Gartner is a high-quality, cash-generative research business with a perfect 4-quarter earnings beat streak and 114% ROE, but revenue is declining, sentiment is negative, and the $230.28 price is 26.8% above the $168.58 analyst target.
Thesis pillars
- Declining Revenue Subscription Concentration↓Deteriorating
- High Quality Cash Conversion→Stable
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026
Gartner, Inc. (IT) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $219.16 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based insights products (78.0%).
Gartner delivers research, advisory, and consulting services to over 13,000 enterprises in approximately 90 countries through three segments: Business and Technology Insights, Conferences, and Consulting. Subscription products accounted for approximately 78% of 2025 revenues;... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $219.16 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based insights products (78.0%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 67, MACD bullish. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
About Gartner, Inc.
About Gartner, Inc.
Gartner's subscription-based Business and Technology Insights segment generated approximately 78% of 2025 total revenues, with Consulting contributing roughly 9% and Conferences the remainder, across more than 13,000 enterprises in approximately 90 countries. Experts logged more than 510,000 direct client interactions in 2025; 53 in-person conferences drew more than 83,000 attendees including 12 Symposium/Xpo events. Gartner employed 20,244 people globally at December 31, 2025, with more than 2,400 business and technology experts located in more than 30 countries.
Gartner earns subscription revenue through Insights contracts typically structured as 12-month or longer commitments, with 77% of contracts multi-year at December 31, 2025 and a client retention rate of 85% in 2025 (84% in 2024). Within Insights, Global Technology Sales (GTS) targets technology users and providers while Global Business Sales (GBS) serves HR, supply chain, finance, and marketing leaders. Consulting engagements are project-based and non-recurring, and contract-optimization sub-practice revenue fluctuates significantly period to period. Conferences are event-driven and exposed to macroeconomic disruptions; the company's conference insurance explicitly excludes cancellations due to communicable diseases. In August 2025, Gartner launched AskGartner, a tool giving subscription clients faster access to research content. On February 5, 2026, the company completed the sale of Digital Markets for approximately $110.0 million.
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Gartner's Insights subscription model faces a structural challenge from AI chatbots and large language models that may provide substantive answers directly to users, potentially reducing the need to visit Gartner portals. The 10-K acknowledges that search engines and LLMs update algorithms in ways that may reduce traffic to Gartner websites, and that chatbots may draw on Gartner content without directing users to the site. A $150.0 million goodwill impairment was recognized in the Digital Markets reporting unit during 2025, ahead of the February 2026 divestiture. Client retention of 85% in 2025 provides a near-term floor, but multi-year contracts subject to renewal and the competitive pressure of AI-generated content introduce ongoing execution risk.
See also: Technology · Information Technology Services
From Gartner, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.
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updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Gartner, Inc.
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- NEWS Indian shares buck AI carnage in Asia as IT stocks lead gains - Reuters — Reuters positive
- NEWS Why Gartner Stock Is Climbing Higher Today - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool positive
- NEWS Why Gartner Stock Is Climbing Higher Today - fool.com — fool.com positive
- NEWS Freshworks Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Service Management Platforms - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- NEWS GARTNER, INC. (NYSE: IT) SHAREHOLDER INVESTIGATION ALERT: - globenewswire.com — globenewswire.com negative
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- HIGHProductsubscription-based insights products78%10-K Item 1A: 'subscription-based insights products and services ... constituted approximately 78% and 77% of total revenues from our operations for 2025 and 2024, respectively'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $219.16 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based insights products (78.0%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 67, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $203.82. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $168.58 reached (−23.1% from $219.16); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $203.82. Stop-loss: $203.82.
Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based insights products (78.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Gartner, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.8 (forward 13.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
24 analysts cover IT with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $194.
What does Gartner, Inc. do?Gartner delivers research, advisory, and consulting services to over 13,000 enterprises in approximately 90 countries...
Gartner delivers research, advisory, and consulting services to over 13,000 enterprises in approximately 90 countries through three segments: Business and Technology Insights, Conferences, and Consulting. Subscription products accounted for approximately 78% of 2025 revenues; 77% of contracts were multi-year at December 31, 2025, with an 85% client retention rate.