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It is a $12.1B technology company. Revenue grew 0.7% over the last year, it keeps 12¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.0 years of free cash flow. It trades at 15.6× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- gartner.com
- Location
- Stamford, CT
- Employees
- 19 285
- Sector
- Technology
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, profitability, quality and moat; Health lags behind.
Valuation95
- P/E vs own history14th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield10.7% · 25/25
- P/S1.9x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA10.4x · 20/25
Growth57
- Revenue CAGR8.2% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR-2.1% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y26.6% · 25/25
- Fwd implied growth17.8% · 20/25
Profitability90
- ROIC46.3% · 25/25
- ROE119.8% · 25/25
- Net margin12.0% · 20/25
- Operating margin17.3% · 20/25
Health43
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio0.88 · 6/25
- Interest coverage17.8x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 16% · 12/25
Quality85
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.95 · 25/25
- FCF conversion166% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 7.7% · 20/25
Moat82
- ROIC >12% years7/10 yrs · 20/25
- Median gross margin67.5% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 0.1% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2024FinancialBest year on record$1.25B net income
- 2017AcquisitionGartner acquired CEB, an Arlington-based talent management and operations consulting firm, for $2.6 billion
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$2.44B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
- 2014AcquisitionGartner announced that it had acquired the privately held company Software Advice for an undisclosed…
- 2009AcquisitionGartner acquired AMR Research, a Boston-based research and advisory firm focused on supply chain management
- 1995ProductGartner introduced its hype cycle framework, which purported to show how emerging technology is applied and…
- 1993IPOGartner went public again in October 1993, with Dun & Bradstreet maintaining a 50 percent stake
- 1993AcquisitionDun & Bradstreet acquired a majority share in Gartner in 1993
- 1990AcquisitionGartner Group was taken private by Gideon Gartner and other executives in an acquisition deal backed by…
- 1988AcquisitionThe U.K.-based Saatchi & Saatchi acquired Gartner Group in 1988
- 1987AcquisitionGartner Group acquired another technology research firm, the Cupertino-based Infocorp
- 1986MilestoneGartner rebranded as Gartner Group and became a publicly traded company
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (69.6%)
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 19.9% of revenue
- Interest covered 17.8× by operating earnings
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 46.3%)
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+0.7% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$775M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-1.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.29B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.0y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$12.1B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-16.0% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 31/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 15.6
Peer comparisonGartner, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT this company | $12.1B | 15.6 | +0.7% | 12.0% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: IT vs NVDA · IT vs AAPL · IT vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/IT
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Deeper analysis of IT on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $191.15 · market cap $12.1B.