Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) Poised For Near-Term Stabilization Despite Overvaluation

Operating cash strength and resilient margins support a near-term technical rebound, while rich multiples and elevated leverage cap upside. Market events and upcoming conferences create a window for sentiment-driven trading over the next several weeks.

Recent News

Gartner published its 2025 conference calendar with multiple global events scheduled in August and September, including Security & Risk Management Summit (Aug 5–6, São Paulo), Digital Workplace Summit (Aug 27–28, Tokyo), Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit (Sep 8–9, London), and several North American and EMEA gatherings through October. These event dates and locations reflect the company’s ongoing conferences cadence for the remainder of 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 25.4, indicating an emerging trend strength that supports the idea of a developing directional move; that strength interacts with valuation by suggesting any upside may attract short-term momentum buyers despite lofty multiples.

DI+ stands at 20.82 and trends higher while DI- registers 23.31 and trends lower; DI+ increasing and DI- decreasing together favor bullish directional pressure if the pattern continues, though DI- currently remains slightly above DI+.

MACD reads -2.64 and trends upward with the MACD line above its signal (-6.98), a bullish crossover that signals improving momentum and aligns with potential short-term recovery toward moving averages.

MRO at -16.32 (negative) indicates the price sits below the model target and therefore carries potential to move upward; the MRO trend increasing reinforces the case for mean reversion toward fair-value levels implied by technical averages.

RSI at 37.88 and rising shows momentum still below neutral but improving, consistent with a recovery phase rather than an overbought push; this supports a limited near-term upside while leaving room for further advance before hitting neutral territory.

Price trades at $261.19, above the 20-day average ($253.62) and 12-day EMA ($257.16) but below the 50-day ($268.64) and far below the 200-day ($406.73); this mix implies short-term constructive bias against a longer-term downshift in trend and suggests initial resistance near the 50-day and ichimoku components.

Bollinger bands place the 1x upper band near $263.87 and 1x lower at $243.38; price sitting just below the upper 1x band points to nearby resistance and limited immediate breadth, while the super-trend lower support at $247.06 and the 1x lower band provide nearby downside supports.

Ichimoku cloud levels (Senkou A $294.71, Senkou B $330.54) keep price below the cloud, which continues to indicate longer-term bearish structure despite short-term technical lift; volume currently under 10-day average suggests weaker conviction behind recent moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $1,686,454,000; revenue growth year-over-year registered 19.742% while revenue growth quarter-over-quarter shows -194.087% (reported as -1.94087). Operating income reached $327,096,000 with an operating margin of 19.395% and an EBIT margin of 19.544%, both above the industry peer mean (EBIT margin industry peer mean ~14.923% and industry peer median ~16.705%), indicating superior margin performance relative to peer central tendencies.

EPS came in at $3.53 versus an estimate of $3.31, producing an EPS surprise of 6.65%. Adjusted metrics and guidance updates accompanied the second-quarter report. The company reported operating cash flow of $383,565,000 and free cash flow of $347,317,000; free cash flow yield stands at 1.405%, modestly above the industry peer mean of 1.182%, and the cash flow margin registers 31.542%, signaling strong cash conversion relative to earnings (cash flow to earnings ~220.9%).

Balance sheet and leverage metrics present constraints: debt-to-EBITDA at 7.29 and debt-to-equity at 180.94% reflect materially higher leverage; year-over-year changes in several leverage ratios show sizable increases (debt-to-assets YoY reported as 2,572.552%), which compresses valuation optionality given the capital structure.

