Gartner (IT) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 10.96% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 10.96%.
Gartner
IT
TTM buyback yield
10.96%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.96%
5Y share count change
-19.9%
TTM buyback spend
$1.99B
SBC coverage (TTM)
12.77x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 12.77x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.99B | $155.88M | $1.84B | 0.07B | -8.0% | 10.96% |
| 2024 | $735.36M | $154.78M | $580.57M | 0.08B | -1.7% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | $606.19M | $129.84M | $476.35M | 0.08B | -1.7% | 1.71% |
| 2022 | $1.04B | $90.57M | $953.18M | 0.08B | -5.9% | 3.92% |
| 2021 | $1.66B | $98.57M | $1.56B | 0.09B | -4.3% | 6.00% |
| 2020 | $176.30M | $62.54M | $113.76M | 0.09B | -1.0% | 1.23% |
| 2019 | $199.04M | $69.01M | $130.03M | 0.09B | -1.2% | 1.44% |
| 2018 | $260.83M | $66.17M | $194.66M | 0.09B | 2.6% | 2.26% |
| 2017 | $41.27M | $78.94M | −$37.67M | 0.09B | 7.1% | 0.37% |
| 2016 | $58.96M | $46.66M | $12.30M | 0.08B | -1.5% | 0.71% |
| 2015 | $509.05M | $46.15M | $462.90M | 0.09B | -6.2% | 6.79% |
| 2014 | $432.01M | $38.84M | $393.16M | 0.09B | -4.3% | 5.85% |
| 2013 | $181.74M | $34.73M | $147.00M | 0.09B | -1.1% | 2.77% |
| 2012 | $111.30M | $36.38M | $74.93M | 0.10B | -3.0% | 2.59% |
| 2011 | $211.99M | $32.87M | $179.12M | 0.10B | -1.0% | 6.44% |
| 2010 | $99.82M | $32.63M | $67.19M | 0.10B | 2.3% | 3.14% |
| 2009 | $3.74M | $26.07M | −$22.32M | 0.10B | -1.5% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | $200.82M | $20.70M | $180.12M | 0.10B | -8.6% | 12.01% |
| 2007 | $166.82M | $24.24M | $142.58M | 0.11B | -6.8% | 9.71% |
| 2006 | $270.70M | $1.03M | $269.67M | 0.12B | 3.5% | 13.21% |
| 2005 | $15.56M | $1.03M | $14.54M | 0.11B | -11.1% | 1.07% |
| 2004 | $6.11M | $1.30M | $4.81M | 0.13B | 36.5% | 0.44% |
| 2003 | $43.43M | $0.00 | $43.43M | 0.09B | -29.3% | 4.92% |
| 2002 | $47.05M | $0.00 | $47.05M | 0.13B | 52.4% | 7.07% |
| 2001 | $37.89M | $0.00 | $37.89M | 0.09B | -12.3% | 5.31% |
| 2000 | $49.88M | $0.00 | $49.88M | 0.10B | -6.7% | — |
| 1999 | $345.80M | $0.00 | $345.80M | 0.10B | -0.2% | — |
| 1998 | $13.90M | $0.00 | $13.90M | 0.11B | 2.1% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 6.7% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $34.80M | $0.00 | $34.80M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $15.50M | $0.00 | $15.50M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $1.18B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Gartner buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Gartner (IT) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Gartner spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.99B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Gartner's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 10.96% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Gartner's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 10.96% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Gartner diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Gartner's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -19.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).