SKKY vs APPN vs NOW Stock Comparison

Skkynet Cloud Systems, Appian and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$51.96 +48.4% 1M +69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
107.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKKYAPPNNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.95M $3.73B $155.54B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -108.6x -356.7x 107.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 46.4x 38.9x NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.4% +20.9% +21.8% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.8% -1.3% 9.4% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -30.7% 6.5% 5.2% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.4x 0.8x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% +69.4% -20.1% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years 0.0%/yr -12.2%/yr +1.4%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 178.8% 68.3% 58.8% NOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 51/100 51/100 APPN

Percentile Scorecard

SKKYAPPNNOW

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

AxisSKKYAPPNNOW
Valuation 13 #88 of 101 36 #65 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Growth 2 #95 of 97 91 #10 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 28 #68 of 94 55 #43 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Financial Health 84 #18 of 108 31 #75 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 43 #37 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 32 51 51
  • SKKY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN 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

PeriodSKKYAPPNNOWSPY
1 month +37.8%+48.4%+14.0% +0.9%
3 months +24.0%+80.8%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months +121.4%+139.2%+68.6% +8.5%
Year to date +93.8%+46.7%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year +6.9%+69.4%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years +77.1%+30.0%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%+9.1%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years 0.0%-47.7%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year 0.0%-12.2%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+770.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSKKYAPPNNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 178.8%68.3%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 275.1%59.9%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.510.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.02-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.9%-81.9%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-0.7%-20.1% -0.9%
52-week high $0.75$52.35$187.58 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$18.72$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.

MultipleSKKYAPPNNOW
P/E now vs peer median -108.6xmedian 27.6x -356.7xmedian 27.6x 107.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.7x 4.7xmedian 2.7x 10.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.2xmedian 17.4x 187.5xmedian 17.4x 46.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2,757xmedian 15.8x 48.6xmedian 15.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 3.2x -35.5xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.57median 0.84 -6.02median 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 monthsSKKYAPPNNOW
Revenue $2.37M $795.31M $15.43B
Gross profit – $565.62M $11.28B
Operating income -$671.70K $10.14M $1.49B
Net income -$303.29K -$10.62M $1.45B
Free cash flow -$11.95K $76.75M $4.75B
R&D – $185.95M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $-0.15 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $1.59M $121.11M $2.39B
Total debt $387.48K $236.03M $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 53.14M 72.90M 1.04B
Enterprise value $27.21M $2.98B $134.81B

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
MetricSKKYAPPNNOW
P/E -108.6x -356.7x 107.3x
P/FCF -2,757x 48.6x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow -2,757x 46.2x 29.2x
P/S 13.9x 4.7x 10.1x
P/B 37.5x -35.5x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 37.5x -35.3x 16.4x
EV/EBITDA -41.2x 187.5x 46.0x
EV/EBIT -47.0x 374.5x 106.1x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 4.8x 10.3x
EV/FCF -2,643x 49.5x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -2,643x 47.0x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.57 -6.02 -31.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKKYAPPNNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.4% 20.9% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 16.2% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.3% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,158% 172.8% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 27.4% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -379.8% 38.4% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -72.7% 59.3% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -413.4% 37.3% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.4% 59.3% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% 66.0% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 42.0% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% 66.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 39.7% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKKYAPPNNOW
Gross margin – 71.1% 73.1%
EBITDA margin -32.3% 2.5% 22.3%
Operating margin -28.3% 1.3% 9.7%
Pretax margin -26.6% -0.7% 13.1%
Net margin -12.8% -1.3% 9.4%
FCF margin -0.5% 9.6% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 10.2% 34.6%
Return on equity -35.4% – 11.3%
Return on assets -15.8% -1.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -30.7% 6.5% 5.2%
Return on capital employed -60.0% 5.3% 7.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -7.6x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 5.4% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKKYAPPNNOW
Debt / assets 11.6% 40.3% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x -2.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -18.5x 3.1x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 118.0% 58.9%
Equity / assets 46.3% -18.0% 41.1%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 14.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 15.16 3.16 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKKYAPPNNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusSKKYAPPNNOW
Forward P/E – 46.4xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.12FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +83.6%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $897.68MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +23.5%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.0% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKKYAPPNNOW
Held by institutions – 94.9% 81.6%
Institutions holding – 212 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying – 120 1,285
Institutions selling – 52 779
Buyers to sellers – 2.31 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.

SKKYAPPNNOW
SKKY 1.00 0.06 -0.05
APPN 0.06 1.00 0.58
NOW -0.05 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKKY, APPN and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M, Appian (APPN) $3.73B, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%, Appian (APPN) 6.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) +6.9%, Appian (APPN) +69.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr, Appian (APPN) -12.2%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ServiceNow (NOW) has been the steadiest (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 178.8%, Appian (APPN) 68.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKKY, APPN 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, ServiceNow (NOW) 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.