Buyback yield (TTM)
21.38%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
21.38%
5Y share count change
-19.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.36B
Cumulative buybacks
$9.57B
Key takeaways
- Gartner (IT) repurchased about $2.36B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 15.59× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +62.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 188% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Gartner (IT)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Gartner (IT)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Gartner (IT)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Gartner (IT)
Latest: $1.99B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Gartner (IT) buyback spend is $1.99B – surged 170.8% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Gartner buyback spend produced a CAGR of +62.4% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2025 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.99B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1995.
Gartner Buyback Spend 2025: $1.99B
Gartner buyback spend in 2025 was $1.99B, surged 170.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Gartner Buyback Spend 2024: $735.36M
2024's buyback spend for Gartner came in at $735.36M, grew 21.3% from 2023.
Gartner Buyback Spend 2023: $606.19M
Gartner posted buyback spend of $606.19M in 2023, plunged 41.9% below 2022.
Gartner Buyback Spend 2022: $1.04B
In 2022, Gartner reported buyback spend of $1.04B, plunged 37.0% below 2021.
Gartner Buyback Spend 2021: $1.66B
Gartner buyback spend in 2021 was $1.66B.
See more financial history for Gartner (IT).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.99B | $155.88M | $1.84B | 10.96% | 0.07B | -8.0% | |
| 2024 | $735.36M | $154.78M | $580.57M | 1.96% | 0.08B | -1.7% | |
| 2023 | $606.19M | $129.84M | $476.35M | 1.71% | 0.08B | -1.7% | |
| 2022 | $1.04B | $90.57M | $953.18M | 3.92% | 0.08B | -5.9% | |
| 2021 | $1.66B | $98.57M | $1.56B | 6.00% | 0.09B | -4.3% | |
| 2020 | $176.30M | $62.54M | $113.76M | 1.23% | 0.09B | -1.0% | |
| 2019 | $199.04M | $69.01M | $130.03M | 1.44% | 0.09B | -1.2% | |
| 2018 | $260.83M | $66.17M | $194.66M | 2.26% | 0.09B | +2.6% | |
| 2017 | $41.27M | $78.94M | −$37.67M | 0.37% | 0.09B | +7.1% | |
| 2016 | $58.96M | $46.66M | $12.30M | 0.71% | 0.08B | -1.5% | |
| 2015 | $509.05M | $46.15M | $462.90M | 6.79% | 0.09B | -6.2% | |
| 2014 | $432.01M | $38.84M | $393.16M | 5.85% | 0.09B | -4.3% | |
| 2013 | $181.74M | $34.73M | $147.00M | 2.77% | 0.09B | -1.1% | |
| 2012 | $111.30M | $36.38M | $74.93M | 2.59% | 0.10B | -3.0% | |
| 2011 | $211.99M | $32.87M | $179.12M | 6.44% | 0.10B | -1.0% | |
| 2010 | $99.82M | $32.63M | $67.19M | 3.14% | 0.10B | +2.3% | |
| 2009 | $3.74M | $26.07M | −$22.32M | 0.22% | 0.10B | -1.5% | |
| 2008 | $200.82M | $20.70M | $180.12M | 12.01% | 0.10B | -8.6% | |
| 2007 | $166.82M | $24.24M | $142.58M | 9.71% | 0.11B | -6.8% | |
| 2006 | $270.70M | $1.03M | $269.67M | 13.21% | 0.12B | +3.5% | |
| 2005 | $15.56M | $1.03M | $14.54M | 1.07% | 0.11B | -11.1% | |
| 2004 | $6.11M | $1.30M | $4.81M | 0.44% | 0.13B | +36.5% | |
| 2003 | $43.43M | $0.00 | $43.43M | 4.92% | 0.09B | -29.3% | |
| 2002 | $47.05M | $0.00 | $47.05M | 7.07% | 0.13B | +52.4% | |
| 2001 | $37.89M | $0.00 | $37.89M | 5.31% | 0.09B | -12.3% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.99B
- 2024$735.36M
- 2023$606.19M
- 2022$1.04B
- 2021$1.66B
- 2020$176.30M
- 2019$199.04M
- 2018$260.83M
- 2017$41.27M
- 2016$58.96M
- 2015$509.05M
- 2014$432.01M
- 2013$181.74M
- 2012$111.30M
- 2011$211.99M
- 2010$99.82M
- 2009$3.74M
- 2008$200.82M
- 2007$166.82M
- 2006$270.70M
- 2005$15.56M
- 2004$6.11M
- 2003$43.43M
- 2002$47.05M
- 2001$37.89M
- 2000$49.88M
- 1999$345.80M
- 1998$13.90M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$34.80M
- 1993$15.50M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Gartner (IT)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 15.59×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Gartner (IT)
How Gartner splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Gartner, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.26B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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