NOW vs ESTC vs GLOO Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Elastic and Gloo Holdings 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
$109.03B
P/E
75.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$103.24 +16.2% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
6 wins
GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.98 -33.3% 1M
Market cap
$237.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elastic leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elastic 6, ServiceNow 4, Gloo Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWESTCGLOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.03B $10.17B $237.71M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.5x 27.1x -1.9x ESTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 29.4x — NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +16.2% +275.5% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 20.8% -81.3% ESTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 0.0% -54.6% NOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -10.8x 0.0x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +19.5% — ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr -9.9%/yr — NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 58.2% 88.8% ESTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 71/100 35/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

NOWESTCGLOO

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

AxisNOWESTCGLOO
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 68 #41 of 124 20 #81 of 101
Growth 49 #50 of 97 81 #22 of 113 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 79 #20 of 93 67 #37 of 109 12 #82 of 93
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 54 #59 of 127 58 #46 of 108
Shareholder Returns 42 #37 of 63 87 #9 of 63 3 #61 of 63
Overall 52 71 35
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLOO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWESTCGLOOSPY
1 month -15.6%+16.2%-33.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.4%+60.7%-5.4% +3.7%
6 months +24.2%+122.4%-53.1% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%+36.9%-47.6% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%+19.5%— +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+38.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+11.5%— +22.8%
5 years -21.4%-40.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%-9.9%— +10.9%
10 years +536.8%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOWESTCGLOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%58.2%88.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%59.5%83.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.150.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.34— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-76.8%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-3.2%-68.6% -1.2%
52-week high $186.94$106.60$9.50 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$43.30$2.91 $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.

MultipleNOWESTCGLOO
P/E now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.0x 28.8xmedian 39.0x -1.9xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 4.6x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.9x 120.4xmedian 32.7x -2.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.9x 31.1xmedian 27.4x -3.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 8.4xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -22.98median 0.89 0.54median 1.23 —median 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 monthsNOWESTCGLOO
Revenue $15.43B $1.80B $154.29M
Gross profit $11.28B $1.36B $45.81M
Operating income $1.49B -$47.61M -$100.96M
Net income $1.45B $375.64M -$125.92M
Free cash flow $4.75B $349.04M -$66.32M
R&D $3.47B $455.30M $24.02M
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $3.59 $-1.54
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $879.87M $39.30M
Total debt $7.52B $571.20M $37.42M
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 104.64M 81.41M
Enterprise value $88.29B $4.70B $92.96M

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
MetricNOWESTCGLOO
P/E 78.5x 28.8x -1.9x
P/FCF 24.0x 31.1x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 30.7x -3.8x
P/S 7.4x 6.0x 1.6x
P/B 8.7x 8.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 8.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 120.4x -2.8x
EV/EBIT 78.2x -209.3x -2.4x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 5.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF 24.6x 28.5x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 28.1x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.98 0.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWESTCGLOO
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 16.2% 275.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 17.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 16.7% 368.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 18.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% -56.0% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 37.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 549.9% 2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 55.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 555.6% 91.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 53.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 11.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 62.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 11.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 63.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWESTCGLOO
Gross margin 73.1% 75.5% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 4.6% -55.4%
Operating margin 9.7% -2.6% -65.4%
Pretax margin 13.1% -1.1% -83.9%
Net margin 9.4% 20.8% -81.3%
FCF margin 30.8% 19.4% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 19.6% -41.7%
Return on equity 11.3% 29.2% -84.9%
Return on assets 4.6% 12.2% -49.4%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 0.0% -54.6%
Return on capital employed 7.5% -2.3% -50.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 16.8% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWESTCGLOO
Debt / assets 23.6% 19.0% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -10.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 1.6x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 56.8% 42.5%
Equity / assets 41.1% 43.2% 57.5%
Interest coverage 14.6x -1.9x -9.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.44 4.35 0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWESTCGLOO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% 3.2% -36.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.2% -36.9%
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.

ConsensusNOWESTCGLOO
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $3.51FY2026 $-0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +19.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $188.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +99.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +18.3% +56.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWESTCGLOO
Held by institutions 81.6% 86.4% –
Institutions holding 2,225 372 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 1,286 200 –
Institutions selling 779 129 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.55 –

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.

NOWESTCGLOO
NOW 1.00 0.59 0.14
ESTC 0.59 1.00 0.19
GLOO 0.14 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, ESTC and GLOO?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $109.03B, Elastic (ESTC) $10.17B, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $237.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, ESTC and GLOO?

Elastic (ESTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 75.5x, Elastic (ESTC) 27.1x, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -1.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x, Elastic (ESTC) 29.4x). 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: ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elastic (ESTC) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%). On return on invested capital, ServiceNow (NOW) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Elastic (ESTC) +19.5%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Elastic (ESTC) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elastic (ESTC) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Elastic (ESTC) 58.2%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 88.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.