IT
Gartner
$192.63
▲ 4.2%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
IT at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 49/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 68.1% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$9.13B
P/E
16.93x
Forward P/E (est.)
24.19x
ROE
119.8%
Revenue Growth
2.3%
EPS Growth
-37.1%
Profit Margin
11.4%
FCF Yield
9.9%
Debt / Equity
9.32x
ROIC
48.0%
Interest Coverage
7.73x
Current Ratio
0.94x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
-3.4%
Rating Score
49/100
Gartner (IT) is a mid-cap company in the IT Consulting & Other Services industry, part of the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $9.13B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $6.50B in revenue and $729.23M in net profit.
Our model rates IT Neutral (49/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
18.4% average over the last 3 years
±6.5 pts around 13.4% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
48.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what IT's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. IT trades near $192.63, around its 50-day average ($149.37) and 200-day average ($195.41). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 38 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. IT's is $6.71 (~3.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month IT found buyers near $124.25 (support) and sellers near $171.33 (resistance); its 52-week range is $124.25–$407.24. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
8.2%
Revenue moved from $2.44B in 2016 to $6.50B in 2025, a 11.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (2.3%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
68.8%
Operating Margin
15.8%
Net Margin
11.2%
ROE
119.8%
Gartner keeps about 11.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 68.8% gross margin and 15.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 119.8% and return on invested capital about 48.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$1.63B
Net Debt
-$38.25M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-0.04x
Debt / Equity
9.32x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 9.3x, and operating profit covers interest about 7.7x, with a current ratio of 0.9x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $1.63B of total debt against $1.67B of cash.
Operating CF
$1.29B
Free Cash Flow
$1.18B
FCF Margin
18.1%
In the latest year Gartner produced about $1.29B of operating cash flow and $1.18B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 9.9% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
P/E
16.93x
P/S
1.47x
P/B
74.42x
EV / EBITDA
—
IT trades at 16.9x trailing earnings (about 24.2x on estimated forward earnings), 1.5x sales, and 74.4x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly -3.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$273.67
Current price
$192.63
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.18B
Growth, years 1–5
2.3%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where IT sits versus its Information Technology sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How IT stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Information Technology sector (230 S&P 500 companies), IT ranks #68 of 230 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (16.9x P/E vs. 41x median) with a higher return on equity (119.8% vs. 17.5%) and slower revenue growth (2.3% vs. 17.7%).
P/E vs sector
16.9x
median 41x
ROE vs sector
119.8%
median 17.5%
Growth vs sector
2.3%
median 17.7%
Sector rank
#68
of 230 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 230 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $192.63 today · expected CAGR -2% – 9%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.69B | $6.89B | $7.10B | $7.31B | $7.53B |
| Net income | $736.14M | $758.22M | $780.97M | $804.40M | $828.53M |
| EPS | $15.54 | $16.00 | $16.48 | $16.98 | $17.49 |
| Share price (low) | $155.37 | $160.03 | $164.83 | $169.77 | $174.87 |
| Share price (high) | $264.12 | $272.05 | $280.21 | $288.62 | $297.27 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -19% / 37% | -9% / 19% | -5% / 13% | -3% / 11% | -2% / 9% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for IT:
- Strong return on equity (119.8%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~9.9%) funds buybacks and dividends.
The case against IT:
- Revenue growth is slow (2.3%), limiting the upside engine.
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 9.3x) adds financial risk.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 9.3x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (2.3%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Gartner is a mid-cap information technology business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 16.9x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (49/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering IT recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
IT's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
IT — frequently asked questions
Is IT a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Gartner Neutral (49/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is IT's rating on The Stocks School?
Gartner currently scores 49/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does IT's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Gartner's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for IT calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this IT analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell IT. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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