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ServiceNow NOW Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.0B+24.0%
Gross profit$2.8B+13.1%
Operating income$162.0M-54.7%
Net income$298.0M-22.6%
EPS (diluted)$0.29-84.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.5B-19.7%
Total debt$8.5B+820%
Total equity$12.5B+14.5%
Total assets$31.7B+43.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$587.0M-18.0%
CapEx$114.0M-40.0%
Free cash flow$473.0M-10.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$121.32B-35.9%
Enterprise value$127.26B-32.0%
P/E72.7×-41.3×
P/S8.2×-7.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.8%-3.7pp
Operating margin11.4%-1.9pp
Net margin11.3%-2.4pp
FCF margin31.1%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.2%-2.7pp
Debt / equity0.7×+0.6×
Current ratio0.7×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by ServiceNow in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate.

The source filing: ServiceNow’s 10-Q, filed July 23, 2026.

Filed
Jul 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001373715-26-000076

Further, $180 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities as of June 30, 2026.

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is ServiceNow's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
ServiceNow (NOW) reported unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate of $180M in Q2 2026.
How has ServiceNow's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate changed year-over-year?
ServiceNow's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate increased by 111.8% year-over-year, from $85M to $180M.
What does unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate mean?
This subset of unrecognized tax benefits represents positions that, if recognized, would directly impact the company's effective tax rate. It highlights the specific portion of tax uncertainty that carries a direct risk to the reported bottom-line tax expense. Investors monitor this to gauge the potential volatility of future tax provisions.

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