NOW vs UI vs CNDT Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Ubiquiti and Conduent Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$116.90B
P/E
80.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$601.71 +8.5% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.88B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
8 wins
CNDT CONDUENT Inc
$1.58 +0.6% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$239.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 8, ServiceNow 2, Conduent 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWUICNDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.90B $36.88B $239.92M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.9x 38.4x -1.1x UI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x 31.9x — UI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +27.2% -5.7% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 29.3% -8.2% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 72.8% -186.3% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -0.2x CNDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% -21.1% -36.0% NOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +14.5%/yr -25.2%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 53.7% 75.4% UI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 68/100 23/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

NOWUICNDT

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

AxisNOWUICNDT
Valuation 33 #68 of 101 27 #81 of 111 37 #72 of 113
Growth 50 #49 of 97 88 #14 of 108 22 #75 of 96
Profitability 80 #20 of 94 99 #2 of 104 11 #82 of 92
Financial Health 53 #51 of 108 75 #30 of 115 21 #99 of 125
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 52 #38 of 78 –
Overall 51 68 23
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CNDT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWUICNDTSPY
1 month +14.0%+8.5%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months +29.4%+15.3%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months +68.6%-38.0%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date -2.2%+8.7%-17.7% +13.3%
1 year -20.1%-21.1%-36.0% +12.4%
3 years +35.2%+415.7%-49.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.6%+72.8%-20.1% +23.5%
5 years +7.4%+96.9%-76.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%+14.5%-25.2% +11.0%
10 years +770.2%+1,053.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.2%+27.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNOWUICNDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%53.7%75.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%59.5%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.641.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.39-0.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-70.0%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-44.5%-36.0% -0.9%
52-week high $187.58$1,084.50$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$515.44$1.16 $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.

MultipleNOWUICNDT
P/E now vs peer median 107.3xmedian 27.6x 37.9xmedian 33.5x -1.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.7x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 17.4x 29.7xmedian 19.6x -0.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 15.8x 40.1xmedian 29.8x -5.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 3.2x 25.3xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -31.41median 0.84 1.15median 1.10 -1.02median 0.92

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 monthsNOWUICNDT
Revenue $15.43B $3.27B $2.79B
Gross profit $11.28B $1.51B $514.00M
Operating income $1.49B $1.19B -$2.43B
Net income $1.45B $960.30M -$228.00M
Free cash flow $4.75B $908.94M -$49.00M
R&D $3.47B $204.17M $3.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $15.85 $-1.47
Cash & equivalents $2.39B $522.58M $228.00M
Total debt $7.52B $180.81M $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 60.57M 155.29M
Enterprise value $96.16B $35.42B -$697.08M

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
MetricNOWUICNDT
P/E 107.3x 37.9x -1.1x
P/FCF 32.7x 40.1x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x 39.2x -245.7x
P/S 10.1x 11.1x 0.1x
P/B 11.9x 25.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 16.4x 25.3x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 46.0x 29.7x -0.3x
EV/EBIT 106.1x 30.2x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 10.9x 0.3x
EV/FCF 33.4x 39.4x -15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.7x 38.6x -735.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -31.41 1.15 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWUICNDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 27.2% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 19.0% -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 35.3% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 25.7% -15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 41.8% 0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 29.6% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.5% 34.9% -1,240%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 33.1% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.2% 34.8% -1,283%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 33.0% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 45.1% 97.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 103.2% -26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 44.9% 31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 95.4% -40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWUICNDT
Gross margin 73.1% 46.2% 18.4%
EBITDA margin 22.3% 36.8% -80.2%
Operating margin 9.7% 36.2% -87.0%
Pretax margin 13.1% 36.1% -5.4%
Net margin 9.4% 29.3% -8.2%
FCF margin 30.8% 27.8% -1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 28.4% 0.0%
Return on equity 11.3% 72.7% -39.1%
Return on assets 4.6% 49.1% -9.8%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 72.8% -186.3%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 89.1% -150.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.0x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.4% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWUICNDT
Debt / assets 23.6% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – -14.7x
Liabilities / assets 58.9% 34.5% 76.6%
Equity / assets 41.1% 65.5% 23.4%
Interest coverage 14.6x – -49.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.77 33.66 -3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWUICNDT
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusNOWUICNDT
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2026 31.9xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $18.88FY2027 $-0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +9.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.25BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027 $2.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 -22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +5.9% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWUICNDT
Held by institutions 81.6% 4.9% 73.2%
Institutions holding 2,224 354 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +8.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 1,285 163 90
Institutions selling 779 139 50
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.17 1.80

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.

NOWUICNDT
NOW 1.00 -0.08 0.27
UI -0.08 1.00 0.25
CNDT 0.27 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, UI and CNDT?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $116.90B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.88B, Conduent (CNDT) $239.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, UI and CNDT?

Ubiquiti (UI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 80.9x, Ubiquiti (UI) 38.4x, Conduent (CNDT) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ubiquiti (UI) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Conduent (CNDT) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Conduent (CNDT) -8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%, Conduent (CNDT) -186.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ServiceNow (NOW) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%, Ubiquiti (UI) -21.1%, Conduent (CNDT) -36.0%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.5%/yr, Conduent (CNDT) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ubiquiti (UI) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.7%, Conduent (CNDT) 75.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, UI and CNDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ubiquiti (UI) leads on 8. 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.