Gartner (IT) risk factors, FY2025 10-K

Gartner's FY2025 10-K, filed Feb 12, 2026. The risk counts for this filing are not shown yet. The filing itself is linked below.

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Gartner's biggest risks in the FY2025 10-K

  • Goodwill and intangible-asset impairment could materially hurt financial results.
  • Growing traffic and product complexity increase dependence on reliable computing infrastructure.
  • Government contracts face appropriations, compliance requirements, and early termination risk.

The risks most specific to Gartner

  • Strategic and Operational Risks

    A material decline in our ability to replace consulting engagements will have an adverse impact on our revenues and our financial condition

    A significant impairment of Gartner’s goodwill and intangible assets could negatively affect financial results.

  • Strategic and Operational Risks

    Any of the foregoing may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition

    Online-service or information-system outages could result from inadequate infrastructure as user traffic and product complexity grow.

  • Strategic and Operational Risks

    Our sales to governments are subject to appropriations, complex compliance requirements and some may be terminated early

    Government revenues depend on appropriations and compliance with complex requirements, and contracts may be terminated early.

Risk factor headings as read

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

Strategic and Operational Risks

  1. 01A material decline in our ability to replace consulting engagements will have an adverse impact on our revenues and our financial condition
  2. 02Any of the foregoing may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition
  3. 03Our sales to governments are subject to appropriations, complex compliance requirements and some may be terminated early

Other Gartner 10-Ks

  • FY2024 10-K risk factors
    Risk factors section under review

    Talent retention and replacing consulting engagements are central to revenue, service quality, and growth.

    Filed Feb 13, 2025

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The headings are the filing's own. The one-line readings and the overview are automated and can be wrong: read Item 1A of the 10-K for the exact wording.