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The business

How IT's business earns

Gartner earns 79% on the capital it employs against an estimated 9.0% cost of capital.

79%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 70 points above the estimated cost of capital

Operating margin
20%

Operating margin · Information Technology Services median 8.5% · 12 months to Sep 30, 2026

Cash conversion
1.34×

Cash conversion · 1.42× a year ago · operating cash flow divided by operating profit after tax

Share count, year on year
−15%

Share count, year on year · fewer shares than a year ago

Operating margin by fiscal year
Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY202012%
FY202119%
FY202220%
FY202321%
FY202418%
FY202516%
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Gross margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
71%
Operating margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
20%
Net margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
15%
Free cash flow margin
20%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$6.44B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$1.29B
Net income, trailing twelve months
$954M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
79%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Gartner (IT) Margins and Return on Capital · Ryufin