Lease Payments
ServiceNow Lease Payments increased by 7.4% to $29M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.8%, from $24M to $29M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Lease Payments shows an upward trend with a 9.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher payments indicate significant cash outflows for leased assets, which may impact free cash flow; lower payments suggest reduced cash burden from lease obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents the actual cash outflow made to lessors for operating leases during the reporting period. Unlike the acc...
Peer comparison
Standardized cash flow metric required for disclosure under lease accounting standards, comparable across all firms with significant real estate or equipment leases.
other_operating_lease_paymentsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $19M | $19M | $19M | $19M | $19M | $18M | $19M | $19M | $21M | $21M | $21M | $19M | $22M | $20M | $24M | $24M | $29M | $27M | $27M | $29M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.3% | +5.6% | +0.0% | +10.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -9.5% | +15.8% | -9.1% | +20.0% | +0.0% | +20.8% | -6.9% | +0.0% | +7.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | -5.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +10.5% | +16.7% | +10.5% | +0.0% | +4.8% | -4.8% | +14.3% | +26.3% | +31.8% | +35.0% | +12.5% | +20.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is ServiceNow's lease payments?
- ServiceNow (NOW) reported lease payments of $29M in Q1 2026.
- How has ServiceNow's lease payments changed year-over-year?
- ServiceNow's lease payments increased by 20.8% year-over-year, from $24M to $29M.
- What is the long-term trend for ServiceNow's lease payments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ServiceNow's lease payments has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75M to $107M.
- What does lease payments mean?
- The actual cash paid to satisfy operating lease obligations.