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AI spending grows by half. Measured returns lag.

Spending rises by half, yet only 37% of surveyed organisations see an EBIT effect. Sourced 2025–26 figures on adoption, models, energy and value for planning 2027.

27 Oct 2026

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AI spending grows by half. Measured returns lag.

Spending rises by half, yet only 37% of surveyed organisations see an EBIT effect. Sourced 2025–26 figures on adoption, models, energy and value for planning 2027.

20%

of EU enterprises with ten or more staff used AI in 2025

Source · Eurostat

37%

of surveyed organisations attribute some EBIT effect to AI

Source · McKinsey, Aug 2026

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US$2.67tn

worldwide AI spending forecast for 2026, up 49.5%

Source · Gartner, Sep 2026

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