Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

ServiceNow Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

3 months ended:	Jun 30, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Net income	385)	460)	384)	432)	262)	347)	295)	242)	1,044)	150)	150)	80)	20)	75)	26)	63)	59)	82)	17)	13)	41)	48)
Depreciation and amortization	172)	160)	154)	144)	136)	130)	154)	146)	136)	126)	118)	109)	105)	101)	126)	125)	115)	106)	93)	85)	82)	76)
Amortization of deferred commissions	148)	145)	147)	140)	132)	131)	126)	115)	112)	106)	97)	92)	86)	83)	83)	75)	70)	66)	60)	56)	52)	49)
Stock-based compensation	499)	470)	454)	426)	444)	422)	413)	413)	397)	381)	363)	361)	352)	325)	303)	291)	281)	256)	245)	220)	217)	188)
Deferred income taxes	16)	32)	51)	(5)	24)	28)	17)	30)	(911)	7)	18)	—)	(1)	(2)	(13)	(5)	(17)	1)	(18)	(3)	(2)	(2)
Other	58)	4)	(20)	(6)	(7)	(18)	13)	(11)	(3)	1)	8)	(10)	4)	15)	18)	13)	(1)	10)	(9)	(19)	4)	11)
Accounts receivable	(302)	901)	(981)	228)	(216)	715)	(852)	(83)	16)	619)	(785)	(66)	(51)	562)	(620)	(5)	(130)	354)	(362)	10)	(9)	209)
Deferred commissions	(136)	(155)	(252)	(155)	(141)	(165)	(264)	(173)	(121)	(159)	(197)	(132)	(100)	(137)	(221)	(127)	(103)	(114)	(144)	(77)	(73)	(71)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(83)	(139)	(65)	(15)	(146)	(106)	(20)	(47)	(72)	(64)	34)	(1)	(26)	(46)	(15)	(21)	(54)	(3)	(13)	(9)	(12)	(20)
Accounts payable	(101)	234)	(94)	(130)	65)	107)	46)	(98)	(44)	(46)	56)	(24)	71)	69)	16)	(36)	(14)	89)	(35)	(36)	17)	21)
Deferred revenue	(116)	(148)	1,534)	(263)	(82)	(10)	1,302)	(128)	(129)	40)	1,060)	(112)	(65)	21)	913)	(38)	10)	75)	644)	(3)	9)	60)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	176)	(287)	323)	(125)	149)	(240)	375)	(95)	155)	(259)	240)	(32)	38)	(203)	228)	(15)	84)	(195)	206)	5)	42)	(78)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business combinations	(562)	406)	465)	(460)	(371)	301)	587)	(624)	(195)	131)	408)	(367)	(133)	266)	301)	(242)	(207)	206)	297)	(110)	(26)	120)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	331)	1,217)	1,251)	239)	358)	994)	1,310)	69)	(464)	752)	1,012)	185)	413)	788)	818)	257)	241)	645)	669)	229)	327)	443)
Net cash provided by operating activities	716)	1,677)	1,635)	671)	620)	1,341)	1,605)	311)	580)	902)	1,162)	265)	433)	863)	844)	320)	300)	727)	686)	241)	368)	492)
Purchases of property and equipment	(190)	(205)	(253)	(202)	(262)	(135)	(261)	(136)	(132)	(165)	(144)	(162)	(151)	(93)	(100)	(94)	(91)	(107)	(134)	(92)	(110)	(83)
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(58)	(18)	(31)	(41)	(31)	(10)	—)	(279)	—)	—)	(34)	—)	(57)	—)	(7)	(40)	(513)	(225)	—)	(25)	—)	(83)
Purchases of other intangibles	—)	(34)	(10)	—)	(9)	(21)	—)	(3)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Purchases of investments	(1,182)	(1,140)	(1,079)	(1,292)	(1,055)	(1,605)	(829)	(984)	(1,599)	(1,222)	(1,227)	(1,037)	(1,112)	(662)	(744)	(609)	(488)	(644)	(705)	(1,121)	(580)	(528)
Purchases of non-marketable investments	(134)	(4)	(32)	(61)	(46)	(42)	(19)	(10)	(16)	(30)	(29)	(2)	(35)	(101)	(43)	(21)	(7)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Sales and maturities of investments	1,100)	1,181)	728)	911)	1,040)	1,073)	654)	915)	1,073)	880)	545)	569)	554)	577)	540)	556)	491)	532)	666)	534)	453)	313)
Other	41)	3)	(61)	27)	(8)	6)	11)	(28)	—)	13)	15)	3)	1)	(1)	(5)	11)	(6)	7)	(5)	2)	(6)	(4)
Net cash used in investing activities	(423)	(217)	(738)	(658)	(371)	(734)	(444)	(525)	(674)	(524)	(874)	(629)	(800)	(280)	(359)	(197)	(614)	(437)	(177)	(702)	(243)	(385)
Net proceeds from borrowings on 2030 Notes	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,482)	—)	—)
Repayments of convertible senior notes attributable to principal	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(88)	(6)	(2)	(6)	(25)	(28)	(59)	(1,553)	(14)	(2)
Net proceeds from unwind of 2022 Note Hedge	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,106)	—)	—)
Proceeds from employee stock plans	—)	153)	—)	106)	—)	131)	1)	76)	—)	117)	—)	71)	1)	105)	2)	70)	—)	95)	3)	51)	24)	67)
Repurchases of common stock	(361)	(298)	(296)	(225)	—)	(175)	(256)	(282)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(185)	(253)	(175)	(173)	(137)	(215)	(126)	(127)	(94)	(112)	(75)	(111)	(91)	(150)	(155)	(142)	(124)	(191)	(148)	(122)	(113)	(126)
Business combination	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(184)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(546)	(398)	(471)	(292)	(137)	(443)	(381)	(333)	(94)	5)	(75)	(40)	(178)	(51)	(155)	(78)	(149)	(124)	(203)	963)	(102)	(61)
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	9)	5)	(9)	5)	(9)	(4)	5)	(4)	(1)	1)	8)	(12)	(44)	(5)	(4)	(10)	7)	(18)	22)	8)	6)	(11)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(244)	1,067)	417)	(274)	103)	160)	785)	(551)	(189)	384)	221)	(416)	(589)	527)	326)	35)	(456)	148)	328)	510)	29)	35)

