ServiceNow (NOW) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) recorded Free Cash Flow of $473 million in Q2 2026, down 10.1% from $526 million a year earlier and down 69.1% from the prior quarter.
ServiceNow (NOW) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, ServiceNow's Free Cash Flow came in at $4.58 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 19.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.58 billion, up 34.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has increased for nine straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $3.42 billion in FY2024 (+26.3%), $2.7 billion in FY2023 (+24.4%), $2.17 billion in FY2022 (+20.8%) and $1.8 billion in FY2021 (+31.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 37.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 168.0% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 54.4% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.53 billion (Q1 2026), $2 billion (Q4 2025) and $578 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 455.76 Bn | 424.82 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 414.53 Bn | 287.08 Bn | - | -5.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.85 Bn | 179.93 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 192.62 Bn | 148.50 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 140.24 Bn | 118.70 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 87.01 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 74.02 Bn | 53.37 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.96 Bn | 57.93 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.82 Bn | 48.81 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -5.91 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.69 Bn | 21.82 Bn | 2.00 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 473.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 578.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 526.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 469.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 358.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 175.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 448.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 737.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 103.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 770.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 744.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 226.00 Mn |
ServiceNow Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();