Almost half of companies now generate measurable value from AI, although the biggest share still comes from a small group of top performers.
BCG’s 2026 Applied AI Index finds that agentic AI rewards these top performers who follow a clear playbook: strategic clarity plus applied AI can translate AI ambition into transformative impact.
• Strategic clarity is about getting the big choices right to strengthen competitive advantage.
• Applied AI means embedding AI into day-to-day operations.
• Transformative impact is the enterprise value created when those elements come together.
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