Gartner (IT) risk factors: FY2025 10-K

Item 1A of the 10-K for the period ending 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-12. 19 risk factor headings as filed. Read Item 1A in full · The whole 10-K · What changed since FY2024

3new since FY2024
0reworded
0removed
16unchanged

Headings mentioning a theme: Tariffs 0 · AI 2 · Cybersecurity 1 · China 0 · Interest rates 0. Compare across the S&P 500.

Strategic and Operational Risks

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  1. We may not be able to maintain the quality of our existing products and services.
  2. Technology is rapidly evolving, and if we do not continue to develop new product and service offerings in response to these changes, our business could suffer.
  3. Uncertainty in the development, deployment, and use of AI in our platform and products and by our customers and competitors may result in harm to our business and reputation.AI
  4. Our Insights business depends on renewals of subscription-based services and sales of new subscription-based services for a significant portion of our revenue, and our failure to renew at historical rates or generate new sales of such services will lead to a decrease in our revenues.new
  5. The profitability and success of our conferences and other meetings are subject to external factors beyond our control.
  6. Our balance sheet includes significant amounts of goodwill and intangible assets. Impairment of a significant portion of these assets would negatively affect our financial results.new
  7. We may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel which could jeopardize the quality of our products and services and our future growth plans.new
  8. Privacy concerns could damage our reputation and deter current and potential clients from using our products and services.
  9. We are exposed to risks related to cybersecurity.Cybersecurity
  10. We face risks related to leased office space.
  11. Our sales to governments are subject to appropriations, complex compliance requirements and some may be terminated early.
  12. We may not be able to maintain the equity in our brand name.
  13. Our outstanding debt obligations could negatively impact our financial condition and future operating results.
  14. Natural disasters, pandemics, terrorist acts, war, actions by governments, and other geopolitical activities could disrupt our operations.

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Macroeconomic and Industry Risks

1
  1. We are subject to risks from operating globally.

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Legal and Regulatory Risks

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  1. Our failure to comply with complex U.S. and foreign laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial condition.
  2. We face risks related to the regulation of AI and other evolving technologies.AI
  3. We face risks related to litigation.
  4. Our corporate compliance program cannot guarantee that we are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

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Headings are the lines of Item 1A set wholly in bold or italics, as the parser reads them, without the introductory paragraph that opens the section. A heading is new when no heading in the prior 10-K matches it after ignoring case and punctuation, and reworded when it shares at least 60 percent of its words with one that went away. Source: the filing on sec.gov.