Q3 2025 ServiceNow Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Oct 29, 2025 / 09:00PM GMT

Key Points

Positve
  • ServiceNow Inc (NOW) reported a subscription revenue growth of 20.5% year over year in constant currency, exceeding the high end of guidance.
  • The company achieved an operating margin of 33.5%, which is 3 full points above their guidance.
  • ServiceNow Inc (NOW) closed 103 deals greater than $1 million in net new ACV, showcasing strong demand for their offerings.
  • The AI products are on pace to exceed $0.5 billion in ACV this year, indicating strong progress towards their $1 billion target for next year.
  • The company raised its full-year operating margin target by 50 basis points and free cash flow margin target by 200 basis points, reflecting confidence in future performance.
Negative
  • The ongoing government shutdown may impact deal timing in ServiceNow Inc (NOW)'s US federal business in Q4.
  • There is a noted prudence in the Q4 guidance due to the uncertainty surrounding the government shutdown.
  • The Q4 subscription revenue growth guidance of 18% is lower than the CRPO growth rates, raising questions about the alignment of these metrics.
  • The company faces challenges in integrating AI solutions across complex business processes, as noted by the CEO.
  • Despite strong performance, the company acknowledges the need for continued investment in AI expertise and forward-deployed engineers to support customer implementations.
Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Kate, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Q3 2025 ServiceNow earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions)

I would now like to turn the call over to Darren Yip, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Market Insights. Please go ahead.

Darren Yip
ServiceNow Inc - Senior Vice President - Investor Relations and Market Insights

Thank you. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining ServiceNow's third-quarter 2025 earnings conference call. Joining me are Bill McDermott, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Gina Mastantuono, our President and Chief Financial Officer; and Amit Zavery, President, Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

During today's ca-l, we will review our third quarter 2025 results and discuss our guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.

Before we get started, we want to emphasize that the information discussed on this call, including our guidance, is based on information as of today

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