ServiceNow vs SAP
NOW and SAP 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 SAP compare
ServiceNow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.8% versus 7.7% for SAP).
SAP keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.5% compared with 9.4% at ServiceNow.
ServiceNow scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 12 for SAP), 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 | SAP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $106B | – |
| Share price | $102.25 | $234.90 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.8% | −7.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −24.4% | 66.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.56 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 26K | 110K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 73.6× | – |
| P/S | 6.9× | – |
| P/B | 8.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 22.3× | – |
| PEG | 1.00 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | – |
| Fair value | $72.20 | – |
| Margin of safety | −41.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.8% (better) | 7.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 24.1% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.5% | 129% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −16.3% | 130% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 69.9% (better) | 7.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 73.1% (better) | 72.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 26.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 19.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 30.8% | – |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 15.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | 15.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 0.14 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.91 | −0.19 |
| Interest coverage | – | 7.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 1.16 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.19 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 38.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 8.3% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.6% | 6.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.8M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | – |
Go deeper
- NOW stock overview
- NOW income statement
- NOW valuation and score
- SAP stock overview
- SAP income statement
- SAP valuation and score
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