What is Gartner's cash ratio?

Gartner (IT) reported cash ratio of 0.4× in Q1 2026.

How has Gartner's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Gartner's cash ratio decreased by 22.2% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.4×.

What is the long-term trend for Gartner's cash ratio?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's cash ratio has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.2× to 0.4×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Gartner IT Cash ratio

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0.5×0.0×

CognizantCTSH

0.4×-0.2×

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0.3×0.0×

Broadridge Financial SolutionsBR

0.2×-0.1×

MarshMRSH

0.1×0.0×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-1.5%

Gross profit$1.1B+2.1%

Operating income$316.1M+13.7%

Net income$222.3M+5.4%

EPS (diluted)$3.18+17.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B-20.3%

Total debt$3.4B+16.5%

Total equity$63.4M-95.8%

Total assets$7.7B-9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$391.0M+24.7%

CapEx$20.4M-20.1%

Free cash flow$370.6M+28.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.54B-65.4%

Enterprise value$10.23B-61.1%

P/E11.5×-8.1×

P/S1.3×-2.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin69%+1.2pp

Operating margin16.4%-1.9pp

Net margin11.4%-8.4pp

FCF margin19.4%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity94.9%-18.3pp

Debt / equity53×+51.1×

Current ratio0.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Gartner’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=0.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Gartner’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Gartner's cash ratio?: Gartner (IT) reported cash ratio of 0.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Gartner's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Gartner's cash ratio decreased by 22.2% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Gartner's cash ratio?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's cash ratio has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.2× to 0.4×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.