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Why ServiceNow Rallied Today

The software sector got a lift from Salesforce's earnings report last night, showing that fears of a "SaaS-pocalypse" may have been overblown.

Why ServiceNow Rallied Today

Published August 27, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Shares of enterprise software giant ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) rallied 9.2% on Thursday as of 1:26 p.m. EDT.

ServiceNow didn't report any news today, but its close peer Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) reported earnings last night.

Details

Both stocks had been punished earlier this year, as the emergence of agentic AI spurred fears that the new capability would disrupt the software sector, in what has been called the "SaaS-pocalypse." However, Salesforce's outstanding earnings report last night appeared to allay those fears.

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