NOW vs SAP vs GLOO Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Sap Se 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
$108.68B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
SAP Sap Se
$233.99 +11.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$274.39B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
10 wins
GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.98 -33.3% 1M
Market cap
$239.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 10, Gloo Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWSAPGLOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.68B $274.39B $239.74M SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 28.8x -1.9x SAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 27.5x — SAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +13.5% +275.5% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 20.8% -81.3% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 35.6% -54.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.4x 0.0x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% -9.9% — SAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +10.1%/yr — SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 39.1% 88.8% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 63/100 35/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

NOWSAPGLOO

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

AxisNOWSAPGLOO
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 52 #49 of 101 20 #81 of 101
Growth 49 #50 of 97 68 #32 of 97 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 79 #20 of 93 90 #10 of 93 12 #82 of 93
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 78 #25 of 108 58 #46 of 108
Shareholder Returns 42 #37 of 63 27 #46 of 63 3 #61 of 63
Overall 52 63 35
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodNOWSAPGLOOSPY
1 month -15.6%+11.0%-33.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.4%+29.3%-5.4% +3.7%
6 months +24.2%+38.1%-53.1% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%-3.7%-47.6% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%-9.9%— +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+75.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+20.5%— +22.8%
5 years -21.4%+61.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+10.1%— +10.9%
10 years +536.8%+166.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+10.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOWSAPGLOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%39.1%88.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%40.3%83.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.630.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.25— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-53.2%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-11.4%-68.6% -1.2%
52-week high $186.94$263.96$9.50 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$146.09$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.

MultipleNOWSAPGLOO
P/E now vs peer median 78.5xmedian 28.0x 28.6xmedian 28.0x -1.9xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.9x 11.8xmedian 16.9x -2.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 15.9x 27.6xmedian 15.9x -3.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -22.98median 0.89 1.79median 0.89 —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 monthsNOWSAPGLOO
Revenue $15.43B $45.76B $154.29M
Gross profit $11.28B $33.40B $45.81M
Operating income $1.49B $22.06B -$100.96M
Net income $1.45B $9.47B -$125.92M
Free cash flow $4.75B $10.40B -$66.32M
R&D $3.47B $8.26B $24.02M
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $8.11 $-1.54
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $10.62B $39.30M
Total debt $7.52B $9.68B $37.42M
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 1.18B 81.41M
Enterprise value $87.94B $201.79B $95.00M

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
MetricNOWSAPGLOO
P/E 78.5x 28.6x -1.9x
P/FCF 24.0x 27.6x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 25.0x -3.8x
P/S 7.4x 6.3x 1.6x
P/B 8.7x 5.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 5.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 11.8x -2.8x
EV/EBIT 78.2x 12.6x -2.4x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 6.1x 1.6x
EV/FCF 24.6x 26.6x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 24.1x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.98 1.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWSAPGLOO
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 13.5% 275.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 11.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 12.6% 368.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 12.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 30.9% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 52.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 18.5% 2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 16.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 22.0% 91.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 16.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 43.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 19.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 43.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 20.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWSAPGLOO
Gross margin 73.1% 73.0% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 51.5% -55.4%
Operating margin 9.7% 48.2% -65.4%
Pretax margin 13.1% 29.2% -83.9%
Net margin 9.4% 20.8% -81.3%
FCF margin 30.8% 22.7% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 25.1% -41.7%
Return on equity 11.3% 18.5% -84.9%
Return on assets 4.6% 11.2% -49.4%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 35.6% -54.6%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 34.0% -50.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 3.9% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWSAPGLOO
Debt / assets 23.6% 11.2% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.9x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 39.1% 42.5%
Equity / assets 41.1% 60.9% 57.5%
Interest coverage 14.6x 8.3x -9.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.44 7.44 0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWSAPGLOO
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.3% -0.1% -36.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2% -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.

ConsensusNOWSAPGLOO
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $-0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +4.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $188.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +99.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +14.3% +56.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWSAPGLOO
Held by institutions 81.6% 7.2% –
Institutions holding 2,225 821 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -3.0% –
Institutions buying 1,286 460 –
Institutions selling 779 245 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.88 –

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.

NOWSAPGLOO
NOW 1.00 0.65 0.14
SAP 0.65 1.00 0.09
GLOO 0.14 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, SAP and GLOO?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $108.68B, Sap Se (SAP) $274.39B, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $239.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, SAP and GLOO?

Sap Se (SAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 75.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.8x, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -1.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sap Se (SAP) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.5x). 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%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sap Se (SAP) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%, Sap Se (SAP) -9.9%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.1%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 88.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, SAP 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, Sap Se (SAP) leads on 10. 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.