Gen Digital vs ServiceNow
ServiceNow reported revenue of $13.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.7 times Gen Digital's $5.0 billion in fiscal 2026. Gen Digital's revenue grew 27.1% in its latest year, and ServiceNow's grew 20.9%. Gen Digital had an operating margin of 42.4%, against 13.7% at ServiceNow. Free cash flow was $1.5 billion at Gen Digital and $4.6 billion at ServiceNow. Their fiscal years end in different months (April 3 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Gen Digital | ServiceNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Apr 3, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $5.0B | $13.3B |
| Revenue growth | 27.1% | 20.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.4% | 24.1% |
| Gross margin | 78.5% | 77.5% |
| Operating margin | 42.4% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 13.2% |
| Free cash flow | $1.5B | $4.6B |
| Free cash flow margin | 30.5% | 34.5% |
| Return on capital | 13.7% | 20.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.0x | −1.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $946M | $1.8B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.8% | 0.4% |
| Last close | $24.41 | $158.18 |
| P/E at the last close | 14.3× | 98.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $216,880, sold $21.9 million | bought $3.0 million, sold $9.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Gen Digital and ServiceNow pages.