ServiceNow (NOW) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 1.04 billion in Q3 2026, down 0.2% from 1.04 billion a year earlier but up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding (Entity) at ServiceNow came in at 1.05 billion, up 1.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now increased for 14 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 1.03 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), 1.02 billion in FY2023 (+0.9%), 1.01 billion in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 998.04 million in FY2021 (+1.9%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) has moved between 998.04 million (Q4 2021) and 1.05 billion (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 2.0%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 0.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOW's Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.03 billion (Q2 2026), 1.03 billion (Q1 2026) and 1.05 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 268.38 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 402.34 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 998.04 Mn |
API Access
ServiceNow Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();