ServiceNow (NOW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026)
ServiceNow (NOW) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.25% for Q3 2026.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2022, ServiceNow's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.91%, up 0.03 percentage points from FY2021.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +11.82 percentage points (FY2017 to FY2022).
- In prior years, ServiceNow's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.87% in FY2021 (+0.58 pp), 4.30% in FY2020 (+2.19 pp), 2.11% in FY2019 (+4.50 pp) and -2.39% in FY2018 (+4.52 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2018.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -47.20% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -27.59% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | 2,275.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.47% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -4.02% |
API Access
ServiceNow Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();