ServiceNow (NOW) Operating Income (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) posted Operating Income of $385 million for Q3 2026, down 32.7% from $572 million a year earlier but up 137.7% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Operating Income (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Income at ServiceNow was $1.49 billion, down 14.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.82 billion, up 33.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 55.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, ServiceNow's Operating Income was $1.36 billion in FY2024 (+79.0%), $762 million in FY2023 (+114.6%), $355 million in FY2022 (+38.1%) and $257 million in FY2021 (+29.1%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has run from a low of $22 million in Q2 2022 to a high of $572 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 431.8%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 56.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was $162 million (Q2 2026), $503 million (Q1 2026) and $443 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - | 6.73 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -1.65 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 385.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 20.91 Bn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - | 402.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 385.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 162.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 503.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 443.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 572.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 358.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 451.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 374.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 418.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 332.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 270.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 231.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 117.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 144.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 155.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 87.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();