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Gartner cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Gartner's operations generated $1.29bn of cash; it spent $115m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.18bn. It returned $1.99bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Gartner: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1622052562803163473463662554715659031,3121,1011,1561,4851,2901,378
Depreciation and amortisation2736323034394762240256212219212192191202200184
Stock-based pay2633333635394647796669639991130155156157
Capital spending1522424436384650111127149846010810310211583
Free cash flow1471842142352793082993161443444168191,2539931,0531,3831,1751,295
Free cash flow after stock pay121151181199244269253269652783477571,1549039231,2281,0191,137
Share buybacks410021211118243250959412611991761,6561,0446067351,9911,718

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Gartner's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Gartner.