Is ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) a buy in 2026?
Yes, on balance. The Compass leans toward accumulating ServiceNow Inc. at current levels.
The workflow layer is becoming the AI control plane. At half its 52-week high, the math finally works again.
Where NOW is headed
ServiceNow at $102 is a strange artifact. The stock has been cut in half from $211 over the past year while the underlying business grew revenue 22% and pushed Now Assist bookings up 130% year-over-year. That gap between price and business momentum is the whole story. The market spent 2024 paying for an AI dream and spent 2025 punishing every software name that didn't immediately monetise GPUs. ServiceNow got caught in the rotation. What got missed is that NOW isn't selling AI as a product. It's selling AI as a workflow tax on every IT ticket, HR request, customer service ping, and procurement approval that flows through a Fortune 500.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) a buy in 2026?
Yes, on balance. The Compass leans toward accumulating ServiceNow Inc. at current levels. The workflow layer is becoming the AI control plane. At half its 52-week high, the math finally works again.
What is NOW's Compass Score?
ServiceNow Inc. scores 25/100 on Alexandria's Compass, placing it in the "Headwinds" tier. Scores blend eight factors and update weekly.
What is the price target for NOW?
Alexandria's full Compass Direction includes bull, base, and bear price scenarios with the valuation math behind each. Read the full breakdown on the NOW page.
Compass verdicts are AI-generated, forward-looking editorial research from publicly available data, not investment advice or a recommendation regarding any security. Scores and verdicts update as the data changes.