Growth Metrics

ServiceNow (NOW) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)

ServiceNow has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 10 years, most recently at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% to 0.11% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.11% through Mar 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.12% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.11% for Q1 2026 at ServiceNow, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.19% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.04% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.12% (2025), against an average of 0.11%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 14bps in 2023 and later decreased -7bps in 2024.
  • Tracing NOW's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.05% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 283bps to 0.18% in 2023, then tumbled by -33bps to 0.12% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.12% in 2025, then dropped by -3bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.11%, 0.12%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.