What does operating segments — gross profit mean?

The profit a business segment makes after subtracting the direct costs of providing its services or products.

How do you interpret operating segments — gross profit?

An increase indicates improved margins through better pricing or lower direct production costs, whereas a decrease suggests margin compression or rising costs of service delivery.

How does operating segments — gross profit compare across companies?

Standardized across most industries, allowing for direct comparison of core operational efficiency against peer business units.

Gartner IT Operating Segments — Gross Profit

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

DAROperating Segments — Gross Profit

$197.28M+3.5%

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$75.78M+4.3%

SANMOperating Segments — Gross Profit

$117.29M-13.9%

ROP

ROPOperating Segments — Gross Profit

$810.6M+8.0%

SEICOperating Segments — Gross Profit

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TPX

TPXOperating Segments — Gross Profit

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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

Reported directly by Gartner in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GrossProfit.

The official record: Gartner’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — gross profit mean?: The profit a business segment makes after subtracting the direct costs of providing its services or products.
How do you interpret operating segments — gross profit?: An increase indicates improved margins through better pricing or lower direct production costs, whereas a decrease suggests margin compression or rising costs of service delivery.
How does operating segments — gross profit compare across companies?: Standardized across most industries, allowing for direct comparison of core operational efficiency against peer business units.