ServiceNow (NOW) Other Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) reported Other Operating Expenses of $2.23 billion for Q3 2026, up 23.3% from $1.81 billion a year earlier but down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Other Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, ServiceNow's Other Operating Expenses came in at $8.48 billion, up 19.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.35 billion, up 14.9% from FY2024.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased for 14 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $6.4 billion in FY2024 (+17.9%), $5.43 billion in FY2023 (+18.4%), $4.58 billion in FY2022 (+24.2%) and $3.69 billion in FY2021 (+28.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Other Operating Expenses spans a low of $1.02 billion in Q4 2021 and a high of $2.29 billion in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last 38 quarters, with growth averaging 17.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Other Operating Expenses ran from 13.5% in Q4 2025 to 31.0% in Q2 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $2.29 billion (Q2 2026), $2.04 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.92 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 944.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 960.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 923.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 847.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 799.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 832.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 823.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 722.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 697.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 722.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 673.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 632.00 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();