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Stock-Based Compensation
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
The Company grants stock-based compensation awards as an incentive for employees and directors to contribute to the Company’s long-term success. The Company currently awards stock-settled stock appreciation rights, service-based and performance-based restricted stock units, and common stock equivalents. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had 3.9 million shares of its Common Stock available for stock-based compensation awards under the Gartner, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended and restated in June 2023 (the “Plan”).

The tables below summarize the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by award type and expense category line item during the periods indicated (in millions).
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
Award type2026202520262025
Stock appreciation rights$3.1 $2.8 $9.7 $10.2 
Restricted stock units35.1 27.5 114.8 112.8 
Common stock equivalents0.2 0.2 0.8 0.7 
Total(1)
$38.4 $30.5 $125.3 $123.7 

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
Expense category line item2026202520262025
Cost of services and product development$15.6 $11.5 $48.4 $49.0 
Selling, general and administrative22.8 19.0 76.9 74.7 
Total(1)
$38.4 $30.5 $125.3 $123.7 

(1)Includes costs of $15.3 million and $11.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and $56.5 million and $58.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, for awards to retirement-eligible employees. Those awards are expensed on an accelerated basis.