NOW vs MCO vs MTLS Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Moodys and Materialise Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.67B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$484.68 +3.4% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$81.78B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.65 +2.6% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$511.52M
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNOWMCOMTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $159.67B $81.78B $511.52M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 95.6x 28.4x 33.2x MCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 27.0x 43.2x MCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +9.0% +10.2% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 35.3% 4.8% MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 27.9% 3.5% MCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x -2.5x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -1.3% +43.2% MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +4.3%/yr -17.1%/yr MCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 28.4% 42.1% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 60/100 65/100 MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

NOWMCOMTLS

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

AxisNOWMCOMTLS
Valuation 28 #74 of 102 19 #768 of 947 86 #15 of 102
Growth 58 #42 of 98 73 #189 of 691 88 #13 of 98
Profitability 82 #18 of 95 96 #27 of 673 61 #38 of 95
Financial Health 50 #55 of 109 53 #352 of 754 81 #22 of 109
Shareholder Returns 41 #38 of 64 60 #288 of 713 8 #59 of 64
Overall 52 60 65
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • MCO ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • MTLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWMCOMTLSSPY
1 month +16.6%+3.4%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months +49.9%-0.3%+34.3% +3.5%
6 months +74.9%+5.2%+62.9% +7.0%
Year to date +3.3%-5.1%+55.9% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%-1.3%+43.2% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%+60.5%+62.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+17.1%+17.5% +23.1%
5 years +19.0%+23.4%-60.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%+4.3%-17.1% +11.0%
10 years +902.5%+374.6%+13.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.9%+16.9%+1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNOWMCOMTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%28.4%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%30.2%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.491.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.041.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-42.2%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-10.2%-1.1% -1.8%
52-week high $189.26$539.61$8.75 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$412.23$4.80 $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.

MultipleNOWMCOMTLS
P/E now vs peer median 97.7xmedian 28.8x 29.1xmedian 13.1x 33.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 10.2xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 17.7x 21.5xmedian 6.9x 10.5xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 15.8x 28.1xmedian 10.9x 31.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.2x 24.5xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 18.80median 0.85 1.10median 0.88 0.11median 0.85

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 monthsNOWMCOMTLS
Revenue $14.73B $8.18B $318.18M
Gross profit $11.02B $6.10B $182.10M
Operating income $1.68B $3.64B $12.25M
Net income $1.67B $2.89B $15.39M
Free cash flow $4.58B $2.98B $16.15M
R&D $3.26B – $55.71M
EPS (diluted) $1.61 $16.64 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $1.51B $152.75M
Total debt $7.52B $6.91B $53.39M
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 173.30M 59.07M
Enterprise value $138.13B $74.70B -$105.79M

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
MetricNOWMCOMTLS
P/E 97.7x 29.1x 33.2x
P/FCF 35.7x 28.1x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.8x 25.1x 14.3x
P/S 11.1x 10.2x 1.6x
P/B 13.1x 24.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 48.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x 21.5x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 99.1x 24.4x 33.6x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 10.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 36.3x 29.8x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x 26.7x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.80 1.10 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWMCOMTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 9.0% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 12.6% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% 10.3% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 14.6% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 16.0% 73.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 23.3% 62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.5% 28.5% 150.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 24.0% 330.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% 33.1% 151.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 26.5% 310.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 22.5% 46.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 17.5% 32.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 24.1% 340.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 18.8% 53.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWMCOMTLS
Gross margin 74.8% 74.6% 57.2%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 50.6% 12.3%
Operating margin 11.4% 44.6% 3.9%
Pretax margin 15.9% 45.2% 4.9%
Net margin 11.3% 35.3% 4.8%
FCF margin 31.1% 36.4% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.0% 40.7% 11.3%
Return on equity 13.8% 87.8% 5.3%
Return on assets 6.0% 19.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 27.9% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 31.8% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 2.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWMCOMTLS
Debt / assets 23.7% 46.6% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x -2.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 2.3x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 77.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 39.5% 23.0% 61.4%
Interest coverage – – 27.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 5.89 7.68 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWMCOMTLS
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 3.5% -20.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.4% -20.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% –

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.

ConsensusNOWMCOMTLS
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 43.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $17.93FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% -1.5% +45.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026 $302.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% -2.0% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWMCOMTLS
Held by institutions 81.6% 90.8% 13.7%
Institutions holding 2,224 1,404 59
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -1.6% +9.4%
Institutions buying 1,285 644 23
Institutions selling 779 522 22
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.23 1.05

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.

NOWMCOMTLS
NOW 1.00 0.44 0.23
MCO 0.44 1.00 0.14
MTLS 0.23 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, MCO and MTLS?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B, Moodys (MCO) $81.78B, Materialise (MTLS) $511.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, MCO and MTLS?

Moodys (MCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Moodys (MCO) 28.4x, Materialise (MTLS) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Moodys (MCO) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x, Moodys (MCO) 27.0x, Materialise (MTLS) 43.2x). 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) +22.2%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Moodys (MCO) leads (Moodys (MCO) 27.9%, Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%, Moodys (MCO) -1.3%, Materialise (MTLS) +43.2%. Over five years, Moodys (MCO) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +4.3%/yr, Materialise (MTLS) -17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ServiceNow (NOW) 0.00%, Moodys (MCO) 0.01%, Materialise (MTLS) 0.00%. ServiceNow (NOW) and Materialise (MTLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Moodys (MCO) 28.4%, Materialise (MTLS) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, MCO and MTLS?

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