Market multiples sit at a PE of 111.14 and a price-to-book of 16.13, both well above the industry peer means and medians (price-to-book industry peer mean ~4.47; PE industry peer mean ~60.06), indicating that market pricing embeds significant growth and quality premia. WMDST values the stock as over-valued, with high multiples and elevated leverage weighing against a materially higher fair value despite strong margin and cash generation metrics.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-04
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 2.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow 383.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -36.25 M
 Change In Working Capital 41.9 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 106.5 M
 End Period Cash Flow 2.2 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.7 B
 Forward Revenue 443.5 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 531.7 M
 Depreciation 30.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 50.7 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.4 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.2 B
 EBITDA 380.3 M
 EBIT 329.6 M
 Operating Income 327.1 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 11.8 M
 Net Interest Income -11.80 M
 Income Before Tax 317.8 M
 Tax Provision 77.0 M
 Tax Rate 24.2 %
 Net Income 240.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 240.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 3.31
 EPS Actual 3.53
 EPS Difference 0.22
 EPS Surprise 6.647 %
 Forward EPS 3.30
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 8.3 B
 Intangible Assets 3.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.78 B
 Total Current Assets 4.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.2 B
 Cash 2.2 B
 Net Receivables 1.3 B
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 547.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt 361.0 K
 Total Current Liabilities 3.6 B
 Net Debt 264.5 M
 Total Debt 2.8 B
 Total Liabilities 6.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.5 B
 Retained Earnings 6.4 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 19.95
 Shares Outstanding 76.805 M
 Revenue Per-Share 21.96
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 24.7 B
 Enterprise Value 25.3 B
 Enterprise Multiple 66.501
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -36.934 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -27.208 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 140.798
IT: 66.501
median: 58.931
mean: 50.972
low: -43.256
 EV/R 14.997
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 5.434
 Asset To Liability 1.226
 Debt To Capital 0.644
 Debt To Assets 0.333
Debt To Assets QoQ 1.373 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2572.552 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.14
IT: 0.333
mean: 0.246
median: 0.129
low: 0.006
 Debt To Equity 1.809
Debt To Equity QoQ -2.703 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1163.989 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.622
IT: 1.809
mean: 0.802
median: 0.253
low: -2.769
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 16.127
Price To Book QoQ -29.424 %
Price To Book YoY -70.143 %
Price To Book IPRWA IT: 16.127
high: 12.822
median: 4.588
mean: 4.466
low: -1.349
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 111.144
Price To Earnings QoQ -25.115 %
Price To Earnings YoY -20.598 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 170.061
IT: 111.144
median: 64.982
mean: 60.064
low: -69.969
 PE/G Ratio 3.673
 Price To Sales (P/S) 14.656
Price To Sales QoQ -34.309 %
Price To Sales YoY -33.072 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.197
IT: 14.656
median: 11.089
mean: 8.822
low: 0.008
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 129.647
Forward PE/G 4.285
Forward P/S 55.736
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.766
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.201
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 11.285 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -4.756 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.719
median: 0.287
mean: 0.244
IT: 0.201
low: 0.038
 Receivables Turnover 1.219
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 27.136 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 13.508 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.883
mean: 1.555
median: 1.268
IT: 1.219
low: 0.415
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 74.851
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 4.436
 CapEx To Revenue -0.021
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.187
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 4.0 B
 Net Invested Capital 4.0 B
 Invested Capital 4.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.78 B
 Net Working Capital 380.2 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.611
 Current Ratio 1.106
Current Ratio QoQ 1.473 %
Current Ratio YoY 23.138 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.358
mean: 1.707
median: 1.461
IT: 1.106
low: 0.34
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 7.291
 Cost Of Debt 0.322 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 27.929
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 33.591 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 74.861 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 46.876
IT: 27.929
mean: 26.071
median: 19.817
low: -32.337
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.148
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.792 %
 Revenue Growth 9.929 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -194.087 %
Revenue Growth YoY 19.742 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 15.386 %
IT: 9.929 %
median: 6.33 %
mean: 4.063 %
low: -11.52 %
 Earnings Growth 30.258 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -166.764 %
Earnings Growth YoY 205.698 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 61.628 %
IT: 30.258 %
median: 18.932 %
mean: -3.379 %
low: -111.765 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 68.47 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.82 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.96 %
Gross Margin IPRWA IT: 68.47 %
high: 60.369 %
median: 32.867 %
mean: 29.278 %
low: 3.216 %
 EBIT Margin 19.544 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 6.921 %
EBIT Margin YoY -2.363 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 20.261 %
IT: 19.544 %
median: 16.705 %
mean: 14.923 %
low: -4.292 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 19.395 %
Return On Sales QoQ 6.105 %
Return On Sales YoY -3.107 %
Return On Sales IPRWA IT: 19.395 %
high: 17.028 %
median: 15.771 %
mean: 14.385 %
low: -5.114 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 347.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.405 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 67.063 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 44.103 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.903 %
median: 1.788 %
IT: 1.405 %
mean: 1.182 %
low: -10.517 %
 Free Cash Growth 20.62 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -373.584 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -80.355 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 539.652 %
IT: 20.62 %
mean: 12.618 %
median: 12.212 %
low: -467.291 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.442
 Cash Flow Margin 31.542 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 2.209
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.865 %
Return On Assets QoQ 15.524 %
Return On Assets YoY -5.508 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 8.172 %
median: 2.924 %
IT: 2.865 %
mean: 2.548 %
low: -6.078 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 6.962 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.157
Return On Equity QoQ 11.553 %
Return On Equity YoY -55.744 %
Return On Equity IPRWA IT: 0.157
high: 0.155
median: 0.071
mean: 0.05
low: -0.051
 DuPont ROE 15.89 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 6.252 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 11.723 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -129.186 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.923 %
IT: 6.252 %
mean: 4.314 %
median: 4.072 %
low: -7.46 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation with a bias toward stabilization: technical crossovers (MACD above its signal, rising DI+) and an improving MRO suggest a near-term recovery attempt, but momentum must clear the 50-day average and the ichimoku cloud baseline to re-establish a broader uptrend. Support clusters lie near $247 (super-trend lower) and the 1x Bollinger lower at $243; immediate resistance tracks the 1x upper band around $264 and the 50-day average. Elevated short-term volatility (42-day beta ~1.9) argues for monitoring momentum confirmations before presuming continuation, and fundamentals—high multiples and leverage—constrain sustained upside until cash-flow dynamics and leverage metrics show durable improvement.

About Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) delivers comprehensive research and advisory services to businesses worldwide, enabling informed decision-making and strategic advancement. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Gartner operates through three main segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment provides a subscription-based service granting clients access to an extensive collection of published research, data, and benchmarks, along with a network of experienced experts. This service equips organizations to navigate industry trends and challenges effectively. Gartner’s Conferences segment organizes events that serve as dynamic platforms for executives and teams to engage, learn, and network. These gatherings play a crucial role in shaping industry discussions and promoting innovative strategies. The Consulting segment offers tailored solutions, utilizing Gartner’s leading research to address IT-related priorities such as cost optimization, digital transformation, and sourcing strategies. With a broad presence across the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other regions, Gartner maintains a significant global impact. Since its founding in 1979, Gartner has remained a reliable partner for businesses seeking actionable insights and strategic guidance in a constantly evolving technological environment.



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