NOW vs SAP vs SSNC Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Sap Se and SS&C Technologies Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.99 +12.9% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$162.99B
P/E
97.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
SAP Sap Se
$238.21 +13.1% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$278.03B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.55B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNOWSAPSSNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.99B $278.03B $19.54B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.6x 29.9x 22.6x SSNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 28.0x 12.1x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +14.2% +8.6% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 20.8% 13.2% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.9% 8.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x 3.1x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -14.5% +2.6% SSNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +10.9%/yr +2.2%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 39.5% 29.7% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 63/100 55/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

NOWSAPSSNC

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

AxisNOWSAPSSNC
Valuation 27 #74 of 101 51 #50 of 101 78 #23 of 101
Growth 58 #41 of 97 71 #29 of 97 32 #66 of 97
Profitability 81 #19 of 94 91 #9 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Financial Health 51 #54 of 109 77 #26 of 109 36 #70 of 109
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 27 #47 of 64 51 #32 of 64
Overall 50 63 55
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodNOWSAPSSNCSPY
1 month +12.9%+13.1%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months +61.0%+48.8%+12.3% +2.9%
6 months +76.3%+35.9%+23.3% +6.4%
Year to date +3.8%-1.9%-5.1% +11.4%
1 year -15.4%-14.5%+2.6% +13.1%
3 years +43.4%+78.2%+66.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%+21.3%+18.5% +21.5%
5 years +15.8%+68.0%+11.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.0%+10.9%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +893.1%+168.2%+157.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.8%+10.4%+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNOWSAPSSNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%39.5%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%40.8%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.620.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.370.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-53.2%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-14.5%-7.4% -2.5%
52-week high $189.26$278.53$89.62 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$146.09$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.

MultipleNOWSAPSSNC
P/E now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 29.9x 29.9xmedian 29.9x 22.9xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.9xmedian 17.4x 12.2xmedian 17.4x 11.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 16.9x 28.7xmedian 16.9x 11.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.1x 5.7xmedian 3.1x 2.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 18.89median 0.86 1.63median 0.86 1.71median 0.86

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 monthsNOWSAPSSNC
Revenue $14.73B $44.55B $6.56B
Gross profit $11.02B $32.56B $3.16B
Operating income $1.68B $21.60B $1.55B
Net income $1.67B $9.26B $866.00M
Free cash flow $4.58B $10.18B $1.75B
R&D $3.26B $8.03B $517.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.61 $7.90 $3.57
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $12.01B $434.80M
Total debt $7.52B $18.08B $29.03B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 1.18B 242.00M
Enterprise value $141.45B $205.81B $17.83B

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
MetricNOWSAPSSNC
P/E 98.2x 29.9x 22.9x
P/FCF 35.9x 28.7x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x 26.5x 10.7x
P/S 11.2x 6.6x 3.0x
P/B 13.1x 5.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 18.8x 6.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 48.9x 12.2x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 99.6x 13.0x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 6.3x 4.1x
EV/FCF 36.5x 27.6x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 25.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.89 1.63 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWSAPSSNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 14.2% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 11.7% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% 13.5% 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 12.2% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 31.9% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 53.5% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.5% 29.0% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 17.5% 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% 31.2% 11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 18.4% 13.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 41.4% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 19.6% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 46.2% 26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 22.1% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWSAPSSNC
Gross margin 74.8% 73.1% 48.1%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 51.8% 34.7%
Operating margin 11.4% 48.5% 23.6%
Pretax margin 15.9% 29.5% 16.6%
Net margin 11.3% 20.8% 13.2%
FCF margin 31.1% 22.9% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 36.0% 24.8% 27.7%
Return on equity 13.8% 18.2% 12.7%
Return on assets 6.0% 11.1% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 35.9% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 34.4% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 3.9% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWSAPSSNC
Debt / assets 23.7% 11.3% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 1.0x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 40.2% 67.4%
Equity / assets 39.5% 59.8% 32.6%
Interest coverage – 8.0x 3.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.92 7.35 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWSAPSSNC
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.4% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.6% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%

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.

ConsensusNOWSAPSSNC
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $6.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.3% +4.9% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.24BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $7.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +14.3% -7.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWSAPSSNC
Held by institutions 81.6% 7.2% 84.8%
Institutions holding 2,224 814 724
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -3.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,285 456 385
Institutions selling 779 243 259
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.88 1.49

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.

NOWSAPSSNC
NOW 1.00 0.72 0.45
SAP 0.72 1.00 0.55
SSNC 0.45 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, SAP and SSNC?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $162.99B, Sap Se (SAP) $278.03B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, SAP and SSNC?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 97.6x, Sap Se (SAP) 29.9x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 41.3x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 12.1x). 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) +22.2%, Sap Se (SAP) +14.2%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.9%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -15.4%, Sap Se (SAP) -14.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.6%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +3.0%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.9%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ServiceNow (NOW) 0.00%, Sap Se (SAP) 0.00%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%. ServiceNow (NOW) and Sap Se (SAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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