ServiceNow (NOW) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow posted quarterly Research & Development of $823.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.07% year-on-year from $703.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.47% on a QoQ basis from $773.0 million in Q4 2025.
ServiceNow (NOW) has 16 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $823.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 17.07% year-over-year to $823.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.1 billion (up 16.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.0 billion, up 16.4% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $823.0 million, up from $773.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $823.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $414.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $606.0 million (2024), against an average of $601.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development jumped 33.33%; it then gained 14.03% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $454.0 million in 2022, then rose by 23.79% to $562.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 18.86% to $668.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 15.72% to $773.0 million in 2025, then grew by 6.47% to $823.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $823.0 million (Q1 2026), $773.0 million (Q4 2025), and $750.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 823.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 773.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 750.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 734.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 668.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 626.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 643.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 606.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 562.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 549.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 521.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 492.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 456.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 414.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 392.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 358.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 333.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 314.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 284.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 268.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 245.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 227.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 202.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 190.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 183.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 172.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 148.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 135.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 127.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 117.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 104.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 98.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 90.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 84.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 73.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 75.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 70.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 65.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 41.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 35.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 34.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 49.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 42.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 28.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 25.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 18.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 17.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 14.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.36 Mn |