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.
Metric families
7,750 metric-led slides1266
Survey & sentiment
What people said — respondents, priorities, sentiment, NPS.
16.3%
1110
Market size & value
Scale of the pool — TAM, GMV, AUM, deal value, investment, funding.
14.3%
709
Cost & savings
What's spent or saved — costs, spend, savings, efficiency, abatement.
9.1%
541
Share & penetration
Piece of the pie — market share, adoption, penetration, uptake.
7.0%
491
Growth rate
Speed of change — CAGR, YoY, growth rate.
6.3%
261
Rates & ratios
Other rates — retention, conversion, representation, distress.
3.4%
324
Employment & headcount
People at work — employees, FTEs, productivity, jobs.
4.2%
226
Indices & scores
Composite indicators — confidence indices, rankings, ratings.
2.9%
218
Margin & return
Economic quality — margins, ROI/ROE/ROIC, TSR, profit.
2.8%
212
Environment & emissions
Green metrics — GHG, emissions, hydrogen, renewables.
2.7%
187
Volume & counts
Raw counts — number of X, transactions, deals.
2.4%
141
Revenue & sales
Top line — revenue, sales, GVA.
1.8%
76
Macro indicators
Economy-wide signals — inflation, unemployment, PMI.
1.0%
23
Valuation
Asset worth — present value, pre-money, exit value.
0.3%
1965
Other
Domain-specific or uncategorized long-tail.
25.4%
Filtered by margin_return
· number kind money
· clear
Where in the narrative
Number shape
| percent | 122 |
| plain | 43 |
| multiplier | 33 |
| money | 20 |
20 examples
$12B
Amid rising passenger demand and ongoing margin pressure, AI is emerging as a key lever for efficiency in an increasingly competitive market.
“Cumulative net profits are projected to reach $36.6 billion in 2025, up 16.2% YoY, with European airlines leading the way”
€4 billion
Examples of grocers' actions to reduce SG&A and other structural cost items to stabilize EBITA margins
$924 bn
Across the world's 100 largest banks, the retail segment generates less revenue than the commercial segment but is more profitable.
“Although JPMorgan Chase is renowned for its commercial and investment banking, over the past eight quarters its consumer and community banking unit has achieved…”
€10/15B
Decarbonization is a business imperative, and comes with costs, but, also, opportunities
“Net-zero trajectory requires greater share of business from 2nd hand – profitability key priority”
$231 billion
Platform adopters are more profitable—and more resilient—than their peers.
“Platform adopters are more profitable—and more resilient—than their peers.”
$50 Mn+
Founders should think about building $50 Mn+ EBITDA, 20%+ ROCE, OCF positive businesses at steady state.
“Founders should think about building $50 Mn+ EBITDA, 20%+ ROCE, OCF positive businesses at steady state.”
US$70M
For Achievers, the willingness to embrace new tools and technologies often pays off.
“We found that 4% of Achievers in North America are already using platforms that allow workers to easily pose questions and share ideas with colleagues across th…”
$3.70
East Asia is most exposed to higher supply costs under other scenarios
“The global marginal costs for hydrogen in major markets will range from $1.25 to $2.85 per kg in the efficient decarbonization scenario.”
$1 trillion
Why should leaders pay attention?
“Cloud has already effected change across industries and will remain an important tech disruption”
$3.7 trillion
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.”
$16.14
WITHOUT ACCOUNTING FOR THE HALO EFFECT ACROSS CHANNELS, TRADITIONAL MMM FINDINGS ARE MISLEADING
$14.34
WHEN EVALUATING THE ATTRIBUTED RETURNS, THE SALES ROI OF TV INCREASED BY 23%
“ATTRIBUTED SALES ROI BY MEDIA CHANNEL”
€350B
CUMULATED PROFITS GENERATED BY LUXURY GOODS BRANDS IN THE PAST 20 YEARS
$500 million
A RETAILER CUTS COSTS AND FUELS GROWTH
“Collectively, these measures delivered $500 million in cost savings, new revenue, and profit over the first 18 months of the transformation, helping the company…”
$18 B
Actions within Postal Service control: Four sets of actions could reduce the 2020 gap by $18 B
$115 billion
Actions within Postal Service control will improve long-term sustainability, but a gap will remain
“Actions within the Postal Service control will reduce annual loss to $15 billion, cumulative loss to $115 billion”
$18 B
Actions within Postal Service control: Four sets of actions could reduce the 2020 gap by $18 B
$115B
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
“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”
US$3.7 trillion
“Using our calculation for profit growth we simulated the rise in profits using actual data on EBITDA of all private and public companies globally from S&P Capit…”