NOW vs DGII vs CTSH Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Digi International and Cognizant Technology Solutions 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
2 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$77.63 +1.5% 1M +103.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
56.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Digi International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Digi International 6, Cognizant Technology Solutions 3, ServiceNow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWDGIICTSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.68B $2.75B $30.57B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 56.5x 11.9x CTSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 27.9x 11.1x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +20.3% +5.0% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 9.6% — DGII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 6.9% — DGII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x — DGII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +103.5% -12.8% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +29.2%/yr -4.4%/yr DGII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 40.8% 43.2% DGII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 64/100 CTSH

Percentile Scorecard

NOWDGIICTSH

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

AxisNOWDGIICTSH
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 42 #65 of 112 57 #22 of 50
Growth 49 #50 of 97 70 #33 of 108 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 79 #20 of 93 82 #20 of 104 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 48 #61 of 116 70 #19 of 60
Shareholder Returns 42 #37 of 63 53 #37 of 78 59 #12 of 28
Overall 52 59 64
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DGII ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CTSH ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWDGIICTSHSPY
1 month -15.6%+1.5%+10.0% +0.7%
3 months -0.4%+13.8%+16.0% +3.7%
6 months +24.2%+38.5%+18.2% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%+79.3%-24.7% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%+103.5%-12.8% +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+206.2%-1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+45.3%-0.6% +22.8%
5 years -21.4%+260.2%-19.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+29.2%-4.4% +10.9%
10 years +536.8%+700.3%+21.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+23.1%+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOWDGIICTSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%40.8%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%38.6%44.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.430.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.602.54-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-48.6%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-8.9%-27.9% -1.2%
52-week high $186.94$85.24$86.70 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$35.40$38.73 $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.

MultipleNOWDGIICTSH
P/E now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.0x 60.2xmedian 32.9x 11.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.9x 26.8xmedian 20.0x —median 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.9x 21.7xmedian 30.2x 9.9xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -22.98median 0.89 3.79median 1.08 1.12median 1.28

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 monthsNOWDGIICTSH
Revenue $15.43B $506.21M $21.89B
Gross profit $11.28B $323.07M –
Operating income $1.49B $70.58M $3.44B
Net income $1.45B $48.74M $2.57B
Free cash flow $4.75B $135.98M –
R&D $3.47B $73.84M –
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $1.25 $5.52
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $27.97M $1.52B
Total debt $7.52B $108.13M –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 38.92M 466.00M
Enterprise value $87.94B $2.64B $30.57B

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
MetricNOWDGIICTSH
P/E 78.5x 60.2x 11.3x
P/FCF 24.0x 21.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 21.3x 10.5x
P/S 7.4x 5.8x 1.3x
P/B 8.7x 4.3x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 9.2x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 26.8x –
EV/EBIT 78.2x 42.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.6x 6.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 24.6x 22.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 21.9x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.98 3.79 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWDGIICTSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 20.3% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 4.9% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 23.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 24.0% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 9.7% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 14.2% 20.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 18.0% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 10.5% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 15.9% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 30.1% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 59.2% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 31.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 60.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWDGIICTSH
Gross margin 73.1% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% 22.3% –
Operating margin 9.7% 13.9% –
Pretax margin 13.1% 12.4% –
Net margin 9.4% 9.6% –
FCF margin 30.8% 26.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 27.3% 12.3%
Return on equity 11.3% 7.2% 17.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 5.0% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 7.5% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 2.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWDGIICTSH
Debt / assets 23.6% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 29.0% 30.9%
Equity / assets 41.1% 71.0% 69.1%
Interest coverage 14.6x 8.9x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.44 7.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWDGIICTSH
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusNOWDGIICTSH
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $5.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +9.4% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $519.66MFY2026 $20.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +3.8% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWDGIICTSH
Held by institutions 81.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,225 284 916
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.6% +6.6%
Institutions buying 1,286 143 464
Institutions selling 779 105 353
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.36 1.31

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.

NOWDGIICTSH
NOW 1.00 0.03 0.55
DGII 0.03 1.00 -0.08
CTSH 0.55 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, DGII and CTSH?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $108.68B, Digi International (DGII) $2.75B, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $30.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, DGII and CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 75.2x, Digi International (DGII) 56.5x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x, Digi International (DGII) 27.9x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.1x). 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%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Digi International (DGII) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Digi International (DGII) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Digi International (DGII) +103.5%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -12.8%. Over five years, Digi International (DGII) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.2%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digi International (DGII) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Digi International (DGII) leads on 6. 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.