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ServiceNow暴跌27%创史上最差单日,高德纳调查称97%的企业无法靠AI降本

财报再度点燃市场对AI颠覆的担忧,ServiceNow股价于10月29日暴跌27%;而前一天披露的高德纳(Gartner)买方调研,早已为这种疑虑给出了具体数字:97%的机构无法将AI生产力转化为成本削减,85%却仍计划明年加大投入。降本迟迟不来,是因为省下来的工时仍按老办法花掉。

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ServiceNow总裁兼首席财务官吉娜·马斯坦托诺,双臂交叉站立
ServiceNow总裁兼首席财务官吉娜·马斯坦托诺。她在2026年第三季度财报电话会议上表示,大型AI订单中的部署支持在合同续约之前计入服务收入。

企业软件公司ServiceNow−27.98% — ServiceNow, down 27.98 percent today周四股价大跌27%,创有史以来最差单日表现,此前其第三季度业绩重新点燃了市场对AI颠覆软件行业的担忧2。就在大跌前一天,技术研究机构高德纳+2.69% — 高德纳, up 2.69 percent as of its last quote已从买方角度为同一种疑虑给出了数字:机构用AI创造出了空闲时间,却未能换一种方式去使用13。瓶颈已经转移——不再是大模型能做什么,而在于工作如何围绕它重新组织。

董事会盼着省钱,预算却照样在涨

高德纳的调查发现,四分之三的董事会成员期望公司的AI支出能带来生产力提升与成本节约的回报,而97%的机构仅凭生产力措施无法削减开支13。“归根结底,机构现阶段不会从AI中获得成本节约。”高德纳人力资源研究团队高级总监分析师CV Viverito表示1。38%的企业在AI上的支出已经超预算1。85%的机构仍计划明年投入更多1。各公司财报电话会议上有关AI生产力的谈论,约95%指向未来收益,而非实际成果1。

97%的机构无法将AI生产力转化为降本,85%明年仍将加大投入

0%20%40%60%80%100%仅靠生产力措施无法削减开支97%计划明年增加AI支出85%董事会期望获得降本回报75%AI支出已超预算38%
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仅靠生产力措施无法削减开支97%
计划明年增加AI支出85%
董事会期望获得降本回报75%
AI支出已超预算38%
高德纳买方调研中机构与董事会成员的相关占比,调研结果于2026年10月28日至29日披露。资料来源:HR Dive(经雅虎财经);TechRadar(经雅虎科技)。1,3

省下的时间又流回了老地方

这种失败背后有明确的机制。在高德纳一项覆盖1800多名员工的调查中,AI省下的时间仅有21%被重新投向更具创新性的工作1。CV Viverito表示,难点不在创造产能,而在于让这些产能真正可用,并投向有价值的事项1。省下的工时又流回了原来的工作。

ServiceNow的账目记下了缺失的工作

问题不在本季度业绩:营收符合预期,AI净新增合同价值增长65%,公司还将全年AI目标上调至17亿美元24。真正压垮股价的,是等待。

ServiceNow给出的第四季度合同收入增速指引为18.5%,既低于第三季度的增速,也低于华尔街预期。花旗+1.31% — 花旗, up 1.31 percent as of its last quote分析师泰勒·拉德克表示,投资者希望ServiceNow的前置部署工程师能更快带来回报——这些工程师深入客户内部,负责搭建AI解决方案245。

部署支持先计入服务收入,续约时再回归订阅

缺失的那部分工作体现在账目上:总裁兼首席财务官吉娜·马斯坦托诺表示,大型AI交易中的部署支持计入服务收入而非订阅收入,要到合同续签时才回归订阅收入6。Salesforce−5.54% — Salesforce, down 5.54 percent today与Workday−4.34% — Workday, down 4.34 percent as of its last quote随之同步下跌4;本刊10月14日已追踪到这股疑虑蔓延至AI云板块个股,如今买方自己的调研提供了新的证据1。

连续三年增速约20%,随后迎来ServiceNow史上最糟的一天

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B2023Q32024Q12024Q32025Q12025Q32026Q12026Q3史上最糟的单日表现紧随这份财报而至
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总营收
2023Q3$2.29B
2023Q4$2.44B
2024Q1$2.6B
2024Q2$2.63B
2024Q3$2.8B
2024Q4$2.96B
2025Q1$3.09B
2025Q2$3.22B
2025Q3$3.41B
2025Q4$3.57B
2026Q1$3.77B
2026Q2$3.99B
2026Q3$4.11B
各财季总营收,单位:十亿美元。2026年第三季度业绩于2026年10月28日盘后公布;此前各季度数据来自ServiceNow向美国证券交易委员会(SEC)提交的文件。2,4,7

盯住2027年续约,现在就开始重塑工作

同样的链条在ServiceNow内部已经走得更远:马斯坦托诺在财报电话会议上表示,公司内部使用AI目前创造的年化价值已超过10亿美元,是2025年底水平的两倍以上6。这就是工作围绕工具完成重塑之后,价值兑现的样子。

值得关注的时间点是2027年:届时,部署占比高的合同将迎来续约,服务收入带来的拖累也将回归订阅收入的增长46。布莱恩·施瓦茨是券商Oppenheimer的分析师,建议投资者逢低买入;他承认,AI的强劲势头“反驳了颠覆论”,但并未给出增长重新加速的路径5。对正在买单的企业买家而言,行动其实很具体:挑选自己熟悉的工作,让AI去做,再围绕省下的工时重塑工作。

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