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 revenue
· clear
Where in the narrative
Number shape
| money | 65 |
| percent | 50 |
| plain | 21 |
| multiplier | 5 |
80 examples
showing first 803.3%
The slowdown in global consumer spending does not yet appear widespread, but rather concentrated in US and China, where tariff developments have been most impactful
“The slowdown in global consumer spending does not yet appear widespread, but rather concentrated in US and China, where tariff developments have been most impac…”
55%
Executives expect more moderate price increases compared to last year, and anticipate higher focus on volumes
76%
While challenges remain, signs of stabilization are emerging in commercial aerospace. Strong supplier collaboration, AI-driven efficiencies and financial discipline will be key to sustaining momentum.
“Among the executives we surveyed, 61% expect revenue growth over the next six months and 76% see an increase over the next year—a sign of growing confidence in …”
-2.9%
With declining real sales, especially offline, sales per square meter have also decreased, putting pressure on margins
“Real offline sales driven by -7% decline in total offline market (2019–2023) and shifting market shares: Supermarkets: from 36.3% to 36.4% (+0.1%); Hypermarkets…”
+5-6%
Several retailers launched different types of personalization efforts – with up to 6% revenue increase
“+5-6% In sales versus control group”
$5.37 trillion
Figure 3: The chemical industry underpins all others
“Our research indicates that sustainability-related segments within industries served by the chemical industry are experiencing significantly higher growth than …”
65%
The US BIOSECURE Act may prompt pharma companies to diversify their supply chain away from China, creating more opportunities for ex-China suppliers
“Seventy-nine percent of respondents to the BIO survey conducted in May 2024 reported that they have contracts or products being supported by a Chinese CDMO.”
$300B
Unlocking the region's green economy could be worth another $300B annually by 2030
“Unlocking the region's green economy could be worth another $300B annually by 2030.”
-37%
Home affordability pressures see 37% decline in home sales since November 2021
“US single-family home sales have decreased ~17%, since February 2023—in line with rising prices and credit costs which have impacted affordability”
53%
Roughly half of respondents reported the revenue of their company at under US $1 billion (53%) and roughly half of respondents reported the revenue of their company U.S. $1 billion (47%) or above.
7,500
..on the back of massive growth in manufacturing
“Manufacturing to contribute 32% to incremental GVA by 2030 ($ Bn)”
4.4%
SME DEBT VS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION: NL SMES HAVE A HIGH GVA CONTRIBUTION, AND HAVE LOW LEVEL OF NEW DEBT
$3.2 trillion
How reducing the tech deficit delivers a growth dividend
“The potential benefits for European companies of closing the tech deficit amount to a staggering $3.2 trillion USD in additional revenue by the end of 2024.”
140 bps
Europe's R&D gap is widening
“Corporate financial data shows a 110 basis point (bps) gap in R&D spending as a percentage of revenue between North American and European companies in 2021. Had…”
20-50
Paradigm shift for growth capital: Asset watchlist – Latin America (3/4)
$830 million
Assembling the pieces for resilience
“The most resilient companies who have embraced these practices are already generating additional annual revenues of $830 million on average—depriving the least …”
$639 bn
Growth was strong during Covid
“Parcel volume growth accelerates and mail volume growth declines”
$8.2 Billion
We already know that companies with high interoperability can unlock an additional five percentage points in annual revenue growth.
“Five percentage points of additional revenue growth delivers an extra $8 billion over a period of five years.”
11K-13K
Subscription model has seen a surge over last five years
“Expected to grow to 11K-13K $Mn over the next decade at a high growth rate of 20-23% CAGR”
40%
Advertisers adopting diversified mediums; digital share increased to 40%
12.3%
Company performance remains strong: B2B marketers lead
12.2%
Company performance in sales and profits far exceeds pre-pandemic levels but dips from February 2022
~$4T
Education is amongst the top 10 sectors globally (in value), with a worldwide GVA of ~USD 4T in 2019, and has grown at a CAGR of ~3% between 2009 and 2019
“Gross value added (GVA) is defined as the measure of the contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) made by an individual industry sector”
$45B-$55B
Within private K-12, the international and bilingual curricula school market with fee point >$6K is sized at $45B-$55B in annual revenue across key cities, globally
28.3%
Apps contribute more revenue, but many companies achieve no or little impact
“The largest proportion of companies reporting “High Revenue” from apps make the majority of their sales through the Internet (50-99% Internet, 40%; 100% Interne…”
+14.1%
Company performance soars relative to 2020
US$31B
The market is highly fragmented, comprised mostly of micro-to-small size enterprises
“COVID-19 might have slowed down the pace of growth, but should not reduce the long-term potential”
2%
Select use cases that can help accelerate value
“The company's new pricing and promotions framework generated a 2% increase in annual revenues.”
