MSFT vs NOW
Microsoft Corp. and ServiceNow, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MSFT | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $331.8B | $13.3B |
| Net income | $133.7B | $1.7B |
| Gross margin | 67.9% | 77.5% |
| Net margin | 40.3% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 15.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $17.95 | $1.67 |
| Dividend / share | $3.64 | — |
| Payout ratio | 19.8% | — |
| Free cash flow | $67.0B | $4.6B |
| Equity | $442.4B | $13.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.04× | — |
| Current ratio | 1.23× | 1.00× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.6% | 24.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 16.9% | 71.2% |
MSFT bills 25.0× the revenue of NOW, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 13.2%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MSFT | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $331.8B | $13.3B |
| FY2024 | $281.7B | $11.0B |
| FY2023 | $245.1B | $9.0B |
| FY2022 | $211.9B | $7.2B |
| FY2021 | $198.3B | $5.9B |
| FY2020 | $168.1B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $143.0B | $3.5B |
| FY2018 | $125.8B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $110.4B | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $96.6B | $1.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MSFT | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $133.7B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $101.8B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $88.1B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $72.4B | $325.0M |
| FY2021 | $72.7B | $230.0M |
| FY2020 | $61.3B | $119.0M |
| FY2019 | $44.3B | $626.7M |
| FY2018 | $39.2B | $-26.7M |
| FY2017 | $16.6B | $-116.8M |
| FY2016 | $25.5B | $-414.2M |
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