NOW vs CNDT vs SKKY Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Conduent and Skkynet Cloud Systems Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$115.84B
P/E
80.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
7 wins
CNDT CONDUENT Inc
$1.58 +0.6% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$242.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

ServiceNow leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (ServiceNow 7, Conduent 1, Skkynet Cloud Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWCNDTSKKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.84B $242.25M $32.95M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.2x -1.1x -108.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% -5.7% -7.4% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% -8.2% -12.8% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% -186.3% -30.7% NOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.2x 1.8x CNDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% -36.0% +6.9% SKKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -25.2%/yr 0.0%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 75.4% 178.8% NOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 23/100 32/100 NOW

Percentile Scorecard

NOWCNDTSKKY

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

AxisNOWCNDTSKKY
Valuation 33 #68 of 101 37 #72 of 113 13 #88 of 101
Growth 50 #49 of 97 22 #75 of 96 2 #95 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 94 11 #82 of 92 28 #68 of 94
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 21 #99 of 125 84 #18 of 108
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 – –
Overall 51 23 32
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CNDT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodNOWCNDTSKKYSPY
1 month +14.0%+0.6%+37.8% +0.9%
3 months +29.4%-3.1%+24.0% +5.9%
6 months +68.6%-7.6%+121.4% +8.5%
Year to date -2.2%-17.7%+93.8% +13.3%
1 year -20.1%-36.0%+6.9% +12.4%
3 years +35.2%-49.0%+77.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.6%-20.1%+21.0% +23.5%
5 years +7.4%-76.6%0.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%-25.2%0.0% +11.0%
10 years +770.2%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNOWCNDTSKKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%75.4%178.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%82.1%275.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.60-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.480.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-83.7%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-36.0%-17.3% -0.9%
52-week high $187.58$2.47$0.75 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$1.16$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.

MultipleNOWCNDTSKKY
P/E now vs peer median 107.3xmedian 27.6x -1.1xmedian 21.5x -108.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 13.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 17.4x -0.3xmedian 11.9x -41.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 15.8x -5.0xmedian 13.9x -2,757xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 37.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -31.41median 0.84 -1.02median 0.92 1.57median 0.84

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 monthsNOWCNDTSKKY
Revenue $15.43B $2.79B $2.37M
Gross profit $11.28B $514.00M –
Operating income $1.49B -$2.43B -$671.70K
Net income $1.45B -$228.00M -$303.29K
Free cash flow $4.75B -$49.00M -$11.95K
R&D $3.47B $3.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $-1.47 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $228.00M $1.59M
Total debt $7.52B $2.84B $387.48K
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 155.29M 53.14M
Enterprise value $95.10B -$694.75M $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
MetricNOWCNDTSKKY
P/E 107.3x -1.1x -108.6x
P/FCF 32.7x -5.0x -2,757x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x -245.7x -2,757x
P/S 10.1x 0.1x 13.9x
P/B 11.9x 0.5x 37.5x
P/Tangible book 16.4x 0.5x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA 46.0x -0.3x -41.2x
EV/EBIT 106.1x -0.3x -47.0x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 0.3x 13.3x
EV/FCF 33.4x -15.0x -2,643x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.7x -735.7x -2,643x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -31.41 -1.02 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWCNDTSKKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% -5.7% -7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% -9.8% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 0.8% -1,158%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 9.9% -78.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% -1,240% -379.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 11.7% -72.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% -1,283% -413.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 1.1% -69.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 97.8% -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -26.2% -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 31.0% -105.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -40.0% -27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWCNDTSKKY
Gross margin 73.1% 18.4% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% -80.2% -32.3%
Operating margin 9.7% -87.0% -28.3%
Pretax margin 13.1% -5.4% -26.6%
Net margin 9.4% -8.2% -12.8%
FCF margin 30.8% -1.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 0.0% -0.5%
Return on equity 11.3% -39.1% -35.4%
Return on assets 4.6% -9.8% -15.8%
Return on invested capital 5.2% -186.3% -30.7%
Return on capital employed 7.5% -150.6% -60.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 0.0x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 0.5% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWCNDTSKKY
Debt / assets 23.6% 32.0% 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -14.7x -18.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 76.6% 53.7%
Equity / assets 41.1% 23.4% 46.3%
Interest coverage 14.6x -49.5x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 5.77 -3.76 15.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWCNDTSKKY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% – –
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.

ConsensusNOWCNDTSKKY
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $-0.56FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -22.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% -0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWCNDTSKKY
Held by institutions 81.6% 73.2% –
Institutions holding 2,224 189 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 1,285 90 –
Institutions selling 779 50 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.80 –

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.

NOWCNDTSKKY
NOW 1.00 0.27 -0.05
CNDT 0.27 1.00 0.01
SKKY -0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, CNDT and SKKY?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $115.84B, Conduent (CNDT) $242.25M, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Conduent (CNDT) -5.7%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Conduent (CNDT) -8.2%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%). On return on invested capital, ServiceNow (NOW) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Conduent (CNDT) -186.3%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%, Conduent (CNDT) -36.0%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) +6.9%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr, Conduent (CNDT) -25.2%/yr, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ServiceNow (NOW) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Conduent (CNDT) 75.4%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 178.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, CNDT 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 7. 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.