The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI

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1. AI high performers: 5%+ of EBIT from AI and significant value (share of respondents): 6

   McKinsey & CompanyGlobal2026n=1,719

2. Organizations using AI that are at least scaling AI across the enterprise (% of respondents): 44

   McKinsey & CompanyGlobal2026n=1,719

3. Organizations with regular AI use in at least one business function (% of respondents): 89

   McKinsey & CompanyGlobal2026n=1,719

4. Respondents attributing any EBIT impact to AI (%): 37

   McKinsey & CompanyGlobal2026n=1,719

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Publisher

McKinsey & Company
All 15 McKinsey & Company reports in the library

Published

2026

Type

Survey

Sample

n=1,993

Regions

• Global

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