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Gartner Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1993 · Revenue 12 mo. $6.5B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$190.10
1 Y −25.7%
Market cap
$11.7B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +5.9% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 15.8%Payout 154.3% of operating cash flow

Gartner, Inc. provides business and technology insights to support decision-making and performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally.

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Gartner, Inc. provides business and technology insights to support decision-making 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 Insights 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 enables executives and teams to learn, share, and network through its Symposium/Xpo series and peer-driven sessions, as well as through its 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. The company was formerly known as Gartner Group, Inc. and changed its name to Gartner, Inc. in November 2001. Gartner, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Summary

Gartner Inc is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

57.7 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 9.2×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 18.2× to 25.1×, median 20.8×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 67.4%, range 9.4 pp (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 2.0% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Earnings declined earnings −41.8% year on year
  • High leverage debt to equity 11.31

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • Net debt$1.7B → $1.5B−11.7%better
  • Shares outstanding70.0M → 66.6M−4.8%better

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability72.2above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on equity 227.93%, sector 14.60%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity227.93%14.60%Rank 100
Return on capital (Greenblatt)239.54%29.77%Rank 93
EBIT margin15.79%17.40%Rank 46
FCF margin18.09%18.54%Rank 50
Gross margin67.66%48.47%Rank 72
Growth40.6around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year3.67%12.70%Rank 17
Earnings growth, 3 years per year0.50%9.54%Rank 30
Earnings growth, 5 years per year27.83%14.07%Rank 78
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.77%2.87%Rank 37
Valuation85.8above the middleValued lower than the sector: FCF yield 10.07%, sector 3.06%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield5.32%2.64%Rank 84
FCF yield10.07%3.06%Rank 94
EV/saleslower is better2.095.18Rank 81
EV/EBITlower is better13.2326.24Rank 85
Momentum58.3around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−25.65%−0.59%Rank 23
Share price, 6 months20.31%−4.46%Rank 77
Share price, 3 months7.56%−5.84%Rank 71
Distance from 52-week high−25.33%−33.23%Rank 63
Quality74.4above the middleQuality above the sector: Price reaction to results, market-adjusted 20.96%, sector −1.57%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−5.37%1.65%Rank 84
Change in share countlower is better−7.96%−0.17%Rank 97
Dividend streak in years–8Rank 18
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted20.96%−1.57%Rank 98
Balance sheet & risk14.9below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 11.31, sector 0.33.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio3.96%53.98%Rank 3
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.54−0.20Rank 17
Debt to equitylower is better11.310.33Rank 0
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better57.11%50.37%Rank 40

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $2.4B (2016) to $6.5B (2025), 11.5% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20162.412.5%$315.8M83.8M$220.2M
20173.3−0.2%$143.8M89.8M$2.7B
20184.06.5%$344.3M92.1M$2.1B
20194.28.7%$416.4M91.0M$2.8B
20204.112.0%$819.4M90.0M$2.1B
20214.719.3%$1.3B86.2M$2.5B
20225.520.1%$993.4M81.1M$2.5B
20235.920.9%$1.1B79.7M$1.8B
20246.318.5%$1.4B78.3M$966.9M
20256.515.8%$1.2B72.1M$1.9B
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Gartner Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Gartner Inc's score is built

Gartner Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Gartner Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40

Gartner Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Gartner Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio18.835.1
P/B ratio42.85.5
Return on equity (ROE)227.9%14.6%
Equity ratio4.0%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)11.310.33
Dividend yield0.0%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Gartner Inc stock

How does Gartner Inc stock (IT) score in the StockScorer model?
Gartner Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Gartner Inc's P/E ratio?
Gartner Inc's P/E ratio is 18.8. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Gartner Inc in?
Gartner Inc is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 57.7 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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