ServiceNow (NOW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
ServiceNow's (NOW) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 31.96% in Q2 2026, up 1370.0% on a YoY basis from 2.17% in Q2 2025, and up 5.45% quarter-over-quarter from 30.31% in Q1 2026.
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ServiceNow (NOW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ServiceNow (NOW) has reported Tax Rate for 16 consecutive years, with 31.96% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 1370.0% year-over-year to 31.96%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 28.82% (up 1166.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 22.69%, up 468.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate advanced to 31.96% in Q2 2026 per NOW's latest filing, from 30.31% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 31.96% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 500.0% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 7.72% across 5 years, with a median of 18.71% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate plunged 53103 bps in 2023, then jumped 52156 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 18.03% in 2022, then declined by 17 bps to 14.99% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 17.06% in 2024, then surged by 52 bps to 25.88% in 2025, then grew by 24 bps to 31.96% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 31.96%, 30.31%, and 25.88% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.42% |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 15.11% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -26.51% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 22.54% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 31.96% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 22.20% |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 32.78% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -0.02% |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | -93.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -500.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.35% |
API Access
ServiceNow Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=NOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();