ServiceNow (NOW) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) recorded Free Cash Flow of $748 million in Q3 2026, up 29.4% from $578 million a year earlier and up 58.1% 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 $4.75 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 20.0% 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%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from $103 million in Q3 2022 to $2 billion in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 20.4%.
- 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 $473 million (Q2 2026), $1.53 billion (Q1 2026) and $2 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | -5.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 598.30 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 3.96 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | 723.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 748.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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();