Gartner Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

What happened

Gartner reported third-quarter 2026 results and updated its full-year outlook. CEO Gene Hall said contract value growth accelerated, several measures—including revenue, adjusted EBITDA excluding a divested operation, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow—were ahead of expectations, and the company raised guidance for those measures. Gartner also repurchased $1.7 billion of stock over the last four quarters.

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Global impact / market context

Higher guidance signals that management expects stronger full-year performance in revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow. If achieved, this could support cash available for operations or shareholder returns; the stock repurchases also show that Gartner has used cash to buy back shares.

Analyst inference

The article gives no detailed figures for quarterly results or the revised outlook, so it is not possible to assess the size of the changes. The key business signals are faster contract value growth, results ahead of expectations, and increased guidance across four measures.

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What to watch

1. Review the earnings supplement for the revised full-year targets and quarterly figures; these would show how much guidance changed and whether reported results support the outlook. Confirmed
2. Listen to Gartner’s scheduled November 3 webcast for management’s explanation of contract value growth, results ahead of expectations, and the raised full-year guidance. Confirmed
3. Track whether free cash flow meets the higher outlook, since stronger cash generation could fund operations or further stock repurchases; the article does not promise additional buybacks. Analyst inference

Evidence

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