ServiceNow (NOW) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) reported Deferred Taxes of $29 million for Q3 2026, down 76.6% from $124 million a year earlier and down 19.4% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, ServiceNow's Deferred Taxes came in at $244 million, up 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $249 million, up 154.1% from FY2024.
- By year, Deferred Taxes came in at $98 million in FY2024, -$857 million in FY2023, $15 million in FY2022 and -$34 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Deferred Taxes since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Deferred Taxes gained in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 71.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Deferred Taxes in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 300.0%); the low point was Q3 2026 (a decline of 76.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $36 million (Q2 2026), $102 million (Q1 2026) and $77 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | -73.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 844.41 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 80.60 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 29.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 1.40 Bn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | 7.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 124.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -911.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();