ServiceNow (NOW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow posted quarterly Tax Rate of 30.31% for Q1 2026, up 1319.0% year-on-year from 2.14% in Q1 2025, and up 17.13% on a QoQ basis from 25.88% in Q4 2025.
ServiceNow (NOW) has 16 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 30.31% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 1319.0% year-over-year to 30.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.15% (up 848.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.69%, up 468.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 30.31%, up from 25.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 31.03% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 500.0% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 18.35% (2024), against an average of 10.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate sank 53103 bps; it then soared 52156 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 18.03% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 14.99% in 2023, then rose by 14 bps to 17.06% in 2024, then jumped by 52 bps to 25.88% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 30.31% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 30.31% (Q1 2026), 25.88% (Q4 2025), and 27.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 25.31 |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 39.11 |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 8.36 |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 30.31 |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.59 |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 22.01 |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 23.68 |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 24.29 |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 10.79 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.31 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.88 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.88 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.67 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.26 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.06 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.06 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.35 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.99 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.99 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.06 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -500.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -500.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.57 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.57 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.03 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.76 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.76 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.75 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.75 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.35 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.35 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -18.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -18.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.17 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.17 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -21.43 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -21.43 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 50.00 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 50.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 33.87 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 33.87 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1,661.79 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1,661.79 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 33.19 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 33.19 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 32.09 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 32.09 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 86.42 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 86.42 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -258.82 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -258.82 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -16.25 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -16.25 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -29.13 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -29.13 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 244.57 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 244.57 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -31.89 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -31.89 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -11.48 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -11.48 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.14 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.14 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.40 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.40 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 43.48 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 43.48 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -8.62 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -8.62 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.55 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.55 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -4.84 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -4.84 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -3.01 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -3.01 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -2.49 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -2.49 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.73 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.73 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -3.28 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -3.28 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.49 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.49 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -1.33 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -1.33 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -2.77 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.30 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.30 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -4.72 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -4.72 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -3.58 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -3.58 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.41 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.41 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -9.35 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -9.35 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -2.52 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -2.52 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -10.81 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -10.81 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 58.28 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 58.28 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.77 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.77 |