Key Takeaway
SEO Title: Gartner, Inc. (IT) gains after earnings beat on EPS, revenue misses Gartner, Inc. (IT) beat on EPS with $3.32 vs. $2.92 expected, posted $1.51B in revenue versus a $1.51B estimate miss, and the stock rose 1.17% to $149.44 in regular-session trading.
Key Numbers
EPS: $3.32 actual vs. $2.92 estimate, a beat.
Revenue: $1.51B actual vs. $1.51B estimate, recorded as a miss.
Stock reaction: IT rose 1.17% to $149.44 in regular-session trading, versus the prior close of $147.71.
Intraday range: shares traded between $142.50 and $150.72.
Surprise streak: Gartner has topped EPS estimates in each of the last five reported quarters, including $3.94 vs. $3.50 in February 2026.
EPS strength keeps Gartner's streak alive
The cleanest read here is margin discipline. Gartner delivered a solid EPS beat even with revenue essentially flat to estimates. That usually gets attention because it shows the business is still converting sales into profit efficiently, and this quarter extends a five-quarter run of EPS beats.
The stock's 1.17% gain in regular-session trading says investors leaned toward the earnings beat rather than the slight top-line shortfall. Volume was 748,615 shares versus an average of 1,550,863, so the move was positive but not exactly a table-pounding verdict. Still, for a company with a $10.1B market cap, another quarter of beating profit expectations keeps the recent pattern intact.
