NOW vs CPAY vs TRI Stock Comparison

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NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$109.65 -15.6% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$107.66B
P/E
74.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.81 +1.3% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.16B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 8, ServiceNow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWCPAYTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $107.66B $26.16B $53.32B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.5x 22.9x 32.9x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 15.2x 26.0x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +20.4% +7.0% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 22.7% 20.7% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 10.7% — CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.8x 1.2x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +48.4% -23.9% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +10.0%/yr -1.4%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 35.9% 51.5% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 55/100 CPAY

Percentile Scorecard

NOWCPAYTRI

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

AxisNOWCPAYTRI
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 57 #43 of 99 50 #51 of 101
Growth 49 #50 of 97 58 #40 of 94 25 #73 of 97
Profitability 79 #20 of 93 90 #10 of 90 99 #2 of 93
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 22 #82 of 105 65 #39 of 108
Shareholder Returns 42 #37 of 63 80 #13 of 60 39 #39 of 63
Overall 52 61 55
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWCPAYTRISPY
1 month -15.6%+1.3%+20.9% +0.7%
3 months -0.4%+2.0%+17.7% +3.7%
6 months +24.2%+29.8%+21.6% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%+32.2%-11.8% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%+48.4%-23.9% +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+78.7%-3.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+21.4%-1.2% +22.8%
5 years -21.4%+60.8%-6.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+10.0%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +536.8%+128.7%+183.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+8.6%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOWCPAYTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%35.9%51.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%32.8%52.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.810.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.601.35-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-37.3%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-6.4%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $186.94$425.23$155.72 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$255.00$76.55 $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.

MultipleNOWCPAYTRI
P/E now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.0x 22.9xmedian 19.5x 32.2xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.9x 12.6xmedian 17.8x 25.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 16.1x 16.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 4.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -22.98median 0.89 1.97median 0.98 3.11median 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 monthsNOWCPAYTRI
Revenue $15.43B $5.02B $7.83B
Gross profit $11.28B – –
Operating income $1.49B $2.20B $2.33B
Net income $1.45B $1.15B $1.68B
Free cash flow $4.75B $1.64B $3.19B
R&D $3.47B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $17.20 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $3.16B $577.00M
Total debt $7.52B $39.11B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 66.33M 449.53M
Enterprise value $86.92B $16.04B $50.10B

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
MetricNOWCPAYTRI
P/E 78.5x 22.9x 32.2x
P/FCF 24.0x 15.9x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 14.1x 17.9x
P/S 7.4x 5.2x 6.6x
P/B 8.7x 7.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 39.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 12.6x 25.8x
EV/EBIT 78.2x 15.3x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 6.7x 6.9x
EV/FCF 24.6x 20.5x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 18.2x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.98 1.97 3.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWCPAYTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 20.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 11.5% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 17.9% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 12.4% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 9.4% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.4% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 17.0% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 11.6% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% -12.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 0.6% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% -15.0% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -0.2% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWCPAYTRI
Gross margin 73.1% – –
EBITDA margin 22.3% 53.0% 26.9%
Operating margin 9.7% 43.7% 29.7%
Pretax margin 13.1% 33.3% 46.5%
Net margin 9.4% 22.7% 20.7%
FCF margin 30.8% 32.6% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 36.8% 36.9%
Return on equity 11.3% 32.2% –
Return on assets 4.6% 4.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.2% 10.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.5% 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWCPAYTRI
Debt / assets 23.6% 37.6% 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 6.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 87.3% 38.5%
Equity / assets 41.1% 12.7% 61.5%
Interest coverage 14.6x 5.0x 116.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.44 1.59 5.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWCPAYTRI
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 6.5% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.5% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusNOWCPAYTRI
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +17.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +8.1% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWCPAYTRI
Held by institutions 81.6% 97.9% 90.1%
Institutions holding 2,225 733 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,286 390 408
Institutions selling 779 240 9
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.63 45.33

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.

NOWCPAYTRI
NOW 1.00 0.20 0.52
CPAY 0.20 1.00 0.30
TRI 0.52 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, CPAY and TRI?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $107.66B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.16B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $53.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, CPAY and TRI?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 74.5x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.9x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x). 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: ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Corpay (CPAY) +48.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -23.9%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +10.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Corpay (CPAY) 35.9%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, CPAY and TRI?

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