← Depreciating CollateralEren Kahraman · November 2026

Figure 3.3. AI use and profit impact

Organisations using AI in at least one function, Value: 89%. Respondents reporting higher individual productivity, Value: 80%. Organisations scaling AI across the enterprise, Value: 44%. Organisations attributing any EBIT impact to AI, Value: 37%. Organisations attributing 5% or more of EBIT to AI, Value: 6%.

each dot = one per cent of respondents89%Organisations using AI in at least one function80%Respondents reporting higher individual productivity44%Organisations scaling AI across the enterprise37%Organisations attributing any EBIT impact to AI6%Organisations attributing 5% ormore of EBIT to AIunchanged since 2025
each dot = one per centof respondents6%Organisationsattributing 5% or moreof EBIT to AIunchanged since 202589%Organisations using AI in at least onefunction80%Respondents reporting higherindividual productivity44%Organisations scaling AI across theenterprise37%Organisations attributing any EBITimpact to AI6%Organisations attributing 5% or moreof EBIT to AI

Note: The survey was conducted in May and June 2026 among 1 719 executives. Data are self-reported.

Source: McKinsey (2026), The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI.

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Figure 3.3. AI use and profit impact: data
Share of respondents (%)Value
Organisations using AI in at least one function89%
Respondents reporting higher individual productivity80%
Organisations scaling AI across the enterprise44%
Organisations attributing any EBIT impact to AI37%
Organisations attributing 5% or more of EBIT to AI6%
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From Depreciating Collateral: Technology risk in AI infrastructure debt and who holds it, Eren Kahraman, November 2026. Data as of 7 November 2026. Download the paper (PDF)