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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
The Company’s products and services are delivered through three segments – Business and Technology Insights, or “Insights” , Conferences and Consulting, as described below.

Insights equips executives and their teams from every function and across all industries with actionable, objective business and technology insights, guidance and tools. Our experienced experts deliver all this value informed by an unmatched combination of practitioner-sourced and data-driven research to help our clients address their mission critical priorities.

Conferences provides executives and teams across an organization the opportunity to learn, share and network. From our Gartner Symposium/Xpo series, to industry-leading conferences focused on specific business roles and topics, to peer-driven sessions, our offerings enable attendees to experience the best of Gartner insights and guidance.

Consulting serves senior executives leading technology-driven strategic initiatives leveraging the power of Gartner’s actionable, objective insights. Through custom analysis and on-the-ground support we enable optimized technology investments and stronger performance on our clients’ mission critical priorities.

The Company's Chief Executive Officer is its chief operating decision maker (CODM). The CODM evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on gross contribution. Gross contribution, as presented in the tables below, is defined as operating income or loss excluding certain Cost of services and product development expenses, Selling, general and administrative expenses, Depreciation, Amortization of intangibles, Acquisition and integration charges and Gain from sale of divested operation. Certain bonus and fringe benefit costs included in consolidated Cost of services and product development are not allocated to segment expense. The CODM uses gross contribution to allocate resources (including financial resources and employees) for each segment primarily in the Company's annual budgeting process. The CODM then monitors budgeted
versus actual results regularly to assess segment operating performance, identify business trends, and modify resource allocations as needed. The accounting policies used by the reportable segments are the same as those used by the Company. There are no intersegment revenues. The Company does not identify or allocate assets, including capital expenditures, by reportable segment. Accordingly, assets are not reported by segment because the information is not available by segment and is not reviewed in the evaluation of segment performance or in making decisions regarding the allocation of resources.

The tables below present information about the Company’s reportable segments for the periods indicated (in thousands).

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025InsightsConferencesConsultingConsolidated
Revenues$1,319,453 $211,407 $155,594 $1,686,454 
Less:
Personnel expenses299,525 18,881 86,511 404,917 
Product and content delivery expenses38,298 65,197 4,052 107,547 
Other (1)6,955 5,941 3,476 16,372 
Gross contribution974,675 121,388 61,555 1,157,618 
Cost of services and product development - unallocated (2)2,895 
Selling, general and administrative776,888 
Depreciation and amortization50,739 
Interest expenses and other, net9,303 
Income before income taxes$317,793 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024InsightsConferencesConsultingConsolidated
Revenues$1,265,992 $186,084 $142,984 $1,595,060 
Less:
Personnel expenses282,155 16,541 82,021 380,717 
Product and content delivery expenses44,057 56,055 4,682 104,794 
Other (1)6,659 5,376 2,562 14,597 
Gross contribution933,121 108,112 53,719 1,094,952 
Cost of services and product development - unallocated (2)13,206 
Selling, general and administrative712,071 
Depreciation and amortization50,534 
Acquisition and integration charges358 
Interest expenses and other, net19,486 
Income before income taxes$299,297 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025InsightsConferencesConsultingConsolidated
Revenues$2,641,280 $284,004 $295,300 $3,220,584 
Less:
Personnel expenses588,887 36,626 165,603 791,116 
Product and content delivery expenses79,475 89,368 7,314 176,157 
Other (1)13,720 9,240 7,436 30,396 
Gross contribution1,959,198 148,770 114,947 2,222,915 
Cost of services and product development - unallocated (2)9,092 
Selling, general and administrative1,507,196 
Depreciation and amortization101,499 
Interest expenses and other, net20,327 
Income before income taxes$584,801 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024InsightsConferencesConsultingConsolidated
Revenues$2,534,164 $256,153 $277,669 $3,067,986 
Less:
Personnel expenses556,744 32,224 155,394 744,362 
Product and content delivery expenses87,644 83,848 6,873 178,365 
Other (1)12,086 8,714 7,396 28,196 
Gross contribution1,877,690 131,367 108,006 2,117,063 
Cost of services and product development - unallocated (2)21,832 
Selling, general and administrative1,401,904 
Depreciation and amortization99,841 
Acquisition and integration charges818 
Interest expenses and other, net33,814 
Income before income taxes$558,854 

(1)Other consists primarily of travel and entertainment and workplace expenses.
(2)The unallocated amounts consist of certain bonus and fringe costs recorded in consolidated Cost of services and product development that are not allocated to segment expense. The Company’s policy is to allocate bonuses to segments at 100% of a segment employee’s target bonus. Amounts above or below 100% are absorbed by corporate.