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McKinsey confirms enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI'
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Fasten your seatbelt and empty that bladder: AI investment is rising, but reported enterprise earnings impact remains stubbornly flat.
Key facts
- Agentic AI use is up, says McKinsey, with 40 percent of respondents at organizations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue saying they’re scaling AI agents, compared to 27 percent last year
- While 43 percent of respondents still expect little or no AI-related change in total employment, an increasing number (39 percent this year compared to 32 percent in 2025) expect their employer
- According to the survey data, 37 percent of respondents “attribute at least some EBIT [earnings before interest and taxes] impact to AI use,” which is “about the same” share as respondents
- McKinsey surveyed 1,719 professionals and business leaders from around the world and across industries for its report on the State of AI in 2026, and what it found sounds a lot like what similar
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