Gartner (IT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Gartner has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.92% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 280.0% year-over-year to 20.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.43% (down 191.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.79%, down 266.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.92%, up from 19.07% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 28.96% in Q1 2023, with the low at 5.67% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 18.88% across 5 years, with a median of 19.0% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 1175 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1090 bps.
• Gartner's Operating Margin stood at 22.09% in 2022, then slipped by 14 bps to 19.0% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 18.53% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 19.07% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 20.92% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 20.92% (Q1 2026), 19.07% (Q4 2025), and 5.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.