Gartner (IT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Gartner's Retained Earnings came in at $7.43 billion for Q3 2026, up 14.7% from $6.48 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Gartner (IT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Gartner's Retained Earnings was $6.72 billion, up 12.2% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last 16 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $5.99 billion in FY2024 (+26.5%), $4.74 billion in FY2023 (+22.9%), $3.86 billion in FY2022 (+26.5%) and $3.05 billion in FY2021 (+35.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 34 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 17.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings has ranged between 11.9% (Q1 2026) and 35.2% (Q4 2021) over the last five years.
- Business Quant data shows IT's Retained Earnings at $7.22 billion (Q2 2026), $6.94 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.72 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 155.22 Bn | 113.15 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 24.94 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 91.35 Bn | 90.43 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 13.42 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.36 Bn | 32.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.83 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 18.55 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 787.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 18.35 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 748.80 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 828.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.08 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 652.31 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 12.08 Bn | 5.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 12.05 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.43 Bn |
| 10 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding | 10.29 Bn | 7.81 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 3.88 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.05 Bn |
API Access
Gartner Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();