96% of U.S. mid-market enterprise IT leaders are confident their organization will realize measurable ROI from AI within the next 24 months.

90% believe employees are using artificial intelligence in their organization, but only 22% say AI return on investment (ROI) has met or exceeded their expectations.

78% of IT and cybersecurity decision-makers at enterprises say AI delivers greater financial return than automation.

62% are not strongly confident that AI investments have delivered measurable business value so far.

Organizations report earning roughly $1.49 for every dollar invested in AI.

35% of leaders cite integration challenges as a top barrier to realizing ROI from AI.

57% of leaders are now tracking ROI from AI through increased output, 53% through process reinvention, and 47% through the creation of new capabilities.