Growth Metrics

ServiceNow (NOW) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

ServiceNow has reported Operating Expenses over the past 16 years, most recently at $2.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 17.17% to $2.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.8 billion through Mar 2026, up 16.44% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.5 billion for FY2025, 15.52% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $2.3 billion for Q1 2026 at ServiceNow, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.3 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.8 billion (2024), against an average of $1.7 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 31.33% in 2022 and later grew 13.42% in 2025.
  • Tracing NOW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then increased by 20.51% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 18.23% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 17.37% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.57% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $2.3 billion, $2.3 billion, and $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.