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NOW Expands AI Adoption: Can Subscription Growth Accelerate Further?
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Key Takeaways
NOW is leveraging generative AI to automate services and drive efficiency across enterprise workflows.
Q1 2025 saw over 72 deals above $1M, boosted by Pro Plus, RaptorDB, and demand for AI-native solutions.
New AI cloud platform SPP-SG targets regulated sectors with secure, in-country data residency capabilities.
ServiceNow (NOW - Free Report) is expanding the use of AI-powered workflows across industries to support customer growth and boost subscription revenues. NOW has been adding generative AI features across its key products to help enterprises automate services, follow compliance rules and improve efficiency.
Now Assist continues to gain traction across the platform. It is being used to accelerate case resolution, streamline service requests and enable intelligent self-service across IT, employee and customer workflows. The Pro Plus tier packages these capabilities into prebuilt modules, while RaptorDB enhances performance with higher throughput and faster analytics. These offerings contributed to 72 transactions of more than $1 million in net new Annual Contract Value in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting strong enterprise demand for AI-native workflows.
ServiceNow is benefiting from an expanding partner base as adoption expands across enterprise customers. Vodafone is implementing ServiceNow’s AI stack to modernize global service operations, while Aptiv is co-developing workflow solutions across industrial and automotive environments. Collaboration with Devoteam is supporting CRM transformation across Europe and the Middle East, helping enterprises digitize engagement at scale.
The launch of the Singapore Protected Platform (SPP-SG) adds a sovereign AI cloud offering tailored to regulated sectors. Built on Microsoft Azure and compliant with Multi-Tier Cloud Security Level 3 standards, SPP-SG enables government agencies to adopt AI workflows with in-country data residency.
NOW Faces Stiff Competition
ServiceNow faces growing competition from Salesforce (CRM - Free Report) and BigBear.ai (BBAI - Free Report) , both of which are expanding their AI capabilities and platform reach across enterprise and public sector workflows.
Salesforce is advancing its AI strategy with Einstein Copilot, a generative AI assistant embedded across sales, service and support workflows. The assistant helps automate case resolutions, generate summaries and streamline CRM interactions, directly overlapping with ServiceNow’s Now Assist, Pro Plus and customer service offerings. Salesforce’s strong client base in front-office automation makes it a key competitor in AI-powered enterprise transformation.
BigBear.ai is focused on AI-driven decision intelligence and autonomous workflows, particularly in public sector and regulated environments. The company delivers mission-critical analytics and AI orchestration for defense, logistics and national security operations. As ServiceNow expands sovereign cloud offerings like SPP-SG, BigBear.ai’s footprint in public workflows positions it as a direct challenger in government-focused AI deployment.
NOW’s Share Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
ServiceNow’s shares have declined 7.5% year to date, while the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector has increased 0.9% and the Computer-IT services industry has plunged 10.5%.
Now's Performance
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ServiceNow stock is trading at a premium, with a forward 12-month Price/Sales of 14.34X compared with the industry’s 18.47X. NOW has a Value Score of F.
NOW’s Valuation
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ServiceNow’s second-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $3.53 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating 12.78% year-over-year growth.
The consensus mark for NOW’s 2025 earnings is pegged at $16.51 per share, which has remained unchanged over the past 30 days. The figure indicates an 18.61% increase year over year.
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NOW Expands AI Adoption: Can Subscription Growth Accelerate Further?
Key Takeaways
ServiceNow (NOW - Free Report) is expanding the use of AI-powered workflows across industries to support customer growth and boost subscription revenues. NOW has been adding generative AI features across its key products to help enterprises automate services, follow compliance rules and improve efficiency.
Now Assist continues to gain traction across the platform. It is being used to accelerate case resolution, streamline service requests and enable intelligent self-service across IT, employee and customer workflows. The Pro Plus tier packages these capabilities into prebuilt modules, while RaptorDB enhances performance with higher throughput and faster analytics. These offerings contributed to 72 transactions of more than $1 million in net new Annual Contract Value in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting strong enterprise demand for AI-native workflows.
ServiceNow is benefiting from an expanding partner base as adoption expands across enterprise customers. Vodafone is implementing ServiceNow’s AI stack to modernize global service operations, while Aptiv is co-developing workflow solutions across industrial and automotive environments. Collaboration with Devoteam is supporting CRM transformation across Europe and the Middle East, helping enterprises digitize engagement at scale.
The launch of the Singapore Protected Platform (SPP-SG) adds a sovereign AI cloud offering tailored to regulated sectors. Built on Microsoft Azure and compliant with Multi-Tier Cloud Security Level 3 standards, SPP-SG enables government agencies to adopt AI workflows with in-country data residency.
NOW Faces Stiff Competition
ServiceNow faces growing competition from Salesforce (CRM - Free Report) and BigBear.ai (BBAI - Free Report) , both of which are expanding their AI capabilities and platform reach across enterprise and public sector workflows.
Salesforce is advancing its AI strategy with Einstein Copilot, a generative AI assistant embedded across sales, service and support workflows. The assistant helps automate case resolutions, generate summaries and streamline CRM interactions, directly overlapping with ServiceNow’s Now Assist, Pro Plus and customer service offerings. Salesforce’s strong client base in front-office automation makes it a key competitor in AI-powered enterprise transformation.
BigBear.ai is focused on AI-driven decision intelligence and autonomous workflows, particularly in public sector and regulated environments. The company delivers mission-critical analytics and AI orchestration for defense, logistics and national security operations. As ServiceNow expands sovereign cloud offerings like SPP-SG, BigBear.ai’s footprint in public workflows positions it as a direct challenger in government-focused AI deployment.
NOW’s Share Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
ServiceNow’s shares have declined 7.5% year to date, while the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector has increased 0.9% and the Computer-IT services industry has plunged 10.5%.
Now's Performance
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
ServiceNow stock is trading at a premium, with a forward 12-month Price/Sales of 14.34X compared with the industry’s 18.47X. NOW has a Value Score of F.
NOW’s Valuation
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ServiceNow’s second-quarter 2025 earnings is pegged at $3.53 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating 12.78% year-over-year growth.
ServiceNow, Inc. Price and Consensus
ServiceNow, Inc. price-consensus-chart | ServiceNow, Inc. Quote
The consensus mark for NOW’s 2025 earnings is pegged at $16.51 per share, which has remained unchanged over the past 30 days. The figure indicates an 18.61% increase year over year.
ServiceNow currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rak (Strong Buy) stocks here.