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ServiceNow shares plunged after its quarterly subscription-sales outlook met analysts’ estimates, Bloomberg reports, failing to calm investors worried that AI could disrupt the software business.
Why it mattersThe report offers a compact signal of the pressure facing established software companies: meeting expectations may not be enough if investors think AI could unsettle the business model. The market, it seems, has arrived with questions beyond the spreadsheet.
Discuss: Should investors judge software companies mainly on near-term sales, or price in the risk that AI could reshape their business models?
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Watch Desk Update What changedServiceNow reported third-quarter subscription revenue of $3.99 billion, up 21% year on year, according to Bloomberg. The company’s fourth-quarter forecast for current remaining performance obligations came in below analysts’ expectations, the report says.
ServiceNow shares fell more than 15% in after-hours trading, Bloomberg reports. The move adds a concrete earnings and forecast signal to the market’s existing concern that AI could disrupt established software businesses.
The figures sharpen the picture: strong reported revenue growth did not spare the company from a sharp reaction to its outlook. How much should investors weigh that forecast miss against ServiceNow’s 21% subscription-revenue growth?
Sources and evidence
- ServiceNow reports Q3 subscription revenue up 21% YoY to $3.99B, forecasts Q4 current remaining performance obligations below est.; NOW drops 15%+ after hours (Brody Ford/Bloomberg: Bloomberg reports that ServiceNow’s Q3 subscription revenue rose 21% year on year to $3.99 billion, its Q4 current remaining performance obligations forecast was below analysts’ expectations, and its shares fell more than 15% after hours.
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