IT · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Revenue Performance and Mix
GARTNER INC · 2026-11-03 · Importance 18 · Surprise 14 · In source text
For the three months ended September 30, 2026, Gartner revenue was $1.505 billion, down 1.3% year over year from $1.524 billion; nine-month revenue fell 1.1% to $4.692 billion from $4.745 billion. Third-quarter Insights revenue rose 1.7% to $1.292 billion, while Conferences revenue increased 15.3% to $86.0 million and Consulting revenue increased 2.3% to $126.4 million. For the first nine months, Conferences grew 13.9% to $408.5 million, Insights grew 2.3% to $3.876 billion, and Consulting declined 7.5% to $387.4 million. Other revenue fell from $177.4 million to $19.4 million in the nine-month period, largely reflecting the Digital Markets divestiture.
Key facts
- Gartner recognized revenue of $1.2 billion in Q3 2026 and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025 from deferred revenues recorded at the beginning of each period. source
- Gartner recognized revenue of $2.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026 and $2.2 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from deferred revenues recorded at the beginning of each period. source
- Gartner's third-quarter 2026 total revenues were $1.5 billion, down 1% from the third quarter of 2025, primarily due to the February 2026 sale of Digital Markets. source
- Gartner's consolidated revenues were $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2026, down $19.3 million or 1% year over year on both reported and foreign-currency-excluded bases. source
- Gartner's consolidated revenues were $4.7 billion for the first nine months of 2026, down $52.9 million or 1% reported and 2% excluding foreign-currency impact, primarily due to the Digital Markets sale. source
- Gartner's Consulting revenues decreased $31.5 million, or 8% both on a reported basis and excluding foreign currency impact, in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with the same period in 2025. source
- Gartner's Consulting revenues increased $2.8 million, or 2% on a reported basis and 3% excluding foreign currency impact, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with the same period in 2025. source
- Gartner stated that third-quarter 2026 contract optimization revenue may not be indicative of results for the remainder of 2026 or beyond. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | negative | realized | -3.5% | Gartner's consolidated revenues were $4.7 billion for the first nine months of 2026, down $52.9 million or 1% reported and 2% excluding… |
| revenue | negative | realized | -1.3% | Gartner's consolidated revenues were $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2026, down $19.3 million or 1% year over year on both reported… |