NOW vs TRI vs CPAY Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Thomson Reuters and Corpay 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
3 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$399.69 +0.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.05B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 7, ServiceNow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWTRICPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $159.67B $52.26B $26.05B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 95.6x 32.2x 22.8x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 27.3x 15.3x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +7.0% +20.4% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 20.7% 22.7% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.2x 2.8x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -24.9% +40.5% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -0.1%/yr +8.8%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 51.7% 36.5% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 56/100 60/100 CPAY

Percentile Scorecard

NOWTRICPAY

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

AxisNOWTRICPAY
Valuation 28 #74 of 102 49 #53 of 102 57 #43 of 99
Growth 58 #42 of 98 28 #71 of 98 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 82 #18 of 95 99 #2 of 95 90 #10 of 90
Financial Health 50 #55 of 109 66 #38 of 109 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns 41 #38 of 64 38 #40 of 64 73 #17 of 61
Overall 52 56 60
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWTRICPAYSPY
1 month +16.6%+23.3%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months +49.9%+24.9%+5.3% +3.5%
6 months +74.9%+37.1%+27.8% +7.0%
Year to date +3.3%-7.4%+32.8% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%-24.9%+40.5% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%+3.6%+80.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+1.2%+21.7% +23.1%
5 years +19.0%-0.5%+52.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-0.1%+8.8% +11.0%
10 years +902.5%+196.4%+132.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.9%+11.5%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNOWTRICPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%51.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%52.2%34.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.180.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.481.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-64.3%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-24.8%-6.0% -1.8%
52-week high $189.26$162.38$425.23 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$76.55$255.00 $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.

MultipleNOWTRICPAY
P/E now vs peer median 97.7xmedian 28.8x 33.8xmedian 28.8x 23.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 17.7x 27.0xmedian 17.7x 12.7xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 15.8x 17.0xmedian 15.8x 16.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 18.80median 0.85 3.26median 0.85 1.98median 1.05

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 monthsNOWTRICPAY
Revenue $14.73B $7.83B $5.02B
Gross profit $11.02B – –
Operating income $1.68B $2.33B $2.20B
Net income $1.67B $1.68B $1.15B
Free cash flow $4.58B $3.19B $1.64B
R&D $3.26B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.61 $3.61 $17.20
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $577.00M $3.16B
Total debt $7.52B $3.26B $39.11B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 449.53M 66.33M
Enterprise value $138.13B $49.05B $15.93B

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
MetricNOWTRICPAY
P/E 97.7x 33.8x 23.0x
P/FCF 35.7x 17.0x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.8x 18.8x 14.2x
P/S 11.1x 6.9x 5.2x
P/B 13.1x 4.9x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 6.7x 39.3x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x 27.0x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 99.1x 24.4x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 7.3x 6.7x
EV/FCF 36.3x 17.8x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x 19.7x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.80 3.26 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWTRICPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 7.0% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 5.2% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 9.1% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -0.5% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.5% 4.7% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -6.8% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% 8.4% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 10.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 14.5% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 10.1% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 13.0% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 9.0% -0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWTRICPAY
Gross margin 74.8% – –
EBITDA margin 23.2% 26.9% 53.0%
Operating margin 11.4% 29.7% 43.7%
Pretax margin 15.9% 46.5% 33.3%
Net margin 11.3% 20.7% 22.7%
FCF margin 31.1% 40.7% 32.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.0% 36.9% 36.8%
Return on equity 13.8% – 32.2%
Return on assets 6.0% – 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 10.7%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWTRICPAY
Debt / assets 23.7% 18.0% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.2x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 1.0x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 38.5% 87.3%
Equity / assets 39.5% 61.5% 12.7%
Interest coverage – 116.5x 5.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x -2.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.89 6.10 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWTRICPAY
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% -2.1% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.1% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusNOWTRICPAY
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $4.47FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +8.1% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +15.5% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWTRICPAY
Held by institutions 81.6% 90.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 2,224 421 732
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +0.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,285 408 389
Institutions selling 779 9 240
Buyers to sellers 1.65 45.33 1.62

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.

NOWTRICPAY
NOW 1.00 0.59 0.23
TRI 0.59 1.00 0.30
CPAY 0.23 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, TRI and CPAY?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.26B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, TRI and CPAY?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.3x). 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%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Corpay (CPAY) +40.5%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, TRI and CPAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corpay (CPAY) leads on 7. 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.