Gartner Q1 diluted EPS rises 17.3% to $3.18 as revenue falls 1.5%
Gartner reported first quarter 2026 results on May 5, 2026, with revenue of $1.5 billion, down 1.5% as reported, while diluted EPS rose 17.3% to $3.18. The company also increased its full-year 2026 guidance for Adjusted EBITDA excluding divested operation, Adjusted EPS and free cash flow, and its board added $600 million to the share repurchase authorization.
Key points
- Revenue was $1.5 billion, down 1.5% as reported and down 4.3% on an FX neutral basis; Adjusted Revenues rose 1.6% to $1.5 billion.
- Diluted EPS was $3.18 versus $2.71 a year earlier; Adjusted EPS was $3.32 versus $2.98.
- Full-year 2026 guidance was raised for Adjusted EBITDA excluding divested operation, Adjusted EPS and free cash flow; the filing does not give the new guidance figures.
- On April 30, 2026, the board authorized up to an additional $600 million in buybacks; about $640 million remained under the prior $7.5 billion authorization as of end of April 2026.
The filing
Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 05, 2026.
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