ServiceNow (NOW) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +4.65% and +1.65%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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The company said sales were boosted by strong demand from the U.S. federal government, which accelerated some on-premise subscription revenues.
ServiceNow on Wednesday raised its forecast for annual subscription revenue for the second time after beating second-quarter revenue and profit estimates, driven by growing demand for its AI-powered software. Shares of ServiceNow rose over 5% in volatile extended trading. The results come as software giants are grappling with concerns of a "SaaSpocalypse" - a term reflecting the gloom around software-as-a-service companies amid growing capabilities of new AI tools provided by startups like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Alphabet and Tesla will kick off the Magnificent 7 earnings season later Wednesday, while several other large tech companies are also scheduled to release results that will help determine where the AI trade is headed next.
Today Earnings: AT&T, GE Vernova, PulteGroup, CME Group, Moody’s, Philip Morris International Earnings (p.m.): Alphabet, Tesla, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments, CSX, ServiceNow, Raymond James Economic data: The Energy Information Administration will release its weekly petroleum status report.
Artificial intelligence threatens to hurt many kinds of enterprise software, especially those like ServiceNow that bill by the user.

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ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW, XETRA:4S0) is expected to report a solid second-quarter performance, with Jefferies analysts forecasting results above guidance for key subscription metrics and a potential increase to its full-year subscription revenue outlook, supported by strong execution, early...
Enterprise workflow automation company ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) will be reporting results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.
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ServiceNow (NOW) shares slipped about 0.7% to $102.50 in midday trading July 20 after CLSA began covering the enterprise-software company with an Underperform rating and a $72 price target, implying about 30% downside from the stock’s midday price. CLSA analyst Bhavtosh Vajpayee said ServiceNow’s ...
Earnings season ramps up this week with some key tech earnings on tap. This week we have Tesla, Intel, Alphabet, GE Verona, International Business Machines, ServiceNow, Freeport-Mcmoran and American Express all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.
Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel are among the key companies reporting their second-quarter results later this week.
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BNP sees conservative guidance and improving federal demand
IBM stock suffered its worst day ever on Tuesday after the company’s preliminary second-quarter earnings missed analysts’ targets. In a letter to shareholders, CEO Arvind Krishna explained the shortfall was largely driven by the company’s infrastructure business. “What played out was worse than our expectations,” Krishna wrote.
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ServiceNow is scheduled to announce its second-quarter results soon, with analysts anticipating a single-digit earnings decline.
Burke Wealth Management, an investment management company, released its “Focused Growth Strategy” first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund returned -10.6% in Q1 2026, significantly lagging the S&P 500’s -4.3% returns. The letter noted the quarter as the worst for equities since 2022, with strong corporate earnings being […]
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Investing.com -- Orlando Bravo, founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, said fears of an AI-driven "SaaSpocalypse" have ended, describing AI as an "enormous tailwind" for software companies.
The software sector is currently caught in a tug-of-war between profound optimism and existential dread over the future of artificial intelligence. After a brief period of euphoria, reality—and algorithmic trading—bit back hard, sending major software stocks tumbling in a sudden reversal. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF fell 3%, wiping out half of the 6% gains it had recorded just a day prior. The bleeding was widespread across the industry’s biggest names: Atlassian plunged 8%, Hu
"A lot of people have said, Jensen, AI is coming. Agentic AI is coming. Therefore, all of the software companies are going to go out of business. I said it's exactly the opposite because there are going to be so many agents.