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IT (Gartner) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 3.20% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Gartner 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Gartner's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.20%.

IT's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
97.51% of 1969 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -2.6 vs IT: 3.20

Competitive Comparison of Gartner's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Gartner's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gartner's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Gartner's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gartner's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Gartner 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Gartner (NYSE:IT) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


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Gartner Business Description

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Gartner Inc provides independent research and analysis on information technology and other related technology industries. Its research is delivered to clients' desktops in the form of reports, briefings, and updates. Typical clients are chief information officers and other business executives who help plan companies' IT budgets. Gartner also provides consulting services. The company operates through three business segments, namely Research, Conferences and Consulting. The company generates majority of the revenue from Research segment.
Executives
Scott Hensel officer: EVP Consulting C/O GARTNER, INC., 56 TOP GALLANT RD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Akhil Jain officer: SVP, Consulting 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Claire Herkes officer: EVP, Conferences 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Wartinbee William James Iii officer: SVP, Global Sales Strat & Ops 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Craig Safian officer: EVP & CFO 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06904
Robin B Kranich officer: SVP,Research Ops & Bus Dvlpmt 56 TOP GALLANT RD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Yvonne Genovese officer: EVP, Global Product Management 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Eileen Serra director 56 TOP GALLANT RD., STAMFORD CT 06902
James C Smith director C/O FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP, 3200 HIGHLAND AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Peter Bisson director ONE ADP BOULEVARD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Alwyn Dawkins officer: EVP, Conferences 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Valentin Sribar officer: SVP, Research & Advisory 56 TOP GALLANT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Joseph P. Beck officer: EVP, Global Technology Sales 56 TOP GALLANT RD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Kenneth Allard officer: SVP, New Market Programs 56 TOP GALLANT, STAMFORD CT 06902
Eugene A Hall director, officer: CEO ONE ADP BLVD, ROSELAND NJ 07068