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Gartner, Inc. (IT)

Technology Cheap-ish & solid

Gartner is a global research and advisory firm that helps business leaders make sense of complex technology and management decisions.

$151.02

Is Gartner, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Gartner is a global research and advisory firm that helps business leaders make sense of complex technology and management decisions.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-69.4%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-58% past year
$151.02
Low $124.25High $337.29
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Gartner, Inc.
$306-69%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$10.11B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.61M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$147.45 – $152.72
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$124.25 – $337.29
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
15.1
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.96
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.96
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +5% past week · ▼ -58% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Becoming the essential standard for all digital transformation projects.

The bear case

A fundamental shift in how businesses source expert advice.

What does Gartner, Inc. do?

Gartner acts like a giant library and consultancy for corporate executives, providing the data and expert advice they need to navigate the fast-moving world of IT. They make their money primarily through subscription fees, where companies pay for ongoing access to their research reports and expert guidance. How well they keep clients paying for these subscriptions, especially when businesses are tightening their belts, will shape their path.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and quality, and weakest on income.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 68Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 56Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 30Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 19Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 16
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Strong profit margins on their core services
  • High efficiency in generating returns from shareholder capital
  • Established reputation as a leader in IT research
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (30/100)
  • Momentum screens low (19/100)
  • Income screens low (16/100)
  • Economic downturns often lead companies to cut advisory budgets first
  • Reliance on corporate IT spending cycles

What do Gartner, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/E
13.2
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a lower number can sometimes suggest the market is cautious about future growth.
Gross Margin
69.0%
This tells us that for every pound of sales, the company keeps 69 pence after paying for the direct costs of delivering its services.
Return on Equity
94.9%
This is a measure of how efficiently the company uses the money invested by shareholders to generate profit, and this high figure suggests they are very effective at this.
Revenue Growth
-1.5%
This indicates that the total money coming in from sales has dipped slightly compared to the previous year.

How much money does Gartner, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$438.14M$876.28M$1.31B$1.75BQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
69.0%
Net margin
11.4%
Return on equity
94.9%

Does Gartner, Inc. pay a dividend?

No - Gartner, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for Gartner, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$269$151$117today · $151▲ Bull · $162• Base · $151▼ Bear · $140in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%A sudden surge in demand for IT advisory services.
Base
-2% to +2%Steady subscription renewals despite economic uncertainty.
Bear
-5% to -10%Corporate clients cutting back on research budgets.

What are the pros and cons of Gartner, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Strong profit margins on their core services
  • High efficiency in generating returns from shareholder capital
  • Established reputation as a leader in IT research
The catch3
  • Recent dip in overall revenue growth
  • No dividend payments for those looking for regular income
  • High price-to-book ratio suggests the market values the company's intangible assets very highly
Key risks3
  • Economic downturns often lead companies to cut advisory budgets first
  • Reliance on corporate IT spending cycles
  • Potential for new, agile competitors to disrupt the traditional research model
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.