ServiceNow Inc (NOW) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-10-06 — refreshed nightly. Closelooknet readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelooknet module scores

58 /100 composite · 7 modules · software-infra weight set

Valuation 30
Quality 67
Growth 58
Balance sheet 68
Cash quality 69
Capital allocation 37
Momentum 77

Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.

Financial forensics — the academic screens

7.23 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

5/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.91 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-06

Quick answers

What is ServiceNow Inc's Closelooknet quality reading?

The composite reads 58/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-10-06: valuation 30, quality 67, growth 58, balance sheet 68, cash quality 69, capital allocation 37, momentum 77. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is ServiceNow Inc's Altman Z-Score?

7.23, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-10-06. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is ServiceNow Inc's Piotroski F-Score?

5 of 9, as of 2026-10-06. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does ServiceNow Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.91 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-10-06. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where NOW appears in the diary — 21 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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Long reads

The Agentic Winners 25Dossier · $49 · 31 Mar 2026ServiceNow owns IT service management and is extending into enterprise-wide workflow orchestration; its agent platform is evolving from copilot to autonomous executor.
Agentic Application Software: The SaaSpocalypse MapDossier · $39 · 27 Feb 2026Destination platforms own data or relationships that users — and now agents — return to regardless of the interface: Salesforce's CRM data (customer relationships, pipeline history, interaction logs), Palantir's ontology (connected…
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Dailies

AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slipMidday 10 · 1 Oct 2026Today Salesforce is up 0.66% and ServiceNow 1.30%.
Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarterMorning 10 · 1 Oct 2026Software — ServiceNow +3.1%, Salesforce +1.9%, IGV +1.2%; chips mixed as Arm and ASML slip
Bonds — TLT closes at a one-year low but holds 78; oil slides on a reserve release, Micron reports tonightMorning 10 · 30 Sept 2026Chips — ASML +3.6%, Arm +3.7%, Oracle +3.9%; software keeps sliding, ServiceNow -7.7% on the week
Bonds — the long end breaks: 30-year at 5.56%, gold -3.9%; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta moves inMorning 10 · 29 Sept 2026MongoDB closed 18.46% lower; Atlassian (-4.90%), ServiceNow (-3.07%) and Salesforce (-2.88%) followed.
Nvidia — up 2.7% in a red market; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta hires its CEO, gold slides 3.8%Midday 10 · 28 Sept 2026Meta starts a business unit that sells its AI stack to companies and hires MongoDB's chief to build it: MongoDB drops 18%, Atlassian 4.8%, ServiceNow 3.3%.
Rates — the 10-year closes at 5.11% and the 5-year hits 5%; Tokyo reopens higher, chip-equipment makers leadMorning 10 · 24 Sept 2026Chips sold as duration, software held: SOXX -1.23%, memory basket -2.70%, SanDisk $1,816.57 (-3.73%), Micron -2.22%, Broadcom -2.62%; against IGV +1.26%, ServiceNow +2.76%, Salesforce +1.84%, and the cyber fund CIBR a record close at…
Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is boughtMidday 10 · 23 Sept 2026Software bought: IGV 108.14 (+1.30%), Salesforce $238.21 (+2.11%), ServiceNow (+1.60%), Adobe $240.57 (+0.97%), Microsoft $498.69 (+0.14%, high $507.79); the cyber fund CIBR 103.90 (+1.29%) above Tuesday's 103.66 intraday high - a new…
Nasdaq — a record print at 27,272, chips extend, software sold from its highs; AMD joins the trillion clubMidday 10 · 22 Sept 2026Intuit is −5.1% after opening at $310.50 and trading at $288.58; Adobe −3.8% from a $254.67 high; Salesforce −2.6%; Workday −1.9%; ServiceNow −1.5%; Microsoft −1.3% from a $508.50 high.

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