NYSE: NOW

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Analysis & Forecast

ServiceNow, Inc. Technology services sector, packaged software industry. Market cap $140.1B.

$135.47−3.00 (−2.2%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

ServiceNow (NOW) closed at $135.47, down 2.2% on the day, though the stock remains above both its 50-day average of $122.66 and 200-day average of $117.39, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 57, placing it in the Neutral zone. Price sits 9.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.54.

The week's move centers on renewed investor confidence in enterprise software's resilience to AI disruption: shares surged 7.4% as ServiceNow was framed alongside Palo Alto Networks as a beneficiary of AI-related demand, contrasting with Oracle's 3.7% drop tied to capital spending concerns. Coverage also pointed to expanding use cases, including state and local governments adopting ServiceNow for citizen services, and a third-party compliance tool, Dyna Software's GuardRails, built for ServiceNow environments. Broyhill Asset Management's letter reiterated confidence in the name, citing a 97% gross renewal rate and growth in Now Assist annual contract value, despite the stock being down over the past year. Separately, comparative coverage weighed ServiceNow against Atlassian on AI adoption and valuation.

Looking ahead, the next earnings report is due 28 October 2026, after the close, which falls outside a typical 20-trading-day window. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sales, and over the last 30 days there was 1 unusual options signal, with call premium of $2,666,795 against put premium of $445,019. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -3.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the gap to Gekko Fair Value.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $135.47200-day averageGekko Fair Value $123.54

Key stats

Market cap
$140.1B
P/E ratio
87.6
Forward P/E
27.6
EPS, TTM
$1.58
Revenue, TTM
$14.73B
Profit margin
11.3%
Dividend yield
Beta
0.97
Volume
18.62M avg 15.29M
1-year return
−28.7%
Typical daily move
±4.8%
Typical 20-day move
±6.7%
50-day average
$122.66
200-day average
$117.39
Next earnings
Oct 28 after close
Shares outstanding
1.03B
52-week range
$81.24$194.73

ServiceNow swing-trade checklist

ServiceNow scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $135.47 is above the 50-day ($122.66) and 200-day ($117.39) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    57, Neutral

    Reading 57 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    9.7% above

    Price is 9.7% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 38 days

    Next report Oct 28, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −3.7% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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ServiceNow stock chart and price history

ServiceNow closed at $135.47 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $81.24 to $194.73.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+6.5%
3 months
+42.5%
6 months
+19.6%
1 year
−28.7%
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About ServiceNow

ServiceNow builds cloud software that helps organizations digitize and automate their internal business processes. At the center of its offerings is the Now Platform, which draws on workflow automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation, along with tools for analytics, service cataloging, configuration tracking, data comparison, encryption and team collaboration. On top of this platform sit applications for managing IT support, infrastructure, assets, and security operations.

The company also extends beyond IT into areas such as governance and compliance, human resources, legal work, general workplace services, customer service and field service management. Developers can build custom tools using its App Engine and link systems together through IntegrationHub, and ServiceNow backs these products with professional services and industry-tailored support. It sells to organizations in government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, education, technology, oil and gas, and consumer goods, reaching them through its own sales staff as well as resale partners, and it works with Celonis to help clients identify processes suited to automation.

Founded in 2004 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company began as Service-now.com before adopting the ServiceNow name in 2012. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker NOW.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Packaged software
Website
servicenow.com

ServiceNow GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

ServiceNow’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57, in the Neutral zone, up 0.2 points over five sessions.

010057Neutral

Up 0.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying53+1.7%0.0%+0.5%−3.3%
Accumulation212−0.1%+0.4%−0.4%−0.2%
Neutral (current zone)357+0.3%+0.4%+0.8%+0.1%
Distribution29−3.9%−4.2%−4.0%−3.4%
Selling11+2.2%+3.7%+1.6%+1.6%

Average NOW share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is ServiceNow stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

ServiceNow trades 9.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.54, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what ServiceNow shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$123.54

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

9.7% Overvalued

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ServiceNow insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for ServiceNow, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for NOW in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Tony Wied
House, WI, purchase
Purchase$15,001 - $50,000Sep 7
traded Aug 14
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$15,001 - $50,000Aug 12
traded Jul 7

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

ServiceNow has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$5.00B, Jan 28, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
$2.23B
As a share of market cap
1.59%
Trailing four quarters
$3.77B

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 86% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Aug 21, $3.11M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

5of the funds Gekko tracks hold NOW.

