ServiceNow (NOW) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) reported Cost of Revenue of $940.0 million for Q1 2026, up 44.39% on a YoY basis from $651.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 468.63% quarter-over-quarter from -$255.0 million in Q4 2025.
ServiceNow (NOW) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ServiceNow has reported Cost of Revenue for 16 years, with the latest figure at $940.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 44.39% year-over-year to $940.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 31.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.0 billion, up 30.43% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $940.0 million, up from -$255.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $1.7 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at -$540.0 million in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $534.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $651.0 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue surged 125.08% — and 2023, when it plunged 132.19%.
- ServiceNow's Cost of Revenue stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then sank by 132.19% to -$533.0 million in 2023, then fell by 1.31% to -$540.0 million in 2024, then surged by 52.78% to -$255.0 million in 2025, then soared by 468.63% to $940.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $940.0 million (Q1 2026), -$255.0 million (Q4 2025), and $774.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 55.33 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 211.49 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 940.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 715.00 Mn |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 464.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 940.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 940.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -255.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -255.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 774.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 774.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 724.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 651.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 651.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -540.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -540.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 584.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 584.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 960.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 960.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 923.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 923.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -533.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -533.00 Mn |