Gartner (IT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Gartner's (IT) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.92% in Q1 2026, down 57.09% on a QoQ basis from 2.15% in Q4 2025.
Gartner (IT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gartner (IT) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.92% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.92% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.92% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2023 annual result came in at 1.09%, down 17.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.92% in Q1 2026, from 2.15% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 12.86% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.25% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.4% and a median of 0.32% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital fell 8 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1224 bps.
- Tracing IT's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.31% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 0.27% in 2023, then jumped by 132 bps to 0.62% in 2024, then jumped by 248 bps to 2.15% in 2025, then sank by 57 bps to 0.92% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.92% (Q1 2026), 2.15% (Q4 2025), and 12.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Business Machines | 222.17 Bn | 210.81 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Accenture | 113.08 Bn | 102.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 0.17% |
| 3 | Infosys | 48.61 Bn | 48.61 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Cgi | 33.08 Bn | 32.62 Bn | - | -36.42% |
| 5 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 28.83 Bn | 27.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.16% |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 21.35 Bn | 20.61 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 21.18 Bn | 20.78 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Wipro | 19.66 Bn | 18.59 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 17.81 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 817.00 Mn | 0.04% |
| 10 | Gartner | 13.03 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 0.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.01% |