IT · 10-Q · 2026Q2

GARTNER INC

Filed 2026-08-04 · Other · View original filing on EDGAR

Ranked Events

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 89 · Surprise 82
  Gartner repurchased 6.94 million common shares for $1.08 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with 0.96 million shares for $437.2 million in the prior-year period. As of June 30, 2026,…
• Liquidity and Cash PositionImportance 60 · Surprise 40
  Cash and cash equivalents declined to $1.489 billion at June 30, 2026 from $1.723 billion at December 31, 2025, after $1.074 billion of financing cash outflows primarily for share repurchases. Total principal debt…
• Operating Margin DriversImportance 57 · Surprise 50
  Second-quarter operating income increased $51.4 million to $378.5 million, and six-month operating income increased $89.5 million to $694.6 million. Cost of services and product development declined 8% in the quarter…
• Outstanding IndebtednessImportance 56 · Surprise 24
  Gartner had $3.0 billion of principal amount of debt outstanding as of June 30, 2026. The company stated that it may retire or repurchase outstanding debt through open-market repurchases, negotiated block transactions,…
• End-Market Demand TrendsImportance 56 · Surprise 24
  Gartner’s contracted backlog was approximately $6.5 billion at June 30, 2026 for customer contracts longer than one year, with $2.3 billion expected to be recognized during the remainder of 2026, $3.0 billion in 2027…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 54 · Surprise 40
  Cash provided by operating activities increased to $789.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $697.1 million in the comparable 2025 period. The $92.2 million year-over-year increase was primarily…
• Segment Revenue PerformanceImportance 54 · Surprise 40
  Second-quarter 2026 Insights revenue increased to $1.290 billion from $1.264 billion, while Conferences revenue rose 15.5% to $244.2 million. Consulting revenue declined 8.8% to $141.9 million in the quarter and fell…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 54 · Surprise 40
  Second-quarter 2026 operating income increased 15.7% year over year to $378.5 million from $327.1 million, raising operating margin to 22.6% from 19.4%. Six-month operating income increased 14.8% to $694.6 million from…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 54 · Surprise 40
  Second-quarter 2026 revenue declined 0.6% year over year to $1.676 billion from $1.686 billion, while six-month revenue declined 1.0% to $3.187 billion from $3.221 billion. Insights revenue increased 2.1% in the…
• Acquisitions and DivestituresImportance 53 · Surprise 60
  Gartner completed the sale of its Digital Markets business in February 2026 for approximately $104.8 million net of cash transferred, subject to post-close adjustments. The divested business represented the entirety of…
• Insights Contract Value GrowthImportance 49 · Surprise 32
  Insights contract value reached $5.3 billion at June 30, 2026, increasing 2% year over year on a foreign-currency-neutral basis. Approximately half of industry sectors grew at mid-single-digit rates, led by banking and…
• Interest Rate EnvironmentImportance 49 · Surprise 6
  Gartner had approximately $3.0 billion of principal debt outstanding as of June 30, 2026, including a $1.0 billion unused revolving facility. The revolver bears interest at a variable rate based on SOFR or the Base…
• Geographic Market CommentaryImportance 49 · Surprise 32
  Gartner generated $1.024 billion of second-quarter 2026 revenue in United States and Canada, $458.2 million in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and $193.5 million in Other International markets. Europe, Middle East and…
• Headcount / RestructuringImportance 45 · Surprise 50
  Gartner had 19,285 employees globally at June 30, 2026, down 8% from June 30, 2025. The largest headcount reductions occurred in the Insights segment and Digital Markets business, primarily during the second half of…
• FX / Currency HeadwindsImportance 45 · Surprise 64
  Gartner operates globally and reports revenue across the United States and Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Other International markets. Foreign currency translation reduced accumulated other comprehensive…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Cost of services and product development decreased $44.8 million, or 8%, to $486.9 million in the second quarter and decreased $90.5 million, or 9%, to $916.2 million for the first six months. Quarterly reductions…
• Consulting Demand And BacklogImportance 36 · Surprise 40
  Consulting revenue declined 9% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 and 12% in the first six months, with labor-based consulting revenue down 13% in both periods. Second-quarter weakness was concentrated in…
• Conference Demand TrendsImportance 36 · Surprise 40
  Conferences revenue increased 15% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 and 14% excluding foreign currency effects. Growth was driven primarily by higher exhibitor revenue, with attendee revenue also increasing.…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 25 · Surprise 32
  The second-quarter 2026 income-tax provision increased to $79.1 million from $77.0 million, while the effective tax rate fell to 22.3% from 24.2%. The quarterly rate reduction primarily reflected a favorable change in…
• Distribution ChannelsImportance 6 · Surprise 6
  Gartner primarily sells its products and services directly to clients through domestic and international sales forces. The company also uses several independent international sales agents as an indirect channel. This…

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