ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.16% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.16%.
ServiceNow
NOW
TTM buyback yield
1.16%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.16%
5Y share count change
3.4%
TTM buyback spend
$1.84B
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.94x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.94x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.84B | $1.96B | −$115.00M | 1.05B | 0.5% | 1.16% |
| 2024 | $696.00M | $1.75B | −$1.05B | 1.04B | 1.4% | 0.32% |
| 2023 | $538.00M | $1.60B | −$1.07B | 1.03B | 1.0% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $1.40B | −$1.40B | 1.02B | 0.2% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.13B | −$1.13B | 1.02B | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $870.00M | −$870.00M | 1.01B | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $662.20M | −$662.20M | 0.99B | 10.9% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $543.95M | −$543.95M | 0.89B | 3.9% | — |
| 2017 | $55.00M | $394.08M | −$339.08M | 0.86B | 4.0% | 0.25% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $317.58M | −$317.58M | 0.82B | 5.7% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $257.71M | −$257.71M | 0.78B | 7.1% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $154.32M | −$154.32M | 0.73B | 7.3% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $65.58M | −$65.58M | 0.68B | 6.7% | — |
| 2012 | $1.96M | $27.94M | −$25.98M | 0.63B | 11.9% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.57B | -5.7% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.60B | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | $20.81M | $0.00 | $20.81M | 0.60B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)40% of headroom
Headroom $4.58B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does ServiceNow buy back its own stock?
- Yes, ServiceNow (NOW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does ServiceNow spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.84B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is ServiceNow's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.16% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is ServiceNow's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.16% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is ServiceNow diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has ServiceNow's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 3.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).