$11.8bn
A huge opportunity cost
“118% Growth Gap or $11.8bn in lost revenue opportunity (2017-23)”
51%
Restriction on sales rep access to hospital premises and physicians remains tight in China, thus the adoption of digital tools in hospitals can help support and link pharma's digital outreach initiatives
“Tight restriction level is mainly caused by strict Covid control measures and promotion restrictions”
$18B
Delivering shareholder value at scale
“$18B”
$62B
Our Next Generation Growth Model changed our services to put digital everywhere
“244 Diamond Clients driving more than 50% of total Revenues”
$27B
Our Next Generation Growth Model has allowed us to scale at unprecedented levels while increasing our durability and resilience
“Approximately 85% of FY22 revenue”
1,367
The 'four new modernisations' will reshape the auto industry with a shift from purchase management to usage management
“Going forward, the 'four new modernisations' for automobiles — electrification, intelligence, connectivity and sharing — will reshape the future landscape of th…”
$2,500
In the secondary market, average price estimates are 150-200 times higher (from ~$1,700 to $2,500)
“In 2019 at NamesCon, a presenter reported an average secondary market sales price of $2,268 for domains sold in their marketplace”
$2.1B
The secondary market is therefore almost as big as the primary market!
“The secondary market is therefore almost as big as the primary market!”
$2,072M
Over half of sales flow through marketplaces
10%
Expanding from an insurance provider to a health and wellness company
“AIA Group's transformation has taken the life insurance company into the vast health and wellness space with the Vitality platform, that provides wellness, prev…”
26%
Opening new payment flows and expanding the services businesses
“Mastercard is expanding its core business by leveraging partnerships and opening new payment flows (e.g., real-time cross-border, B2B).”
14%
Transforming to a "network of networks" and expanding value-add services
“Visa estimates that revenues from new flows and value-added services will account for >30% of net revenues by 2024.”
5%
1. Importance of flexible online channels is increasing; WeChat Mini Program has grown into an important business pillar in just 2 years after pilots
“Top luxury groups launching "always-on" WeChat Mini Programs, with diverse SKUs; available all year round”
19.5%
High Tech as-a-service trailblazer
“No other company better exemplifies adoption of AAS as a vehicle for profitability and revolutionary customer experience.”
5x
Subscription-based revenue streams are key to meeting customer demand & sustaining top-line growth
“Companies that have adopted subscription-based models have created 5x more enterprise value per dollar of revenue earned”
2/3
Brazil has consolidated itself as a continental hub, attracting players from all over the world...
$1.02 B
Resulting toll revenue assumptions and modeling
“These analyses represent only potential scenarios based on discrete data from one point in time.”
(1.6) - (1.8)
Resulting non-fare revenue modeling for 2020 by groups of taxes
$42 billion
The F-Series is among the largest US consumer products—bigger than Android and combined major sports leagues
“Major sports leagues' combined revenue ~ $40 billion”
$42bn
The F-Series alone generated more revenue than many recognizable companies in 2019
7,579
The F-Series is the highest-selling vehicle in the US over the last ten years
“F-Series sales are greater than those of the Camry and Corolla combined”
9,124
The F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in the world over the last ten years
“F-Series among top three selling vehicles globally”
516.3
ANU is forecasting total student numbers to drop, with international student numbers expected to increase again from 2022
“Student visa applications fell by 73% in between June 2019 and 2020”
639
There has been a large spike in clinical waste generation due to the increased use of medical equipment, which poses significant health risks if not managed
“COVID-19 has caused a 14% increase in Medical Waste Services revenue from 2019-20, significantly up from the 5.4% growth rate prior to COVID-19”
$100M
2c: Adopt mobility solutions based on dynamic pricing (e.g., congestion pricing)
16.9%
Stepping up investments
“Manufacturing leaders, however, are not only closing the gap with other industries by spending 9.6% of revenues on technology, but they’ll also surpass them in …”
$230B
Industry analysts expect the growth in US computer and consumer electronics retail e-commerce sales to reach 18% in 2020
“Best Buy online sales now 42% of US revenue, up 155.4% in Q1”
€27 Bn
Among true-luxury goods, ready-to-wear, watches/jewelry and handbags each contribute €6-7 Bn in retail sales
48%
Luxury consumers continue to be young, 48% of them are aged below 30 and contribute 42% of luxury sales
70%
Over 70% of true luxury sales come from the ~50 tier 2 or above cities
10+
Vacheron Constantin: closed-loop O2O shopping experience to expedite consumer decision making process from interest to final purchase
“Sales: 38 limited-edition watches launched, 10+ sold in 3 days, all by NEW buyers”
46%
Leaders are poised to extend their advantage over the next five years
“Figure 2: An illustrative model of the difference between Leaders and Laggards' revenue growth is projected to widen.”
