What is Gartner's invested capital?

Gartner (IT) reported invested capital of $1.76B in Q1 2026.

How has Gartner's invested capital changed year-over-year?

Gartner's invested capital decreased by 23.3% year-over-year, from $2.29B to $1.76B.

What is the long-term trend for Gartner's invested capital?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's invested capital has grown at a -9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.24B to $1.95B.

What does invested capital mean?

Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).

Gartner IT Invested capital

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

Invested capital at other companies

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10.9%-2.4pp

Granite ConstructionGVA

12.2%+0.9pp

Conagra BrandsCAG

13.6%+4.8pp

SSR MiningSSRM

18.7%—

MSA

Mine Safety Appliances CompanyMSA

17.4%-1.9pp

Kulicke & Soffa IndustriesKLIC

6%+4.4pp

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.

$3.4Btotal debt+$63.4Mtotal stockholders equity−$1.7Bcash and equivalents=$1.76B

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 invested capital?: Gartner (IT) reported invested capital of $1.76B in Q1 2026.
How has Gartner's invested capital changed year-over-year?: Gartner's invested capital decreased by 23.3% year-over-year, from $2.29B to $1.76B.
What is the long-term trend for Gartner's invested capital?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Gartner's invested capital has grown at a -9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.24B to $1.95B.
What does invested capital mean?: Total debt plus shareholders' equity minus cash, at the quarter end. The capital actually put to work in the operating business — the denominator of return on invested capital (ROIC).