Gartner, Inc. IT SPX
Gartner, Inc. provides business and technology insights for decisions and performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Insights, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment delivers insights through subscription services, such as access to published content, data and benchmarks, and direct access to a network of business and technology experts. The Conferences segment offers executives and teams in an organization the opportunity to learn, share, and network through its Symposium/Xpo series and peer-driven sessions, as well as conferences focused on specific business roles and topics. The Consulting segment provides technology-driven strategic initiatives, including custom analysis and on-the-ground support to senior executives. This segment also offers actionable solutions for IT-related priorities, including IT cost optimization, digital transformation, and IT sourcing optimization. Gartner, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 94.9%.
- Healthy ROCE of 27.2%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -3.4% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 62.8% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Gartner, Inc. SPX | 162.20 | 16.03 | $10.86B | - | 27.24% | 94.88% | 5.87% | -3.35% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.14 | 32.38 | $5.11T | 0.47% | 81.14% | 114.29% | 100.05% | 201.80% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 312.06 | 37.73 | $4.58T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 450.24 | 26.82 | $3.34T | 0.81% | 26.37% | 34.01% | 12.42% | 11.87% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 418.45 | 35.86 | $2.17T | 0.91% | 32.04% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 625.17M | 843.73M | 828.09M | 963.57M | 1.00B | 921.67M | 970.44M | 1.07B | 1.00B | 1.02B | 973.13M | 994.62M | 1.10B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.26B | 1.38B | 1.33B | 1.41B | 1.50B | 1.41B | 1.47B | 1.60B | - | - | 1.53B | 1.69B | 1.52B | 1.75B | 1.51B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 475.03M | 531.73M | 474.22M | 572.60M | 429.31M |
| Gross Profit | 248.54M | 279.40M | 318.73M | 282.83M | 295.83M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.02B | 1.09B | - | - | 1.06B | 1.15B | 1.05B | 1.18B | 1.08B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 781.07M | 827.63M | 813.51M | 845.74M | 771.78M |
| Operating Income | 58.74M | 59.17M | 81.76M | 49.39M | 48.68M | 85.22M | 52.47M | 64.43M | 83.30M | 48.73M | 53.51M | -98.39M | -24.35M | -8.71M | 86.10M | 52.72M | 48.80M | 116.00M | 69.15M | 124.72M | 99.65M | 87.65M | 225.41M | 274.71M | 230.22M | 217.25M | 297.12M | 253.42M | 407.96M | 283.11M | 244.42M | 273.88M | 318.78M | - | - | 278.03M | 327.10M | 236.34M | 334.24M | 309.95M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 331.18M | 380.33M | 136.71M | 445.48M | 358.89M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.41M | 11.80M | 16.28M | 83.78M | 21.05M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 267.01M | 317.79M | 69.48M | 313.83M | 292.41M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.07M | 77.01M | 34.12M | 71.68M | 70.07M |
| Net Income | 38.19M | 37.74M | 53.04M | 33.85M | 28.35M | 51.16M | 30.37M | 44.99M | 51.63M | 30.48M | 36.43M | -92.28M | -48.18M | -19.59M | 46.27M | 11.75M | 20.80M | 103.41M | 41.39M | 75.10M | 55.08M | 16.96M | 164.10M | 271.24M | 148.87M | 172.51M | 204.93M | 173.54M | 295.78M | 198.04M | 180.01M | 210.54M | 229.55M | - | - | 210.94M | 240.78M | 35.36M | 242.15M | 222.34M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.36 | 0.43 | -1.03 | -0.53 | -0.22 | 0.50 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 1.13 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 0.61 | 0.19 | 1.84 | 3.13 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2.53 | 2.17 | 3.68 | 2.48 | 2.26 | 2.67 | 2.93 | - | - | 2.71 | 3.11 | 0.47 | 3.36 | 3.18 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.44B | 3.31B | 3.98B | 4.25B | 4.10B | - | 5.48B | 5.91B | 6.27B | 6.50B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.69B | 1.90B | 2.02B | 2.05B |
| Gross Profit | - | 642.91M | 742.30M | 863.24M | 963.71M | 1.08B | 1.23B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.78B | 4.00B | 4.24B | 4.44B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.67B | 2.89B | 3.09B | 3.27B |
| Operating Income | 164.37M | 134.48M | 149.26M | 214.06M | 245.71M | 275.49M | 286.16M | 288.00M | 305.14M | -6.33M | 259.71M | 370.09M | 490.15M | - | 1.11B | 1.11B | 1.16B | 1.18B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.35B | 1.47B | 1.72B | 1.29B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 126.20M | 132.77M | 131.05M | 125.28M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.03B | 1.15B | 1.39B | 968.12M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 219.40M | 264.66M | 133.66M | 238.89M |
