Gartner (IT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gartner (IT) reported FCF Margin of 18.29% for Q3 2026, up 0.62 percentage points from 17.67% a year earlier but down 4.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gartner (IT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Gartner's FCF Margin came in at 20.09%, up 1.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 18.09%, down 3.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -1.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 22.07% in FY2024 (+4.25 pp), 17.82% in FY2023 (-0.32 pp), 18.14% in FY2022 (-8.32 pp) and 26.46% in FY2021 (+6.47 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 10.19% in Q1 2023 and a high of 38.06% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 16.59 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 20.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 22.58% (Q2 2026), 24.53% (Q1 2026) and 15.45% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 153.56 Bn | 111.49 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.23% |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.59 Bn | 87.67 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.42% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.27 Bn | 32.47 Bn | 1.06 Bn | -15.18% |
| 4 | APi | 18.49 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.75% |
| 5 | Rollins | 18.05 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 21.61% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.33 Bn | 14.33 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 18.71% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.48 Bn | 12.43 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 0.10% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.94 Bn | 6.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.90 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.29% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.45 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 17.20% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.29% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.35% |
API Access
Gartner FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "IT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();