ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025, with subscription revenues of $3,005 million in Q1 20...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025, with subscription revenues of $3,005 million in Q1 2025, representing 19% year-over-year growth and 20% in constant currency.
“ServiceNow’s position as the platinum standard for enterprise-grade AI drove these outstanding first quarter results,” said ServiceNow Chairman and CEO Bill McDermott. “Our platform is delivering real business transformation to empower CEOs with speed and agility to lead through this fast-changing environment. ServiceNow is meeting the moment, driving immediate value creation for customers and shareholders.”
As of March 31, 2025, current remaining performance obligations (“cRPO”), contract revenue that will be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months, was $10.31 billion, representing 22% year-over-year growth and 22% in constant currency, exceeding guidance by 250 bps and 150 bps, respectively. The company had 72 transactions over $1 million in net new annual contract value (“ACV”) in Q1, and ended the quarter with 508 customers with more than $5 million in ACV, representing approximately 20% year-over-year growth.
“Q1 was a quarter of great execution in a dynamic market,” said ServiceNow President and CFO Gina Mastantuono. “The team outperformed on both Now Assist and broader net new ACV goals, delivering a significant cRPO beat versus our guidance. Our use of AI internally also continues to drive meaningful opex efficiencies, yielding strong profitability and free cash flow. In times of uncertainty, customers focus on maximizing ROI and reducing costs. That’s exactly where the ServiceNow Platform excels, and we are at the forefront of the AI opportunity to drive even greater value for our customers.”
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Leadership Update
On April 21, 2025, Paul Smith notified the Company of his decision to resign from his position as the Company’s President, Global Customer and Field Operations, effective April 23, 2025. Smith will continue to serve in an advisory role until no later than September 30, 2025, to ensure a seamless transition and go-to-market continuity. He is succeeded by Paul Fipps, who was appointed President of Global Customer Operations. Fipps has a distinguished track record as a U.S. Army veteran and a C-level technology leader.
First Quarter 2025 GAAP and Non-GAAP Results:
The following table summarizes our financial results for the first quarter 2025:
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| First Quarter 2025 GAAP Results |
| First Quarter 2025 Non-GAAP Results(1) | ||
| Amount ($ millions) | Year/Year Growth (%) |
| Amount ($ millions)(3) | Year/Year Growth (%) |
Subscription revenues | $3,005 | 19% |
| $3,031 | 20% |
Professional services and other revenues | $83 | 4.5% |
| $84 | 6% |
Total revenues | $3,088 | 18.5% |
| $3,115 | 19.5% |
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| Amount ($ billions) | Year/Year Growth (%) |
| Amount | Year/Year Growth (%) |
cRPO | $10.31 | 22% |
| $10.31 | 22% |
RPO | $22.1 | 25% |
| $22.2 | 25.5% |
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| Amount ($ millions) | Margin (%) |
| Amount ($ millions)(2) | Margin (%)(2) |
Subscription gross profit | $2,444 | 81.5% |
| $2,532 | 84.5% |
Professional services and other gross (loss) profit | ($7) | (8.5%) |
| $4 | 4% |
Total gross profit | $2,437 | 79% |
| $2,536 | 82% |
Income from operations | $451 | 14.5% |
| $953 | 31% |
Net cash provided by operating activities | $1,677 | 54.5% |
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Free cash flow |
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| $1,477 | 48% |
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| Amount ($ millions) | Earnings per |
| Amount ($ millions)(2) | Earnings per Basic/Diluted Share ($)(2) |
Net income | $460 | $2.22 / $2.20 |
| $846 | $4.09 / $4.04 |
(1) | We report non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the section entitled “Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures. | |
(2) | Refer to the table entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures. | |
(3) | Non-GAAP subscription revenues and total revenues are adjusted for constant currency by excluding effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations and any gains or losses from foreign currency hedge contracts. Professional services and other revenues, cRPO, and RPO are adjusted only for constant currency. See the section entitled “Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures. | |
Note: Numbers rounded for presentation purposes and may not foot. |
Financial Outlook
Our guidance includes GAAP and non‑GAAP financial measures. The non‑GAAP growth rates for subscription revenues are adjusted for constant currency by excluding the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations and any gains or losses from foreign currency hedge contracts, and the non-GAAP growth rates for cRPO are adjusted only for constant currency to provide better visibility into the underlying business trends.
