ServiceNow (NOW) Cash from Operations (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow's Cash from Operations was $839 million in Q3 2026, up 3.2% from $813 million a year earlier and up 42.9% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Cash from Operations (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, ServiceNow's Cash from Operations was $5.33 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 10.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.44 billion, up 27.6% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has now increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash from Operations was $4.27 billion in FY2024 (+25.6%), $3.4 billion in FY2023 (+24.8%), $2.72 billion in FY2022 (+24.3%) and $2.19 billion in FY2021 (+22.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has moved between $265 million (Q3 2022) and $2.24 billion (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 115.8%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 18.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOW's Cash from Operations in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $587 million (Q2 2026), $1.67 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.24 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | 23.10 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.21 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 651.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 4.42 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | 547.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 839.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 587.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 813.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 716.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 671.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 620.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 311.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 580.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 902.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 265.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 433.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 863.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 844.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();