ServiceNow vs Oracle
NOW and ORCL side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NOW and ORCL compare
Oracle is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as ServiceNow ($379B against $106B).
On earnings, Oracle is cheaper: it trades at 19.6× trailing earnings, against 73.6× for ServiceNow.
ServiceNow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.8% versus 21.6% for Oracle).
Oracle keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.4% compared with 9.4% at ServiceNow.
Oracle pays a dividend yielding 1.6%; ServiceNow does not pay one.
Oracle scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 14 for ServiceNow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NOW | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $106B | $379B |
| Share price | $102.25 | $125.35 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.8% | −44.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −24.4% | 33.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.56 | 1.39 |
| Employees | 26K | 141K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 73.6× | 19.6× (better) |
| P/S | 6.9× | 5.3× (better) |
| P/B | 8.1× | 5.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.5× | 14.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.3× | – |
| PEG | 1.00 | 0.82 (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.5% (better) | −7.6% |
| Fair value | $72.20 | $182.65 |
| Margin of safety | −41.6% | 31.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.8% (better) | 21.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 24.1% (better) | 10.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.5% | 52.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −16.3% | 47.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 69.9% (better) | 5.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 73.1% | – |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 32.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 26.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 30.8% (better) | −40.0% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 41.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | 85.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.91 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 1.17 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.19 (better) | 1.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 31.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 17 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.0% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% (better) | −5.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | −4.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.6% | 43.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 38.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.8M (better) | −$81.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- NOW stock overview
- NOW income statement
- NOW valuation and score
- ORCL stock overview
- ORCL income statement
- ORCL valuation and score
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