Over the course of Q1, we have seen the U.S. dollar weaken, providing a currency tailwind to our business. We also exceeded the high end of our subscription revenue guidance in the quarter. While our business remains strong, we are only flowing through part of those benefits into our full-year outlook. This allows us to factor in potential risks as they pertain to the current geopolitical environment.
The following table summarizes our guidance for the second quarter 2025:
| Second Quarter 2025 |
| Second Quarter 2025 | |
| Amount | Year/Year |
| Constant Currency |
Subscription revenues | $3,030 - $3,035 | 19% - 19.5% |
| 19.5% |
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cRPO |
| 19.5% |
| 19.5% |
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| Margin (%)(2) |
Income from operations |
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| 27% |
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Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net income per share |
| 209 |
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(1) | We report non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the section entitled “Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures. | |
(2) | Refer to the table entitled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Guidance” for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures. | |
(3) | Guidance for GAAP subscription revenues and GAAP subscription revenues and cRPO growth rates are based on the 31-day average of foreign exchange rates for March 2025 for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. Dollars. |
The following table summarizes our guidance for the full-year 2025:
| Full-Year 2025 |
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| Amount | Year/Year |
| Constant Currency |
Subscription revenues | $12,640 - $12,680 | 18.5% - 19% |
| 19.5% |
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Subscription gross profit |
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| 83.5% |
Income from operations |
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| 30.5% |
Free cash flow |
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| 32% |
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Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net income per share |
| 209 |
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(1) | We report non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the section entitled “Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of non-GAAP measures. | |
(2) | Refer to the table entitled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Guidance” for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures. | |
(3) | GAAP subscription revenues and related growth rate for the future quarter included in our full-year 2025 guidance are based on the 31-day average of foreign exchange rates for March 2025 for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. Dollars. | |
Note: Numbers are rounded for presentation purposes and may not foot. |
Conference Call Details
The conference call will begin at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (21:00 GMT) on April 23, 2025. Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing (888) 330 2455 (Passcode: 8135305), or if outside North America, by dialing (240) 789 2717 (Passcode: 8135305). Individuals may access the live teleconference from this webcast.
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/394574978
An audio replay of the conference call and webcast will be available two hours after its completion and will be accessible for 30 days. To hear the replay, interested parties may go to the investor relations section of the ServiceNow website or dial (800) 770 2030 (Passcode: 8135305), or if outside North America, by dialing (609) 800 9909 (Passcode: 8135305).
Investor Presentation Details
An investor presentation providing additional information, including forward-looking guidance, and analysis can be found at https://investors.servicenow.com.
Financial Analyst Day
ServiceNow will host its Financial Analyst Day 2025 on Monday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m. PDT in Las Vegas, Nevada. This half day program will feature presentations by ServiceNow executives, who will provide financial updates and showcase how ServiceNow is putting AI to work across every aspect of business to unlock full enterprise automation. A livestream will also be available the day of the event at https://investors.servicenow.com.
Upcoming Investor Conferences
ServiceNow today announced that it will attend and have executives present at four upcoming investor conferences.
These include:
The live webcast for each will be accessible on the investor relations section of the ServiceNow website at https://investors.servicenow.com and archived on the ServiceNow site for a period of 30 days.
Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use the following non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. We encourage investors to carefully consider our results under GAAP, as well as our supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand our business. Please see the tables included at the end of this release for the reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results for gross profit, income from operations, net income, net income per share, and free cash flow.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding our performance, including bu
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