46%
Though they might both possess knowledge, talent and ambition to spare, the distance between the Leaders and Laggards is huge: Leaders have twice the revenue growth of Laggards, who could miss out on up to 46% of their annual revenues by 2023 if they don't change.
“Leaders have twice the revenue growth of Laggards, who could miss out on up to 46% of their annual revenues by 2023 if they don't change.”
$1.4B (+4%)
NATIONAL BRANDS HAVE POTENTIALLY MISSED OUT ON UP TO 4% IN ANNUAL SALES GENERATED FROM MEDIA SPEND
“20% of total revenue is generated by media”
$7b
Wine is an important export industry for the Australian economy with industry revenues of over ~$7b AUD, and ~173k employees
“Australian wine producers generated ~$7b AUD of revenue in 2018; going forward, continued revenue growth within this sector is expected given: Growing demand gl…”
46%
On the expenditure side, two thirds of total government budget has gone to salaries & debt service, with ~6% in capital expenditures
“On the expenditure side, two thirds of total government budget has gone to salaries & debt service, with ~6% in capital expenditures”
1.2%
Despite a steep growth in the past 5 years (40% p.a), Lebanon's internet sales are still only 1.2% of total retail sales
“Lebanon's e-commerce sales grew very strongly at 40% p.a between 2012-17, but still represents only ~1.2% of total retail sales”
10-20%
Today telecom contributes ~10-20% of yearly revenues, industry dynamics however put downward pressure on revenues
“Current prevalent pay-per-minute model does not allow to capitalize on voice to data shift”
USD 4 bn
Consequently, sector could reach a revenue of USD 4 bn by 2030
“Definition of sector player roles was not considered”
$5bn
~5 USD Bn of taxes can be gathered yearly through better VAT compliance and collection
“Loss in revenues of ~10% or ~5 USD Bn yearly”
$50bn
The international market for medical cannabis is rapidly growing, with several countries already claiming a first-mover export advantage
“Legal international trade in medical cannabis products is already happening.”
5%
CASE STUDY: UK’s creative industries contributes to ~5% of the country’s GDP¹ and is growing at twice the rate of the economy
“UK’s creative industries contributes to ~5% of the country’s GDP¹ and is growing at twice the rate of the economy”
15%
The most mature brands report significant benefits from data driven marketing
23%
A more agile model is seen to have a big impact on revenue
“Estimated average revenue lift of 23%”
50 mio. kr.
Tidligere analyse benyttet til at identificere muligt provenu
“Tidligere rapport anvendt til provenuskøn – men potentiale tilrettet på baggrund af følsomhedsanalyse og forudsætninger omkring rekrutteringsudfordringen”
49.6
The rise of e-commerce compensated for the under-coverage and efficiency gaps in offline retail
20x
Chinese players made good progress in new dvpmt models
“Tmall flagship store achieved 20x of usual sales volume on day 1.”
€20 billion
Online: 8% of total personal luxury market in 2016
“€20 billion sales online in 2016”
78%
In 2016, 78% of sales influenced by the online
“~€200 billion of sales influenced by the online in 2016”
€74 billion
1/5 of the luxury market will go online by 2025
“€74 billion in 2025”
8-...
From omnichannel to "reverse-omnichannel"
€33B
HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN ON A STEADY GROWTH PATH SURPASSING PRE-CRISIS LEVEL