2added1opened2trimmed2sold out
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ServiceNow earnings: next date and track record

ServiceNow reports on Oct 28, 2026, after the close (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.1%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+4.2%Oct ’24−13.5%Jan ’25+22.4%Apr ’25+3.5%Jul ’25−0.3%Oct ’25−11.4%Jan ’26−15.3%Apr ’26−9.9%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 22, 2026 AI summary

What they said
ServiceNow reported Q2 2026 subscription revenue growth of 23% in constant currency, 1.5 points above guidance. CRPO grew 21.5% in constant currency, exceeding guidance by over 2 points. Operating margin hit 29.5%, 3 points above guidance. AI ACV surpassed $1 billion, on track for $1.5B target by year-end. The company recorded 123 deals over $1M in net new ACV, up 40% year-over-year.
Guidance
ServiceNow targets $1.5 billion AI ACV by end of 2026 and $32 billion in total revenue by 2030, operating at Rule of 60 or above. Management expressed confidence in continued outperformance based on current trajectory.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 22, 2026$0.31
est $0.40
−22.5%$3.99B
est $3.93B
+1.5%−9.9%
Apr 22, 2026$0.97
est $0.97
0.0%$3.77B
est $3.74B
+0.8%−15.3%
Jan 28, 2026$0.92
est $0.89
+4.0%$3.57B
est $3.53B
+1.1%−11.4%
Oct 29, 2025$0.96
est $0.85
+13.3%$3.41B
est $3.36B
+1.5%−0.3%
Jul 23, 2025$0.82
est $0.71
+14.7%$3.22B
est $3.12B
+3.0%+3.5%
Apr 23, 2025$0.81
est $0.77
+5.5%$3.09B
est $3.08B
+0.2%+22.4%
Jan 29, 2025$0.73
est $0.73
+0.5%$2.96B
est $2.96B
−0.2%−13.5%
Oct 23, 2024$0.41
est $0.69
−40.0%$2.80B
est $2.75B
+1.9%+4.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

ServiceNow stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for ServiceNow is $143.84, +6.2% from the last close, from 29 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$143.84consensus 12-month target, +6.2% from the last close
Low $72High $248
Buy26
Hold1
Sell2

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 29 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 11NeedhamBuy, maintained$155+14.4%
Sep 9BernsteinBuy, maintained$248+83.1%
Sep 8BTIGBuy, reiterated$170+25.5%
Sep 4Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained
Aug 19Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$150+10.7%
+0.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−3.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

ServiceNow seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, ServiceNow averaged −3.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+2.7%2021−18.0%2022−0.7%2023−0.2%2024−6.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−4.1%1 of 5
Next 10 trading days−4.8%0 of 5
Next 15 trading days−4.0%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−3.7%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+1.6%3 of 5

For scale, NOW’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.7%.

ServiceNow market cap and key statistics

ServiceNow’s market cap is $140.1B, with a P/E ratio of 87.6 and revenue of $14.73B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$140.1B
P/E ratio
87.6
Forward P/E
27.6
EPS, TTM
$1.58
Gekko Fair Value
$123.54

Trading

Volume
18.62M
Avg volume, 20 days
15.29M
52-week high
$194.73
52-week low
$81.24
Shares outstanding
1.03B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$14.73B
Profit margin
11.3%
Return on equity
14.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−21.9%

Risk and income

Beta
0.97
Typical daily move
±4.8%
Typical 20-day move
±6.7%

ServiceNow peers

ServiceNow’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MSFTMicrosoft−0.8%Neutral13.4% above
ORCLOracle−1.9%Neutral17.7% below
PLTRPalantir Technologies+0.3%Neutral11.3% above
PANWPalo Alto Networks−3.1%Neutral8.9% above
CRWDCrowdStrike−3.8%Neutral19.0% above
CRMSalesforce−2.6%Neutral1.3% below

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Reporting earnings this week

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ServiceNow stock FAQ

What is ServiceNow’s market cap?

ServiceNow’s market cap is $140.1B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $135.47, with 1.03B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 87.6.

What is the ServiceNow stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for ServiceNow is $143.84, +6.2% from the last close. Of the 29 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 26 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is ServiceNow stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate ServiceNow is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $135.47 is 9.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.54. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does ServiceNow report earnings next?

ServiceNow is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, after the market closes (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.03 per share on revenue of $4.10B. ServiceNow beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.1% on average across the report.

What is ServiceNow’s 52-week high and low?

ServiceNow’s 52-week high is $194.73 and its 52-week low is $81.24; it closed at $135.47 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.7% over the past year.

Is ServiceNow stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in ServiceNow?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in ServiceNow over the last 30 days, with $2.67M of flagged premium in calls and $445K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Aug 21, 2026 with $3.11M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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