Gartner ($IT) Contract Value Growth Slowdown Case

Investors can submit applications for the lead plaintiff role.

D. Connecticut

Court

3:26-cv-00394

Case number

02/04/2025

Class period Start

02/02/2026

Class period End

05/18/2026

Lead Plaintiff motion deadline

$IT investors filed a claim against Gartner for allegedly overstating its ability to accelerate contract value growth and meet its consulting outlook despite weakening trends and longer client decision cycles.
After Gartner disclosed that contract value growth had slowed to 5% overall and about 6% outside the U.S. federal business, $IT fell 27.6% on August 5, 2025.
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Case Details:

Between February 4, 2025 and February 2, 2026, Gartner told investors it had good visibility into 2025 revenue and expected contract value growth to accelerate even in a difficult macro environment. Executives emphasized resilient demand, a strong pipeline, improving sales conditions, and consulting guidance they said was supported by backlog and pipeline.

However, during this period, investors allege Gartner was not actually positioned to maintain or accelerate contract value growth or meet its consulting targets as represented. Gartner allegedly failed to disclose that non-federal contract value growth was weakening more than investors were told; that the company was not on track to meet its consulting revenue expectations; and that its claims about resilience, reacceleration, and reliable forecasting understated the impact of macro pressures, tariffs, and longer sales cycles.

Then, on August 5, 2025, the company reported second-quarter 2025 results showing overall contract value growth had slowed to 5% and non-federal growth had slipped to about 6%. $IT fell 27.6%, closing at $243.93. 

Additional revelations followed on February 3, 2026, including another slowdown in contract value growth to 1% overall and 4% outside the U.S. federal government, along with a consulting revenue shortfall. 

By February 3, 2026, shares had dropped to $160.16, representing a total decline of 52.4% over the correction period.

Based on these events, $IT investors filed a claim against Gartner, alleging the company:
It overstated its ability to accelerate contract value growth.
It presented its consulting outlook and growth projections as more reliable than they allegedly were, despite weakening demand and longer sales cycles.
It caused investors to buy at inflated prices that dropped after Gartner disclosed slower growth and a consulting miss.
Investors argue Gartner misled the market about whether it could sustain contract value growth and meet its consulting outlook, causing losses when the truth emerged.

Case Type

US Securities Class Action

Case Status

Lead Plaintiff Submission

Alleged Offence

Misleading Statements,

Fraud,

Failure to Disclose,

Omissions

Suspected Party

Directors,

Management

Security Type

Stocks

Trade Direction

Long

Shock Event Date

08/05/2025

Filing date

03/17/2026

Lead Plaintiff Deadline

05/18/2026

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