PEGA vs SVMB vs NOW Stock Comparison

Pegasystems, Jingbo Technology and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEGA Pegasystems Inc
$35.37 +6.4% 1M -46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.57B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.00%
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins
SVMB Jingbo Technology, Inc.
$2.66 +166.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$115.09B
P/E
79.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pegasystems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pegasystems 5, ServiceNow 3, Jingbo Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEGASVMBNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.57B $1.48B $115.09B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x -245.4x 79.6x PEGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x — 38.9x PEGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% -45.7% +21.8% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -486.2% 9.4% PEGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -4.6x 0.8x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.0% +26.7% -20.1% SVMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr — +1.4%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 129.0% 58.8% PEGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 10/100 51/100 PEGA

Percentile Scorecard

PEGASVMBNOW

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

AxisPEGASVMBNOW
Valuation 77 #24 of 101 16 #85 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Growth 55 #44 of 97 5 #92 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 90 #10 of 94 2 #92 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Financial Health 65 #38 of 108 15 #92 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns 44 #36 of 64 – 38 #40 of 64
Overall 66 10 51
  • PEGA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SVMB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEGASVMBNOWSPY
1 month +6.4%+166.0%+14.0% +0.9%
3 months +14.3%+166.0%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months -0.8%+56.5%+68.6% +8.5%
Year to date -40.8%+23.7%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year -46.0%+26.7%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years +71.1%-99.1%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.6%-79.3%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years -40.4%—+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.8%—+1.4% +11.0%
10 years +131.2%—+770.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePEGASVMBNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%129.0%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.5%380.7%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.500.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.21-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.2%-99.9%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%0.0%-20.1% -0.9%
52-week high $65.49$2.66$187.58 $779.14
52-week low $25.99$0.66$83.00 $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.

MultiplePEGASVMBNOW
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 27.6x -245.4xmedian 27.6x 107.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.7x 1,193xmedian 2.7x 10.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.4x -250.2xmedian 17.4x 46.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x -511.1xmedian 15.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 3.2x -44.7xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.84 5.79median 0.84 -31.41median 0.84

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 monthsPEGASVMBNOW
Revenue $1.75B $1.24M $15.43B
Gross profit $1.33B -$132.45K $11.28B
Operating income $173.01M -$6.50M $1.49B
Net income $294.76M -$6.64M $1.45B
Free cash flow $442.24M -$2.89M $4.75B
R&D $321.38M $245.84K $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $1.75 $-0.01 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $202.19M $47.85K $2.39B
Total debt – $27.85M $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 168.64M 555.32M 1.04B
Enterprise value $5.26B $1.48B $94.35B

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
MetricPEGASVMBNOW
P/E 19.6x -245.4x 107.3x
P/FCF 13.1x -511.1x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x -551.0x 29.2x
P/S 3.3x 1,193x 10.1x
P/B 10.5x -44.7x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 10.5x -44.7x 16.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x -250.2x 46.0x
EV/EBIT 31.7x -231.6x 106.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1,216x 10.3x
EV/FCF 12.4x -520.7x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x -561.4x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 5.79 -31.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEGASVMBNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% -45.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -21.4% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% -143.9% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 42.3% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.7% -71.1% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 84.9% -11.3% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.0% -283.0% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 110.5% -9.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% -431.3% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.8% -42.4% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% -32.4% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -178.1% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% -60.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.6% -29.6% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEGASVMBNOW
Gross margin 75.9% -10.7% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 14.4% -486.0% 22.3%
Operating margin 9.9% -525.0% 9.7%
Pretax margin 10.4% -535.8% 13.1%
Net margin 16.9% -486.2% 9.4%
FCF margin 25.3% -233.5% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% -216.6% 34.6%
Return on equity 53.1% – 11.3%
Return on assets 21.7% -87.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 25.5% – 7.5%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.4x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 8.3% – 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEGASVMBNOW
Debt / assets – 373.6% 23.6%
Debt / equity – -0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -4.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -9.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 543.0% 58.9%
Equity / assets 41.3% -443.0% 41.1%
Interest coverage 650.4x -98.6x 14.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.74 9.42 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEGASVMBNOW
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 7.8% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 8.4% – 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 57.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – –

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.

ConsensusPEGASVMBNOW
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 – 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.24FY2026 – $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 – +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.75BFY2026 – $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 – +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% – +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEGASVMBNOW
Held by institutions 57.4% – 81.6%
Institutions holding 433 – 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – -2.1%
Institutions buying 242 – 1,285
Institutions selling 153 – 779
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 1.65

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.

PEGASVMBNOW
PEGA 1.00 -0.07 0.67
SVMB -0.07 1.00 -0.05
NOW 0.67 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEGA, SVMB and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pegasystems (PEGA) $5.57B, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.48B, ServiceNow (NOW) $115.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEGA, SVMB and NOW?

Pegasystems (PEGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pegasystems (PEGA) 18.9x, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -245.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 79.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pegasystems (PEGA) is cheapest (Pegasystems (PEGA) 15.8x, ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x). 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: Pegasystems (PEGA) +0.9%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -45.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pegasystems (PEGA) has the highest net margin (Pegasystems (PEGA) 16.9%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jingbo Technology (SVMB) returned the most: Pegasystems (PEGA) -46.0%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +26.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Pegasystems (PEGA) -9.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pegasystems (PEGA) 0.00%, ServiceNow (NOW) 0.00%. Jingbo Technology (SVMB) and ServiceNow (NOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pegasystems (PEGA) has been the steadiest (Pegasystems (PEGA) 52.4%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 129.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEGA, SVMB and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pegasystems (PEGA) leads on 5. 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.