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

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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%