ServiceNow (NOW) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026)
ServiceNow's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $890 million in Q2 2026, down 33.6% from $1.34 billion a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax at ServiceNow came in at $1.06 billion, down 23.8% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $1.39 billion in FY2024 (-8.2%), $1.51 billion in FY2023 (+137.1%), $636 million in FY2022 (-8.1%) and $692 million in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for nine straight quarters, with an average decline of 16.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 149.2%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 33.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOW's Long-Term Deferred Tax in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $914 million (Q1 2026), $1.06 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.22 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.49 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 890.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 914.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 640.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 636.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 604.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 642.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 686.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 692.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 694.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();