What is Gartner's EV / sales?

Gartner (IT) reported EV / sales of 2× in Q1 2026.

How has Gartner's EV / sales changed year-over-year?

Gartner's EV / sales decreased by 62.0% year-over-year, from 5.2× to 2×.

What is the long-term trend for Gartner's EV / sales?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's EV / sales has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.7× to 3×.

What does EV / sales mean?

Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.

Gartner IT EV / sales

EV / sales at other companies

AccentureACN

1.5×-1.3×

CognizantCTSH

1.4×-0.5×

International Business MachinesIBM

4.3×-0.4×

Broadridge Financial SolutionsBR

3×-1.7×

MarshMRSH

3.8×—

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.

enterprise value/total revenue=2×

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 EV / sales?: Gartner (IT) reported EV / sales of 2× in Q1 2026.
How has Gartner's EV / sales changed year-over-year?: Gartner's EV / sales decreased by 62.0% year-over-year, from 5.2× to 2×.
What is the long-term trend for Gartner's EV / sales?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's EV / sales has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.7× to 3×.
What does EV / sales mean?: Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.