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| 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) | ||
| January 29, 2026 | ||
| GARTNER, INC. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| DELAWARE | 1-14443 | 04-3099750 | ||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
P.O. Box 10212
56 Top Gallant Road
Stamford, CT 06902-7747
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) | ||
(203) 964-0096
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.0005 par value per share | IT | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
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.
On February 3, 2026, Gartner, Inc. (the “Company” or “Gartner”) announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Company’s Press Release is furnished herein as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURES.
Financial Results
Gartner has scheduled a webcast call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 to discuss the Company’s financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025. An earnings supplement will also be available via the Internet by accessing the Company’s website at https://investor.gartner.com. An audio replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company’s website.
Share Repurchase Authorization
On January 29, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized incremental share repurchases of up to an additional $500.0 million of Gartner’s common stock. This authorization is in addition to the previously authorized repurchases of up to $7.0 billion, which, as of the end of December 2025, had approximately $750 million remaining.
Repurchases of common stock by the Company may be effected from time to time through open market purchases, trading plans established in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules, accelerated stock repurchases, private transactions or other means, depending on satisfactory market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any particular amount of common stock, and share repurchases may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). | |||||||
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.
| Gartner, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: February 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Craig W. Safian | ||||||
| Craig W. Safian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||