UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2026 |
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 000-21433 | 04-2797789 | ||
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60 Acorn Park Drive |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 617 613-6000 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value |
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| Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information contained in this current report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K “Results of Operations and Financial Condition”. This information and the exhibits hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information contained in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Forrester Research, Inc. with the SEC, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
On February 12, 2026, Forrester Research, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.
Forrester believes that adjusted financial results provide investors with consistent and comparable information to aid in the understanding of Forrester’s ongoing business. Forrester uses adjusted financial information to manage its business, including use of adjusted financial results as the basis for setting targets for various compensation programs. Our adjusted presentation excludes the following, as well as their related tax effects:
Amortization of intangibles—we exclude the effect of the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets from our adjusted results in order to more consistently present our ongoing results of operations.
Gains and losses from investments—we have consistently excluded both gains and losses related to our investment in non-marketable securities from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
Loss on sale of divested operation—we have excluded the loss on the sale of a divested operation, and the related external costs incurred, in the third quarter of 2024 from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
Credit loss expense—we have excluded the credit loss expense on the promissory note received from the sale of a divested operation in 2024 from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
Goodwill impairment—we exclude the goodwill impairment charges incurred during the first and fourth quarters of 2025 of $83.9 million and $26.8 million, respectively, from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
Stock-based compensation expense—we exclude stock-based compensation from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
Restructuring costs—we exclude costs associated with the Company’s reductions in force and asset impairment charges associated with the Company’s reductions in office space from our adjusted results in order to keep quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons consistent.
However, these measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, operating income or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as more fully discussed in our financial statements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: | February 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ L. Christian Finn |
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| L. Christian Finn, Chief Financial Officer |