NOW vs MCO vs SSNC Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Moodys and SS&C Technologies 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
$108.68B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$488.83 +7.5% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.07B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNOWMCOSSNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.68B $85.07B $19.14B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 29.5x 22.5x SSNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 27.3x 11.7x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +9.0% +8.7% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 35.3% — MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 27.9% — MCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x — NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +3.6% -3.2% MCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +3.9%/yr +0.3%/yr MCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 28.3% 29.3% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 60/100 51/100 MCO

Percentile Scorecard

NOWMCOSSNC

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

AxisNOWMCOSSNC
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 19 #767 of 941 82 #19 of 101
Growth 49 #50 of 97 71 #178 of 615 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 79 #20 of 93 96 #24 of 586 61 #37 of 93
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 55 #303 of 667 –
Shareholder Returns 42 #37 of 63 61 #278 of 704 31 #44 of 63
Overall 52 60 51
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWMCOSSNCSPY
1 month -15.6%+7.5%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months -0.4%+1.3%+4.4% +3.7%
6 months +24.2%+5.8%+16.3% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%-4.3%-7.8% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%+3.6%-3.2% +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+59.6%+61.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+16.9%+17.2% +22.8%
5 years -21.4%+21.0%+1.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+3.9%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +536.8%+383.2%+155.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+17.1%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOWMCOSSNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%28.3%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%29.9%30.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.480.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.13-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-41.4%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-9.4%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $186.94$539.61$89.62 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$412.23$62.05 $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.

MultipleNOWMCOSSNC
P/E now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.0x 29.3xmedian 13.0x 22.5xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.9x 21.6xmedian 7.7x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.9x 28.3xmedian 10.7x 10.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 24.7xmedian 1.2x —median 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -22.98median 0.89 1.11median 0.90 1.74median 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 monthsNOWMCOSSNC
Revenue $15.43B $8.18B $6.69B
Gross profit $11.28B $6.10B $3.22B
Operating income $1.49B $3.64B $1.59B
Net income $1.45B $2.89B $853.70M
Free cash flow $4.75B $2.98B –
R&D $3.47B – $530.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $16.64 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $1.51B $525.40M
Total debt $7.52B $6.91B –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 173.30M 242.00M
Enterprise value $87.94B $78.00B $19.14B

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
MetricNOWMCOSSNC
P/E 78.5x 29.3x 22.5x
P/FCF 24.0x 28.3x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 25.3x 10.2x
P/S 7.4x 10.3x 2.8x
P/B 8.7x 24.7x –
P/Tangible book 12.0x 49.1x –
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 21.6x –
EV/EBIT 78.2x 24.6x –
EV/Revenue 7.6x 11.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 24.6x 30.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 26.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.98 1.11 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWMCOSSNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 9.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 12.6% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 10.3% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 14.6% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 16.0% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 23.3% 10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 28.5% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 24.0% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 33.1% 4.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 26.5% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.5% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 17.5% 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 24.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 18.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWMCOSSNC
Gross margin 73.1% 74.6% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% 50.6% –
Operating margin 9.7% 44.6% –
Pretax margin 13.1% 45.2% –
Net margin 9.4% 35.3% –
FCF margin 30.8% 36.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 40.7% 27.8%
Return on equity 11.3% 87.8% –
Return on assets 4.6% 19.6% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 27.9% –
Return on capital employed 7.5% 31.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.2x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 2.8% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWMCOSSNC
Debt / assets 23.6% 46.6% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 77.0% 66.8%
Equity / assets 41.1% 23.0% –
Interest coverage 14.6x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 4.44 7.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWMCOSSNC
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 4.3% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusNOWMCOSSNC
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $17.93FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% -1.5% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% -2.0% -7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWMCOSSNC
Held by institutions 81.6% 90.8% 84.8%
Institutions holding 2,225 1,405 725
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -1.6% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,286 645 385
Institutions selling 779 522 260
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.24 1.48

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.

NOWMCOSSNC
NOW 1.00 0.34 0.40
MCO 0.34 1.00 0.62
SSNC 0.40 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, MCO and SSNC?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $108.68B, Moodys (MCO) $85.07B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, MCO and SSNC?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 75.2x, Moodys (MCO) 29.5x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x, Moodys (MCO) 27.3x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 11.7x). 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%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%). On return on invested capital, Moodys (MCO) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moodys (MCO) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Moodys (MCO) +3.6%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -3.2%. Over five years, Moodys (MCO) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +3.9%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +0.3%/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%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.00%. ServiceNow (NOW) and SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Moodys (MCO) 28.3%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.