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 share_penetration
· function frame_problem
· clear
Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 294 |
| establish_context | 58 |
| benchmark_peers | 48 |
| frame_problem | 32 |
| illustrate_case | 26 |
| diagnose | 23 |
| recommend | 17 |
| size_opportunity | 12 |
| decompose_segments | 12 |
| transition | 6 |
| present_framework | 5 |
| quantify_impact | 3 |
Number shape
| percent | 493 |
| plain | 40 |
| multiplier | 5 |
| other | 2 |
| money | 1 |
32 examples
20%
Challenges | AI value blockers – 6 challenges to overcome now
20%
Adoption conundrum | Adoption remains uneven, with only 20% of teams reporting >75% uptake – current change efforts don't lead to stickiness
“GenAI adoption is not just a technology shift – it's a behavior shift. Sustained impact requires structured enablement, ongoing reinforcement, and a programmati…”
62%
AI-driven optimization to advance from assistance to autonomy
“A sizeable number (62%) of factory managers consider AI as a key enabler for all aspects of factory operations.”
14%
European chemical manufacturers are facing a prolonged downturn which requires rigorous short-term measures to protect business foundation
“We’ve seen a “summer of profit warnings” and an increasingly negative view on recovery in the coming months”
62%
Executives across the board face pressing challenges
83%
Risk teams have not kept up with a morphing risk landscape
“Surprisingly, just 14.5% of the organizations surveyed have advanced levels of risk management capabilities such as implementing technologies to improve decisio…”
36%
Nearly two-thirds of upstream emissions lay beyond Tier 1 suppliers and in geographically complex networks
“Industries like aerospace and defense, high tech, and automotive have approximately 80 percent of their upstream emissions coming from beyond Tier 1.”
2%
Overall, women-founded startups account for only 7% of creation, 7% of fundraisings, 2% of funds raised
“Overall, women-founded startups account for only 7% of creation, 7% of fundraisings, 2% of funds raised”
56%
Why should leaders pay attention?
“AI adoption has continually increased, enabled by its financial investment and development for easier access.”
72%
Why should leaders pay attention?
“Solutions for industrializing ML address the technical challenges that prevent organizations from unlocking the full potential of AI and ML.”
1 in 3
Digital platforms have unlocked unprecedented scale, but there’s still room for improvement around discounts and fees
“1 in 3 digital merchants cited "too expensive" as the top barrier for digital platform adoption”
9 in 10
Digital financial services are critical enablers, with 9 in 10 digital merchants now accepting digital payments.
“There is immense headroom for growth in digital lending due to the popularisation of consumer financing options and a growing appetite for supply chain financin…”
67%
Immense headroom for growth across digital lending services if privacy and security concerns for risk assessment purposes are addressed
“67% of digital merchants indicated privacy and security concerns as key barriers to digital lending adoption”
8 in 10
Digital merchants are embracing end-to-end digitalisation efforts, including front-end digital tools used to engage customers and back-end digital solutions to help enhance operations.
“In the next 5 years, 8 in 10 merchants anticipate over half of their sales to come from online sources.”
90%
e-Wallet transaction volumes to accelerate as consumer and merchant adoption fuel one another
“Usage of merchant-facing apps that feature e-wallets have grown exponentially since 2018. Driven by lower fees and customer preference, more merchants are accep…”
20%
THE OLD MODEL DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, AS CLIENTS WISH TO REPLICATE ONLINE THE OFFLINE RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE WITH BRANDS
“Digital clienteling will become as relevant as physical (46% preference vs. 49% for physical).”
10%
Bioenergy, or biomass-to-energy, remains the main contributor to the renewable energy mix (2/2)
“Bioenergy development faces three main challenges: sustainability constraints, value chain complexity, and maturity of technologies”
68% vs 36%
We are at an inflection point: When it comes to workplace culture, there is a large gap between what leaders think is going on and what employees say is happening on the ground.
“Two thirds of leaders (68 percent) feel they create empowering environments—in which employees can be themselves, raise concerns and innovate without fear of fa…”
83%
With international students comprising a significant proportion of tertiary enrolment and revenue, universities are likely to face revenue pressures
“Revenue from international students represents around 26% of all university revenue”
45%+
MORE CHINESE-DRIVEN PURCHASES... HAPPENING IN CHINA
“CHINESE CUSTOMERS WILL ACCOUNT FOR 45%+ OF THE MARKET... AND HALF OF THEIR LUXURY PURCHASES WILL HAPPEN IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY”
~40%
...CURRENTLY GENERATING MATERIAL RESULTS
“CULTURES WILL EAT (PRODUCT) STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST”
45%
LUXURY IN 2025 WILL BE A DIFFERENT PLACE
“DIGITAL DISRUPTION CHANGING PROFILE AND NATURE OF OPEX AND CAPEX... ...NIMBLE APPROACH TO SUSTAIN MARGINS”
78%
72%
45%
“Alternative Finance Providers (AFPs) are growing fast, but are struggling to achieve new competitive funding and are generally costly for SMEs.”
60%
“MORE FIRMS HAVE ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEI.”
7% to 20% by 2024
“Our own machine learning analysis models suggest that the share of AI Achievers in North America will increase rapidly and significantly, nearly tripling from t…”
76%
“Fraud detection and prevention is viewed as the No. 1 application for generative AI in financial services.”
27%
“Our machine learning models suggest that the share of AI Achievers will increase rapidly and significantly, more than doubling from the current 12% to 27% by 20…”
~28%
56%
“56% of surveyed Danish companies actively use the SDGs today, with CEOs being the main drivers of the efforts.”
20%
“Managers need to adapt their working culture to become an active AI Player.”