Google and Meta Show Courts Favoring Behavioral Remedies Over Breakups, With Margin Effects Unquantified
August 30, 2026
The shift to behavioral remedies leaves revenue impacts uncertain, as firms must now police contracts rather than divest assets.
ServiceNow, Inc.
NOWSoftware — ITSMNYSE
Enterprise workflow automation leader; its Now Platform spans IT, HR, customer service, and is betting on AI agents to expand its automation footprint.
Portfolio Position
▲ long643 bpshigh conviction4mo horizon
ServiceNow's moat is not AI — it is the installed workflow graph: years of accumulated permissions, dependencies, approval chains, and institutional scar tissue that makes its platform the control plane for enterprise operations. As enterprises deploy AI agents, the unglamorous plumbing of identity, policy, system state and audit trails becomes the critical asset. Subscription revenue is 96.8% of total, cRPO grew 24.5% YoY, and the Now Assist $1B ACV target is on track.
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