| Net Income | 103.87M | 82.96M | 96.28M | 136.90M | 165.90M | 182.80M | 183.77M | 175.63M | 193.58M | 3.28M | 122.46M | 233.29M | 266.75M | - | 807.80M | 882.47M | 1.25B | 729.23M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.39 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.31 | 0.04 | 1.33 | 2.56 | 2.96 | - | 9.96 | 11.08 | 16.00 | 9.65 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.87% |
| 1 Year: | -1.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -3.35% |
| 1 Year: | 17.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -62.83% |
| 6 Months: | -31.09% |
| 3 Months: | +3.18% |
| 1 Month: | +7.97% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.22B | 1.29B | 1.38B | 1.62B | 1.78B | 1.90B | 2.17B | 2.37B | 7.28B | 6.20B | 7.15B | 7.32B | - | 7.30B | 7.84B | 8.53B | 8.09B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.79B | 3.43B | 4.20B | 4.07B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 109.94M | 140.93M | 116.57M | 120.18M | 142.74M | 299.85M | 423.99M | 365.30M | 372.98M | 474.23M | 538.91M | 156.37M | 280.84M | 712.58M | - | 698.00M | 1.32B | 1.93B | 1.72B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.56B | 1.60B | 1.70B | 1.68B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 1.10B | 1.10B | 1.20B | 1.31B | 1.42B | 1.74B | 2.30B | 2.31B | 6.30B | 5.35B | 6.21B | 6.23B | - | 7.07B | 7.16B | 7.18B | 7.77B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 898.17M | 811.15M | 921.14M | 1.07B | 1.16B | 1.22B | 1.32B | 1.46B | 2.82B | 2.62B | 2.86B | 2.95B | - | 3.60B | 3.78B | 3.97B | 4.07B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 124.00M | 180.00M | 150.00M | 115.00M | 136.25M | 385.00M | 783.83M | 664.39M | 2.90B | 2.12B | 2.04B | 1.96B | - | 2.45B | 2.45B | 2.46B | 2.98B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.16B | 3.07B | 2.90B | 3.35B |
| Total Equity | 17.50M | -21.32M | 112.53M | 187.06M | 181.78M | 306.67M | 361.32M | 161.17M | -132.40M | 60.88M | 983.47M | 850.76M | 938.59M | 1.09B | - | 227.80M | 680.63M | 1.36B | 319.91M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163.60M | 163.60M | 163.60M | 163.60M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 184.35M | 161.94M | 205.50M | 255.57M | 279.81M | 315.65M | 346.78M | 345.56M | 365.63M | 254.52M | 471.16M | 565.44M | 903.28M | - | 1.10B | 1.16B | 1.48B | 1.29B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -16.45M | -119.67M | -33.84M | -41.95M | -54.67M | -36.50M | -162.78M | -242.36M | -98.06M | -2.75B | 384.05M | -160.88M | -83.89M | - | -117.56M | 54.16M | -103.74M | -115.14M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -119.83M | -73.78M | -171.56M | -186.56M | -72.57M | -153.85M | -208.67M | -67.69M | -174.69M | 2.54B | -1.26B | -285.99M | -416.22M | - | -1.03B | -588.88M | -710.14M | -1.44B |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -108.05M | -103.12M | -101.74M | -115.14M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 993.37M | 1.05B | 1.38B | 1.18B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -43.58M | 621.01M | 671.04M | -264.50M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 3.74M | 99.82M | 211.99M | 111.30M | 181.74M | 432.01M | 509.05M | 58.96M | 41.27M | 260.83M | 199.04M | 176.30M | 1.66B | 1.04B | 606.19M | 735.36M | 1.99B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.1% | 67.8% | 67.7% | 68.4% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.5% | -0.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 12.0% | - | 20.3% | 18.8% | 18.5% | 18.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.9% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 5.5% | 6.5% | - | 14.8% | 14.9% | 20.0% | 11.2% |
| ROE % | -487.3% | 73.7% | 51.5% | 75.3% | 54.1% | 50.6% | 114.0% | -132.7% | 318.0% | 0.3% | 14.4% | 24.9% | 24.5% | - | 354.6% | 129.7% | 92.2% | 228.0% |
| ROCE % | - | 42.4% | 31.5% | 46.7% | 44.6% | 44.2% | 41.5% | 34.1% | 33.6% | -0.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 11.2% | - | 30.0% | 27.4% | 25.3% | 29.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 10.28% | 6.88M | $1.12B |
| 2 | BAMCO Inc. | 8.84% | 5.92M | $959.84M |
| 3 | Independent Franchise Partners, LLP | 6.87% | 4.60M | $746.25M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.67% | 4.47M | $724.73M |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.52% | 3.69M | $599.16M |
| 6 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 5.33% | 3.57M | $578.61M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 4.88% | 3.27M | $529.87M |
| 8 | Harris Associates L.P. | 4.68% | 3.14M | $508.62M |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 3.55% | 2.38M | $385.66M |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.31% | 2.21M | $358.95M |
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