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ServiceNow's Stock Price Falls Due to $1.2 Billion Cloud Services Deal
ByAinvest
Saturday, Jul 26, 2025 10:30 pm ET1min read
ServiceNow's share price fell by nearly 3% on Friday, despite a strong earnings report, due to news that it will spend over $1 billion on cloud services from Alphabet's Google unit. The company has committed $4.8 billion in total on cloud services through 2030. Some investors were spooked by the price tag, while others engaged in profit-taking. Despite this, the company's AI-enhanced offerings are resonating with clients and should continue to do so.
ServiceNow's (NYSE: NOW) share price fell by nearly 3% on Friday, despite a strong earnings report, due to news that it will spend over $1 billion on cloud services from Alphabet's Google unit. The company has committed $4.8 billion in total on cloud services through 2030.Towards the end of the trading day on Thursday, Bloomberg reported that ServiceNow has agreed to use the cloud-computing services provided by Alphabet's core Google unit. The financial news agency cited an unidentified "person familiar with the agreement," stating that ServiceNow will pay $1.2 billion for this over a five-year term [1].
The news came as a surprise to some investors, who were taken aback by the price tag for the Alphabet arrangement. ServiceNow's total cloud services commitments stand at $4.8 billion through 2030, with the Google deal adding momentum to its cloud strategy moving forward [2].
The company's share price drop on Friday was also attributed to profit-taking by opportunistic investors, who capitalized on the market's positive reaction to ServiceNow's strong second-quarter earnings report. The company notched convincing beats on both the top and bottom lines.
Despite the cloud service deal and the share price drop, ServiceNow's AI-enhanced offerings continue to resonate with clients. The company's focus on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions is expected to drive long-term growth.
Investors should consider the implications of this deal and ServiceNow's broader cloud strategy when evaluating the company's stock. While the deal suggests a significant investment in cloud services, it also indicates a commitment to leveraging AI and scalable cloud infrastructure to meet enterprise demand.
References:
[1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-ai-stock-servicenow-flopped-friday
[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-seals-billion-dollar-cloud-124732745.html
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