Gartner (IT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Gartner's Tax Rate was 16.15% in Q3 2026, down 32.96 percentage points from 49.11% a year earlier and down 6.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gartner (IT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gartner's Tax Rate was 21.55% through Sep 30, 2026, up 14.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 24.68%, up 15.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +6.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 9.63% in FY2024 (-13.44 pp), 23.07% in FY2023 (+1.71 pp), 21.36% in FY2022 (+3.18 pp) and 18.18% in FY2021 (-0.03 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 27.89 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 32.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IT's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 22.31% (Q2 2026), 23.97% (Q1 2026) and 22.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 27.32% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 20.02% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 30.57% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 25.73% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 26.45% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 26.88% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 16.15% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.60 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 27.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 49.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.48% |
API Access
Gartner Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=IT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();