SAP vs NOW vs IIIV Stock Comparison

Sap Se, ServiceNow and i3 Verticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$275.90B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
8 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$154.83 +14.2% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$154.21B
P/E
92.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
IIIV i3 Verticals, Inc.
$16.90 +13.6% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$331.98M
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$218.16M
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 8, i3 Verticals 2, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPNOWIIIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.90B $154.21B $331.98M SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 92.3x 39.0x SAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 40.2x 16.9x IIIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +22.2% +4.1% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 11.3% 3.9% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.6% — 0.8% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.8x 3.1x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.4% -18.2% -49.0% SAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +2.4%/yr -5.5%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 58.7% 45.9% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 52/100 71/100 IIIV

Percentile Scorecard

SAPNOWIIIV

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

AxisSAPNOWIIIV
Valuation 52 #49 of 101 27 #74 of 101 88 #13 of 101
Growth 68 #32 of 97 58 #41 of 97 53 #46 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 82 #18 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 77 #26 of 108 50 #55 of 108 51 #53 of 108
Shareholder Returns 29 #46 of 64 41 #38 of 64 100 #1 of 64
Overall 63 52 71
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • IIIV ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAPNOWIIIVSPY
1 month +11.9%+14.2%+13.6% -0.2%
3 months +31.6%+40.0%-21.2% +3.9%
6 months +35.9%+71.1%-24.5% +8.2%
Year to date -2.9%+1.1%-32.9% +12.9%
1 year -13.4%-18.2%-49.0% +12.3%
3 years +79.5%+39.7%-7.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.5%+11.8%-2.4% +23.3%
5 years +59.9%+12.6%-24.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%+2.4%-5.5% +10.9%
10 years +169.0%+811.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+24.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAPNOWIIIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%58.7%45.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%61.3%54.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.610.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.31-1.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-64.5%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-18.2%-49.0% -1.2%
52-week high $272.16$189.26$33.11 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$83.00$13.82 $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.

MultipleSAPNOWIIIV
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 28.3x 95.6xmedian 28.3x 38.5xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 17.3x 47.7xmedian 17.3x 15.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 15.8x 35.0xmedian 15.8x 9.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.2x 12.8xmedian 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.85 18.40median 0.85 0.83median 0.85

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 monthsSAPNOWIIIV
Revenue $45.76B $14.73B $218.16M
Gross profit $33.40B $11.02B –
Operating income $22.06B $1.68B $5.94M
Net income $9.47B $1.67B $11.89M
Free cash flow $10.40B $4.58B $49.93M
R&D $8.26B $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $1.61 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $10.62B $2.50B $2.65M
Total debt $9.68B $7.52B $114.28M
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 1.03B 19.54M
Enterprise value $203.30B $132.67B $218.00M

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
MetricSAPNOWIIIV
P/E 28.8x 95.6x 38.5x
P/FCF 27.9x 35.0x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.2x 30.2x 8.6x
P/S 6.3x 10.9x 2.1x
P/B 5.5x 12.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 18.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 47.7x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 97.0x 94.6x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 11.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 26.9x 35.6x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 30.7x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 18.40 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPNOWIIIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 22.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 22.5% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.9% 4.9% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 49.1% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 0.5% -91.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 5.5% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% 1.7% -88.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 5.2% 46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.3% 13.0% 662.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 22.2% 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% 19.0% 935.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 25.7% 18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPNOWIIIV
Gross margin 73.0% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 51.5% 23.2% 16.4%
Operating margin 48.2% 11.4% 2.7%
Pretax margin 29.2% 15.9% 6.9%
Net margin 20.8% 11.3% 3.9%
FCF margin 22.7% 31.1% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 36.0% 24.0%
Return on equity 18.5% 13.8% 3.1%
Return on assets 11.2% 6.0% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 35.6% – 0.8%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 10.6% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.2x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 12.3% 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPNOWIIIV
Debt / assets 11.2% 23.7% 18.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.8x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 1.6x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 39.1% 60.5% 36.1%
Equity / assets 60.9% 39.5% 63.9%
Interest coverage 8.3x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.48 5.78 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPNOWIIIV
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.0% 30.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.0% 30.4%
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.

ConsensusSAPNOWIIIV
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 40.2xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +27.0% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $211.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +17.7% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPNOWIIIV
Held by institutions 7.2% 81.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 820 2,224 134
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -2.1% -12.0%
Institutions buying 459 1,285 57
Institutions selling 245 779 60
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.65 0.95

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.

SAPNOWIIIV
SAP 1.00 0.72 0.27
NOW 0.72 1.00 0.33
IIIV 0.27 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, NOW and IIIV?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $275.90B, ServiceNow (NOW) $154.21B, i3 Verticals (IIIV) $331.98M.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, NOW and IIIV?

Sap Se (SAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 28.9x, ServiceNow (NOW) 92.3x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, i3 Verticals (IIIV) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x, ServiceNow (NOW) 40.2x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 16.9x). 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: Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sap Se (SAP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -18.2%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -49.0%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +2.4%/yr, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 45.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAP, NOW and IIIV?

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 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.