Gartner (IT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Gartner has reported Change in Cash for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$52.1 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 138.57% year-over-year to -$52.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$451.6 million (down 152.41% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$264.5 million, down 139.42% from the prior year.
• Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at -$52.1 million, down from $298.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Cash was $502.7 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$778.5 million in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $54.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $93.4 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash surged 5528.24% — and 2025, when it plunged 254.88%.
• Gartner's Change in Cash stood at $146.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 68.16% to $46.5 million in 2023, then soared by 366.12% to $216.8 million in 2024, then soared by 37.65% to $298.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 117.45% to -$52.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$52.1 million (Q1 2026), $298.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$778.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.