Gartner (IT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Gartner (IT) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.92% for 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's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.92% for 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 was 0.92% for Q1 2026 at Gartner, down from 2.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 12.86% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 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 slipped 8 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1224 bps.
- Gartner's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.31% in 2022, then decreased by 15 bps to 0.27% in 2023, then soared by 132 bps to 0.62% in 2024, then soared by 248 bps to 2.15% in 2025, then tumbled by 57 bps to 0.92% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows IT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.92% in Q1 2026, 2.15% in Q4 2025, and 12.86% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Business Machines | 203.45 Bn | 192.09 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Accenture | 94.76 Bn | 84.59 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 0.17% |
| 3 | Cgi | 61.46 Bn | 60.81 Bn | - | 0.35% |
| 4 | GDS Holdings | 48.81 Bn | 46.67 Bn | 164.04 Mn | 0.03% |
| 5 | Infosys | 47.98 Bn | 47.98 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.56% |
| 6 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 22.55 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 0.16% |
| 7 | Fidelity National Information Services | 22.25 Bn | 21.49 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Wipro | 20.03 Bn | 15.85 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Cdw | 17.85 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Gartner | 10.31 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.01% |