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NOW (ServiceNow) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 122.68 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is ServiceNow Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-22), ServiceNow's current share price is $1015.77. ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.28. ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 122.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

NOW' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 83.87   Med: 125.84   Max: 251.9
Current: 123.51

During the past years, ServiceNow's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 251.90. The lowest was 83.87. And the median was 125.84.

NOW's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
85.59% of 673 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 30.35 vs NOW: 123.51

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

ServiceNow's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $6.868. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $8.28 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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ServiceNow Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ServiceNow Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

ServiceNow Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 208.64 88.81 121.55 140.86

ServiceNow Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 117.72 118.13 129.58 140.86 96.19

Competitive Comparison of ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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ServiceNow Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1015.77/8.28
=122.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ServiceNow's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, ServiceNow's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=6.868/134.9266*134.9266
=6.868

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

ServiceNow Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.421 100.684 0.564
201509 0.273 100.392 0.367
201512 0.500 99.792 0.676
201603 0.271 100.470 0.364
201606 -1.080 101.688 -1.433
201609 0.396 101.861 0.525
201612 0.614 101.863 0.813
201703 0.915 102.862 1.200
201706 0.508 103.349 0.663
201709 0.553 104.136 0.717
201712 0.862 104.011 1.118
201803 1.087 105.290 1.393
201806 0.394 106.317 0.500
201809 0.493 106.507 0.625
201812 1.061 105.998 1.351
201903 1.723 107.251 2.168
201906 0.845 108.070 1.055
201909 0.607 108.329 0.756
201912 1.543 108.420 1.920
202003 2.046 108.902 2.535
202006 1.276 108.767 1.583
202009 0.743 109.815 0.913
202012 2.671 109.897 3.279
202103 3.065 111.754 3.701
202106 1.033 114.631 1.216
202109 1.113 115.734 1.298
202112 3.638 117.630 4.173
202203 3.797 121.301 4.224
202206 1.389 125.017 1.499
202209 0.507 125.227 0.546
202212 4.988 125.222 5.375
202303 3.608 127.348 3.823
202306 2.182 128.729 2.287
202309 0.834 129.860 0.867
202312 6.500 129.419 6.777
202403 5.706 131.776 5.842
202406 1.680 132.554 1.710
202409 2.249 133.029 2.281
202412 6.543 133.157 6.630
202503 6.868 134.927 6.868

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


ServiceNow  (NYSE:NOW) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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ServiceNow Business Description

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2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
ServiceNow Inc provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model. The company primarily focuses on the IT function for enterprise customers. ServiceNow began with IT service management, expanded within the IT function, and more recently directed its workflow automation logic to functional areas beyond IT, notably customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations. ServiceNow also offers an application development platform as a service.
Executives
Jacqueline P Canney officer: Chief People Officer 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Deborah Black director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nicholas Tzitzon officer: Chief Strat & Corp Affairs Ofc 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Gina Mastantuono officer: Chief Financial Officer 237 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paul John Smith officer: Chief Commercial Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Russell S Elmer officer: General Counsel
Paul Edward Chamberlain director C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Kevin Thomas Mcbride officer: Principal Accounting Officer 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
William R Mcdermott director, officer: President & CEO 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Larry Quinlan director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Jeffrey A Miller director 6801 KOLL CENTER PARKWAY, PLEASANTON CA 94566-7047
Anita M Sands director 350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Teresa Briggs director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Jonathan Chadwick director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Christopher Bedi officer: Chief Information Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054