ServiceNow vs SS&C Technologies
NOW and SSNC 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 SSNC compare
ServiceNow is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as SS&C Technologies ($106B against $18.7B).
On earnings, SS&C Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 22.9× trailing earnings, against 73.6× for ServiceNow.
ServiceNow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.8% versus 8.7% for SS&C Technologies).
SS&C Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.8% compared with 9.4% at ServiceNow.
SS&C Technologies pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; ServiceNow does not pay one.
SS&C Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (15 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 | SSNC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $106B | $18.7B |
| Share price | $102.25 | $79.50 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.8% | −6.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −24.4% | −0.79% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.56 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 26K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 73.6× | 22.9× (better) |
| P/S | 6.9× | 2.8× (better) |
| P/B | 8.1× | 2.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.5× | 11.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.3× | 10.3× (better) |
| PEG | 1.00 (better) | 2.76 |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 9.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $72.20 | $94.74 |
| Margin of safety | −41.6% | 16.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.8% (better) | 8.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 24.1% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.5% | 0.11% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −16.3% | 3.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 69.9% (better) | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 73.1% (better) | 48.2% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 23.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 12.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 30.8% (better) | 27.1% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 12.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% (better) | 9.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 (better) | 1.11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.91 | 2.98 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 1.09 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.19 (better) | 1.75 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 31.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.4% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% | 5.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | 7.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.6% | 86.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.8M | −$584K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- NOW stock overview
- NOW income statement
- NOW valuation and score
- SSNC stock overview
- SSNC income statement
- SSNC valuation and score
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