earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Gartner Q1 EPS $3.18 (+17% YoY); raises guidance; board adds $600M to buyback
GARTNER INC
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$3.18
revenue$1,511,041,000
- Diluted EPS $3.18 (+17.3% YoY); Adjusted EPS $3.32 (+11.4% YoY). Revenue $1.511B, -1.5% as reported, -4.3% FX neutral.
- Net income $222M (+5.4%); Adjusted EBITDA excluding divested operation $395M (+5.7% as reported, +1.0% FX neutral).
- Operating cash flow $391M (+24.7%); free cash flow $371M (+28.7%). Repurchased 3.3M shares for $535M in Q1.
- Contract Value $5.3B, +1.0% YoY FX neutral; GTS CV $4.0B (+0.4% FX neutral), GBS CV $1.3B (+3.2% FX neutral).
- Board added $600M to buyback authorization (total remaining ~$1.24B); FY 2026 guidance raised for Adj. EBITDA, Adj. EPS, and FCF.