What is Gartner's free cash flow yield?

Gartner (IT) reported free cash flow yield of 11.3% in Q1 2026.

How has Gartner's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?

Gartner's free cash flow yield increased by 141.6% year-over-year, from 4.7% to 11.3%.

What is the long-term trend for Gartner's free cash flow yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's free cash flow yield has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 6.5%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

Gartner IT Free cash flow yield

Free cash flow yield at other companies

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11%+5.8pp

CognizantCTSH

8.4%+2.8pp

International Business MachinesIBM

5.7%+0.2pp

Broadridge Financial SolutionsBR

6.9%+2.9pp

MarshMRSH

5.9%—

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.

free cash flow/market cap=11.3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 free cash flow yield?: Gartner (IT) reported free cash flow yield of 11.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Gartner's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?: Gartner's free cash flow yield increased by 141.6% year-over-year, from 4.7% to 11.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Gartner's free cash flow yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's free cash flow yield has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 6.5%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.