Metrics

What numbers consultants lead with.

Every slide that foregrounds a metric — 7,750 in total — classified into families by what's being measured. Drill in to see who uses each family, where in the narrative, and the real examples.

22 examples

-2.7pp
EBITDA pp impact
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
If no counter measures are taken, average EBITDA impact could range -0.2 to -2.7 pp for hyper/supermarkets
“The potential profit impact of each trend individually for a normative hyper/supermarket based on the current P&L structure”
0.5%
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Stepping up quality of private label & develop private brands to grow to 15% of volume could add up to 0.5% in EBITDA margin
“Stepping up quality of private label & develop private brands to grow to 15% of volume could add up to 0.5% in EBITDA margin”
0.5 – 1%
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Reshaping store networks to close 10% of stores and recouping 50% of sales could add up to 0.5 – 1% EBITDA margin
“Reshaping store networks is a lever for grocery retailers to improve profitability and consumer experience, with retailers increasingly shifting focus from netw…”
0.25 – 0.75%
EBITDA uplift
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Driving COGS reduction by 0.3 – 1% through supplier negotiation and buying-alliance activity could add 0.25 – 0.75% EBITDA uplift
“Driving COGS reduction by 0.3 – 1% through supplier negotiation and buying-alliance activity could add 0.25 – 0.75% EBITDA uplift.”
0.5 – 1%
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Improve end-to-end productivity through advanced technologies to reduce labor cost with 5 – 10% could give EBITDA uplift of 0.5 – 1%
“This calculation does not take into account the (one off) initial investment, dependent on boldness of investment this can be a large CAPEX investment (g., full…”
0.25–0.75pp
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Monetizing Retail Media towards 0.75 – 1.5% additional revenue could give an EBITDA uplift of 0.25 – 0.75%
“Monetizing Retail Media (RM) has emerged as driver of profitability with margins reaching up to 70% within 3 years of launching.”
-1.0pp
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
1. If 90-100% of food COGS inflation can be passed on to consumers without affecting volumes, the EBITDA impact is -1.0pp to opp
“1.0pp decline in Gross margin, which fully translates to 1.0pp EBITDA margin decline”
-0.3pp
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
2. If 90-100% of labor cost increase due to labor market tightness can be passed on to consumers, the EBITDA impact is -0.3pp to opp
“90-100% of labor cost increase can be passed on to consumers”
0.2pp
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
3. GLP-1 drug users spend 6-11% less on groceries resulting in EBITDA margin decline of 0.1 to 0.2pp
“0.2-1.0% drop in volumes depending on the GLP-1 drug adoption rates, translating to 0.2-1.0% decrease in revenues and COGS”
+0.2pp
EBITDA margin
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
5. The increasing share or private label positively impacts EBITDA margin by 0.0pp to +0.2pp
“In low case with 31% private label share by 2029, and assuming a 5% better gross margin of private label, the total impact on the EBITDA is 0.0pp”
2.1x
ROI
BCG · 2025 · quantify_impact
Leading companies extract greater value by focusing their AI investments
“In reality, most companies go broad and dilute efforts across multiple pilots, seeing lower ROI as a result”
~16%
% of EBIT impact
McKinsey · 2025 · quantify_impact
Real impact being achieved across sectors
180
profit loss
McKinsey · 2024 · quantify_impact
180 large, publicly traded companies could see profit losses beyond 10% by 2030 if they do not manage their nature risks¹
“Firms at risk of losing 10% -40% of profits are concentrated in utilities, agriculture, and chemicals.”
21%
EBITDA margin uplift (top vs bottom quartile)
Accenture · 2021 · quantify_impact
Companies with stronger Sustainability DNA are more likely to deliver financial value and a lasting positive impact on society and the environment
“Sustainability DNA is central to companies' ability to operate both profitably and mindfully.”
$3.7 trillion
Global profit uplift if perception gap narrowed by 50%
Accenture · 2020 · quantify_impact
If the employee perception gap were narrowed by 50 percent...
“We estimate that global profits would be higher by 33 percent, equivalent to $3.7 trillion in 2019.”
4.5
Recurring impact on cash as % of EBITDA
McKinsey · 2019 · quantify_impact
High performing transformations offer 4-5 times more impact on EBITDA than median transformations
“X 4,5”
541
EDL profitability (USD millions)
McKinsey · 2018 · quantify_impact
EDL reaches profitability by 2024 in all three scenarios
$18 B
Net profit benefit
McKinsey · 2010 · quantify_impact
Actions within Postal Service control: Four sets of actions could reduce the 2020 gap by $18 B
$18 B
Net profit benefit
McKinsey · 2010 · quantify_impact
Actions within Postal Service control: Four sets of actions could reduce the 2020 gap by $18 B
$115B
Net income
McKinsey · 2010 · quantify_impact
USPS can pursue actions within its control to reduce the FY2020 gap
“Actions within Postal Service control reduce the 2020 annual loss to $15 billion, and the cumulative loss to $115 billion”
$33B
Net income
McKinsey · 2010 · quantify_impact
“Fundamental Change” that increases USPS flexibility will be required to close the remaining gap
“Actions within Postal Service control reduce the 2020 annual loss to $15 billion, and the cumulative loss to $115 billion”
17%
estimated global profitability rise by moving up one maturity level
Accenture · 2021 · quantify_impact
“Moving up a level brings its own rewards; for organizations that improved one maturity level we estimated global profitability, captured by EBITDA, could rise a…”