Technology
Price
$136.32
+1.91%Market Cap
$9.13B
Day High
$138.46
Day Low
$134.39
Gartner (IT) delivered a strong Q1 2026 with operating income up 13.7% YoY to $316.1M and EPS surging 17.3% to $3.18 diluted, despite a slight 1.5% revenue decline to $1.51B, driven by aggressive cost discipline and record share buybacks of $534.6M.
Key risk: Extremely Elevated Leverage and Near-Zero Equity
Stockholders' equity has fallen to just $63.4M from $1.50B a year ago, while long-term debt stands at $2.98B, producing a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 119.8x. This extreme leverage leaves the company highly vulnerable to interest rate increases, credit market disruptions, or any deterioration in operating cash flows. A current ratio of 0.94 (below 1.0) further signals that current liabilities exceed current assets.
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