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Gartner (IT) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026 · Gartner (IT) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 1% year over year to $1.5B · 14¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 18.7%

Gartner made $1.5B in Q3 2026 (-1% Y/Y): Insights $1.3B, Consulting $126M, Conferences $86.0M. Operating margin 18.7%, net earnings $214M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026.

Revenue$1.5B
Year over year-1%
Operating margin18.7%
Net earnings$214M
Operating cash flow$294M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.5B in Q3 2026, down 1% year over year and down 10% from the previous quarter. Insights was the largest line at 86% of revenue.

Gross margin was 71.5%, up 2.1 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.28B, a 18.7% margin (up 13.0 points year over year). Operating expenses fell 18% while revenue fell 1%. Net earnings were $0.21B, up 506% year over year. The effective tax rate was 16.1%.

Operating cash flow was $0.29B (down 1% year over year), 137% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.05B of depreciation and amortization and $0.04B of share-based compensation. Capital expenditures of $0.02B left free cash flow of $0.28B.

Quarterly history

Gartner revenue by quarterGartner revenue by quarter$1.5BQ1 2025$1.7BQ2 2025$1.5BQ3 2025$1.8BQ4 2025$1.5BQ1 2026$1.7BQ2 2026$1.5BQ3 2026
Gartner net earnings by quarterGartner net earnings by quarter$211MQ1 2025$241MQ2 2025$35.4MQ3 2025$242MQ4 2025$222MQ1 2026$275MQ2 2026$214MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 3, 2026$1.5B-1%18.7%$214M$294M
Q2 202610-QAug 4, 2026$1.7B-0.6%22.6%$275M$398M
Q1 202610-QMay 5, 2026$1.5B-2%20.9%$222M$391M
Q4 202510-KFeb 12, 2026$1.8B+2%19.1%$242M$295M
Q3 202510-QNov 4, 2025$1.5B+3%5.7%$35.4M$299M
Q2 202510-QAug 5, 2025$1.7B+6%19.4%$241M$384M
Q1 202510-QMay 6, 2025$1.5B+4%18.1%$211M$314M

Charts

Gartner: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterGartner: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+4%Q1 2025+6%+10%Q2 2025+3%-10%Q3 2025+2%+15%Q4 2025-2%-14%Q1 2026-1%+11%Q2 2026-1%-10%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y -1%, Q/Q -10%.
Gartner: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Gartner: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Buybacks−$1.7BOperating cash flow$1.4BOther financing$517MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$202MAsset & business sales$99.8MCapital spending−$83.5MShares issued$27.4MExchange rates−$13.7MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$5.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Gartner: profit against cash, quarter by quarterGartner: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$399M$335MQ4 2024$211M$314MQ1 2025$241M$384MQ2 2025$35.4M$299MQ3 2025$242M$295MQ4 2025$222M$391MQ1 2026$275M$398MQ2 2026$214M$294MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $214M, Operating cash flow $294M.
Gartner: diluted shares by fiscal yearGartner: diluted shares by fiscal year90MFY202086MFY202181MFY202280MFY202378MFY202476MFY2025
-16.0% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Gartner in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 8741)Gartner in its industry: growth against margin (5 companies, SIC 8741)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -1%median -1%EVHFCSKYIKNIHIT (-1%, 19%)
Services-Management Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s mission-critical priorities. We are a trusted advisor and an objective resource for over 13,000 enterprises in approximately 90 countries and territories— across every major function, geography, industry and sector.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 12, 2026.

Gartner against its Services-Management Services peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -1% against the peers' median -1%. Operating margin: 18.7% against the peers' median -0.9%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
IT GartnerQ3 2026$1.5B-1%18.7%
EVH Evolent HealthQ3 2026$725M+51%-0.9%
FC Franklin CoveyQ4 FY26$70.0M-2%12.3%
SKYI Sky Century InvestmentQ3 FY26$38K+24%-11.3%
KNIH Kioni HoldingsQ2 2026$27K-21%-349.4%

Source: Gartner 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 749251 · Services-Management Services

Guidance and outlook

Gartner: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-03)Gartner: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-03)Other1Financing1
2 statements; tone +0.00 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 0 hedged.

13F: who owns IT and who is buying

Largest holders of IT (13F)Largest holders of IT (13F)Vanguard Group$2.3BBamco$985MIndependent Franchise Partners LLP$724MBlackRock$676MVanguard Capital Management LLC$553MAQR Capital Management LLC$541MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$456MHarris Associates L P$369MState Street$364MGeode Capital Management, LLC$337M
Funds' net buying of IT by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of IT by quarter (13F)−$539M2024-09−$252M2024-12−$82.4M2025-03$249M2025-06−$166M2025-09$452M2025-12$327M2026-03−$131M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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