Why is IT down?
Down 20% from Nov 2 to Nov 10.
- Gartner fell 20% from Nov 2 to Nov 10. 13 points of it came on Nov 3, the day of its results.
−1Long-term trend
Down 20% from Nov 2 to Nov 10.
−1Long-term trend
IT's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 5. It closed away from its high of the day (3 chart checks stopped).
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| Since its 2024 high | Down 65% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 3 |
Tue Dec 8: Gartner Infrastructure, Operations…Industry event · date confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed -2.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
IT is #1 of 3 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Expected to report Tue Feb 2, before the open (in 84 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.5B, 1% less than a year ago; a profit of $3.35 a share, from $0.47.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insights | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 3)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 9.6% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count fell 3.4% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | -11.6% | -13.2% | -18.8% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | +4.0% | +22.6% | +27.5% |
| May 5, 2026 | -1.8% | +1.2% | +4.1% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $6.5B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 39.9, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
5 insiders sold $1.4M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: IT is 0.1% of VGT, 0.1% of FTEC, and under 0.1% of XLK, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Gartner provides independent research and analysis on information technology for chief information officers and other business executives who help plan companies' IT budgets. Its flagship Magic Quadrant reports inform many enterprises in their IT procurement decisions. Gartner also provides consulting services and holds some of the largest conferences in the IT industry. Around 80% of Gartner's revenue is generated from industry research.
“Notwithstanding these differentiating factors, we face competition from a significant number of independent providers of information products and services.”
IT scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #1 of 3 in Services-Management Services by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 20% from Nov 2 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
IT scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #1 of 3 in Services-Management Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind IT's 5.
5 insiders sold $1.4M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Robin B. Kranich, EVP & CHRO, who sold $644K on Aug 27. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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