNTNOWFTV
Debt / assets – 23.7% 30.2%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 60.5% 47.7%
Equity / assets 88.6% 39.5% 52.3%
Interest coverage – – 12.8x
Current ratio 8.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 6.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.78 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNTNOWFTV
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield -4.6% 2.0% 10.6%
Shareholder yield -4.6% 2.0% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -48.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.0%

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.

ConsensusKRNTNOWFTV
Forward P/E 91.0xFY2026 40.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +27.0% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.31MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +17.7% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNTNOWFTV
Held by institutions 90.9% 81.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 118 2,224 803
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% -2.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 65 1,285 350
Institutions selling 35 779 301
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.65 1.16

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.

KRNTNOWFTV
KRNT 1.00 -0.03 0.15
NOW -0.03 1.00 0.09
FTV 0.15 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNT, NOW and FTV?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kornit Digital (KRNT) $823.00M, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.30B, Fortive (FTV) $19.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNT, NOW and FTV?

Fortive (FTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 93.0x, Fortive (FTV) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 91.0x, ServiceNow (NOW) 40.2x, Fortive (FTV) 19.3x). 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: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) -18.2%, Fortive (FTV) +24.6%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +2.4%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%, ServiceNow (NOW) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%. Kornit Digital (KRNT) and ServiceNow (NOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Fortive (FTV) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNT, NOW and FTV?

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.