Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
ServiceNow Shares (Basic) increased by 24.8% to 1B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.1%, from 1B to 1B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 40.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | 197.8M | 198.6M | 414K | 200.1M | 201M | 202M | 404K | 203.4M | 204M | 204.5M | 816.7M | 205.1M | 205.6M | 206.2M | 823.5M | 1B | 207.2M | 207.6M | 829.5M | 1B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | -99.8% | >999% | +0.4% | +0.5% | -99.8% | >999% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +299.4% | -74.9% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +299.5% | +25.6% | -80.0% | +0.2% | +299.5% | +24.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.6% | +1.7% | -2.4% | +1.6% | +1.5% | +1.2% | >999% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +404.2% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.1% |
Range404K – 1B
CAGR+41.7%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+0.8%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is ServiceNow's shares (basic)?
- ServiceNow (NOW) reported shares (basic) of 1B in Q1 2026.
- How has ServiceNow's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- ServiceNow's shares (basic) increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 1B to 1B.
- What is the long-term trend for ServiceNow's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ServiceNow's shares (basic) has grown at a 40.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 593.5M to 2.3B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.