ServiceNow (NOW) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) recorded Amortization of Deferred Charges of $172 million in Q2 2026, up 16.2% from $148 million a year earlier and up 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, ServiceNow's Amortization of Deferred Charges came in at $668 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 15.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $621 million, up 12.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Amortization of Deferred Charges has increased for 14 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Amortization of Deferred Charges came in at $550 million in FY2024 (+19.8%), $459 million in FY2023 (+28.2%), $358 million in FY2022 (+21.8%) and $294 million in FY2021 (+34.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges in data going back to Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Amortization of Deferred Charges has increased for 27 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 15.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Amortization of Deferred Charges ran from 10.7% in Q1 2025 to 36.1% in Q4 2021.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $168 million (Q1 2026), $167 million (Q4 2025) and $161 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 466.13 Bn | 435.08 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 383.82 Bn | 255.95 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 263.61 Bn | 191.39 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 198.89 Bn | 154.76 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 149.64 Bn | 128.10 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.45 Bn | 97.58 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.90 Bn | 69.25 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.97 Bn | 71.07 Bn | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 48.55 Bn | 45.33 Bn | - |
| 10 | Strategy | 47.94 Bn | 40.93 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 172.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 167.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 140.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 132.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 131.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 126.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 115.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 112.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 106.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 97.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 92.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 83.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 75.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Amortization of Deferred Charges API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortization-of-deferred-charges", "ticker": "NOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();