Gartner (IT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $4.37
- Estimate
- $3.73
- Surprise
- +17.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $1.68B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Gartner (IT) beat the $3.73 estimate with diluted EPS of $4.37 — a large 17.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.5/10) to Buy (Wait) at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates IT Sell at 5.7/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +17.1% surprise compares with a +14.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.1 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based insights products (78.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $186.42
- Price target
- $198.97
- Stop
- $173.37
- Upside to target
- +6.7%
The stock trades at 17.6× trailing but 11.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
IT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Information Technology Services
- Market cap
- $11.77B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.6
- 52-week range
- $124.25–$265.85
- Off 52-week high
- 29.9%
- RSI (14)
- 55
- Volume vs avg
- 0.68×
- Score today
- 5.7/10