Gartner Inc (IT)
UndervaluedFundamental
70
Price
$186.54
Market Cap
$11.73B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
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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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 18, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
Forrester sells the same thing Gartner does — seat-based subscriptions to syndicated technology research, vendor rankings and analyst inquiry — to the same CIOs, marketing leaders and technology vendors.
IDC, owned by Blackstone, competes for the same research subscription budgets with market sizing, forecasts and advisory services aimed at technology vendors and enterprise buyers.
Accenture bids against Gartner Consulting for the same executive advisory work on IT cost optimization, sourcing and digital transformation programmes.
McKinsey competes for the senior-executive technology strategy budget, selling project-based advice where Gartner sells subscription research and consulting.
Deloitte pairs its own technology market research with implementation services, taking on the same CIO advisory spend Gartner targets with research and benchmarking.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$6.46B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$775M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
-
Total Equity
$320M
Total Liabilities
$7.77B
Current Ratio
0.88
Interest Coverage
7.78
Debt/EBITDA
2.72
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$287.05
Current Price
$186.54
Margin of Safety
+35.0%
Fair Value Range
$186.58 - $387.52
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
16.73
ROE
228.0%
P/B Ratio
36.66
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
70.1%
ROIC
25.0%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
25.0%
WACC
8.3%
ROIC − WACC
+16.7 pp
ROIC exceeds the cost of capital — the company is creating value for shareholders.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (17)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR 13.94%
- Price CAGR 5.92%
- ROIC 25.0%
- Gross Margin 70.1%
- Operating Margin 17.3%
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- ROE 119.8%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 9.7%
- Earnings Surprise avg 10.8%
- PEG Ratio 0.56
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.78
- Share Dilution -3.6%
- Piotroski F-Score 6/9
Failed (7)
- P/B Ratio 36.66
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Unknown)
- Analyst Consensus 48% Buy
- Net Margin Trend 12.0% vs 19.7%
Unavailable (4)
- P/FCF NaN
- Dividend Payout NaN%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Eugene A. Hall | CEO & Chairman | 68 |
| Mr. Craig W. Safian CPA | Executive VP & CFO | 56 |
| Mr. Thomas Sang Kim | Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 53 |
| Ms. Robin B. Kranich | Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 54 |
| Mr. Scott C. Hensel | Executive Vice President of Global Services & Delivery | 52 |
| Mr. William James Wartinbee | Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Services Operations | 51 |
| Mr. Altaf Rupani | Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 51 |
| Mr. David Cohen | Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | - |
| Mr. John J. Rinello | Executive Vice President of Global Business Sales | 56 |
| Ms. Claire Herkes | Executive Vice President of Conferences | 49 |
Audit Risk
1
Board Risk
7
Compensation Risk
4
Shareholder Rights Risk
2
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-12
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-08-04
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-08-04
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Latest News
Recent headlines for IT, sourced from Markets Gazette.