ServiceNow (NOW) Change in Accrued Expenses (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) posted Change in Accrued Expenses of $37 million for Q3 2026, compared with -$100 million a year earlier and down 86.8% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Change in Accrued Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Change in Accrued Expenses at ServiceNow was $338 million, up 201.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $249 million, up 132.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Change in Accrued Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, ServiceNow's Change in Accrued Expenses was $107 million in FY2024 (-39.2%), $176 million in FY2023 (+309.3%), $43 million in FY2022 (-57.8%) and $102 million in FY2021 (-41.7%).
- Quarterly Change in Accrued Expenses has run from a low of -$439 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $460 million in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Accrued Expenses increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 26.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Change in Accrued Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 307.9%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 54.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Accrued Expenses for the three prior quarters was $280 million (Q2 2026), -$439 million (Q1 2026) and $460 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accrued Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 116.14 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | -1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 791.49 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 891.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -389.40 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 37.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -4.08 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 280.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -439.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 460.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 176.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -287.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 323.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -125.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 149.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -240.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 375.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -95.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -259.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 240.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -203.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 228.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Change in Accrued Expenses 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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();