Net Income: Net income demonstrates considerable volatility across the periods, with notable spikes in mid-2023 where it reached over one billion USD, significantly higher than previous quarters. The general trend shows fluctuations but an overall upward trajectory towards the later periods.
Depreciation and Amortization: These expenses steadily increased over time, indicating a consistent rise in capital investments or intangible asset amortization, peaking towards the end of the timeline.
Amortization of Deferred Commissions: There is a clear incremental pattern, with amortization values gradually increasing each quarter, which suggests an expanding customer acquisition cost amortization base.
Stock-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation exhibits an upward trend, reflecting potentially increasing employee incentive costs aligning with company growth or equity policy changes.
Deferred Income Taxes: The deferred income taxes figures fluctuate, including some negative and highly variable entries, especially a significant negative value in early 2023. This variability indicates episodic tax impacts or adjustments across quarters.
Other Operating Items (Other, Accounts Receivable, Deferred Commissions, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets, Accounts Payable, Deferred Revenue, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities): These accounts exhibit substantial fluctuations and occasional large swings, reflecting operational volatility or timing differences in receivables, payables, and deferred items. Noteworthy are significant negative values in accounts receivable and deferred revenue, indicating changes in cash flow timing or revenue recognition.
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities: This line item shows pronounced volatility, with alternating positive and negative swings quarter to quarter, suggesting variability in working capital management and business cycle activity influencing operating cash flow generation.
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: The adjustments are generally positive and high in magnitude, illustrating non-cash charges and other reconciliations that significantly affect operating cash flows, with some exceptions exhibiting declines.
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Operating cash flows are consistently positive throughout the periods, with peaks corresponding roughly to the net income highs. This indicates strong cash generation capacity despite income volatility.
Investing Activities: Cash used in investing activities remains negative across all periods, mainly driven by ongoing capital expenditures, business combinations, and substantial investment purchases. The latter reveals active asset and investment acquisitions, with some variation in intensity over time.
Financing Activities: Financing cash flows demonstrate mixed activity, including significant proceeds from borrowings in earlier periods and sizable repurchases of common stock in later periods. There are consistent cash outflows related to taxes paid on equity awards and repayments, indicating active financial management and shareholder returns.
Net Change in Cash: Despite volatility, net cash changes remain mostly positive with intermittent negative quarters, reflecting the combined effects of operating strength and investing and financing cash flow fluctuations. The overall liquidity position appears maintained or increasing over time, although some quarters experience cash reductions.

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