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NOW (ServiceNow) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.92 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is ServiceNow Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

ServiceNow's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $102 Mil. ServiceNow's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,176 Mil. ServiceNow's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,488 Mil. ServiceNow's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.92.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NOW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.6   Med: 2.93   Max: 22.97
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of ServiceNow was 22.97. The lowest was -4.60. And the median was 2.93.

NOW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.6% of 1675 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs NOW: 0.98

ServiceNow Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ServiceNow Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.11 3.04 2.83 1.43 0.98

ServiceNow Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 1.13 1.01 1.18 0.84 0.92

Competitive Comparison of ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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ServiceNow Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

ServiceNow's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(102 + 2176) / 2325
=0.98

ServiceNow's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(102 + 2176) / 2488
=0.92

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


ServiceNow  (NYSE:NOW) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


ServiceNow Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ServiceNow Business Description

Address
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