--- title: "The Value Formula for Agentic AI — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "According to the BCG 2026 Applied AI Index, nearly 50% of companies worldwide are now generating value from AI, with agentic AI progressing rapidly." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/the-value-formula-for-agentic-d8b90d/" lang: "en" --- [Marsanne Studio](https://marsanne.studio/en/) [← Back to home](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) [← The AI watch](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) Data study · 30 September 2026 # The Value Formula for Agentic AI **Publication** Boston Consulting Group (United States) **Authors** [Jessica Apotheker](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/jessica-apotheker) , [Vinciane Beauchene](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/vinciane-beauchene) , [Nicolas de Bellefonds](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/nicolas-de-bellefonds) , [Dylan Bolden](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/dylan-bolden) , [Sylvain Duranton](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/sylvain-duranton) , [Marc Roman Franke](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/marc-roman-franke) , [Michael Grebe](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/michael-grebe) , [Nina Kataeva](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/nina-kataeva) , [Santeri Kirvelä](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/santeri-kirvela) , [Djon Kleine](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/djon-kleine) , [Romain de Laubier](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/romain-de-laubier) , [Vladimir Lukic](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/vladimir-lukic) , [Amanda Luther](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/amanda-luther) , [David Martin](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/david-martin) , [Natasha Taylor](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/natasha-taylor) , [Jeff Walters](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/jeff-walters) , [Rich Lesser](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/rich-lesser) , [Christoph Schweizer](https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/christoph-schweizer) **Published on** 30 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 29 September 2026 ## Summary According to the BCG 2026 Applied AI Index, based on a survey of more than 1,300 executives (CxOs) across more than 20 industries, nearly 50% of companies are now generating value from AI. 7.5% are classed as "future-built" (the most mature), 41% are scaling, 47% are at the emerging stage and 4.5% remain stagnant. The most mature companies show revenue growth 2.4 times higher than the least advanced. The share of value generated by agentic AI rose from 17% to 22% between 2025 and 2026, with a projection of 39% in 2030. AI spending has more than tripled, from around 1% to 3.3% of revenue in two years. BCG stresses that 70% of the transformation effort should focus on people, organisation and processes, rather than on technology alone. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on Boston Consulting Group →](https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/the-formula-for-agentic-ai-value) ## Figures cited - 50 % Share of companies generating value from AI Companies worldwide, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index survey, more than 1,300 CxOs and executives, 20+ industries > « Almost 50% of companies in BCG’s 2026 Applied AI Index now generate value from AI, as organizations move beyond experimentation and begin to scale. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 7.5 % Share of companies classed as "future-built" (the most mature in AI) Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « Of the full set of companies we analyzed, 7.5% are future-built (the most AI-mature), and another 41% are scaling, meaning that they create some value from AI but have the opportunity to do more. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 41 % Share of companies at the AI scaling stage Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « Of the full set of companies we analyzed, 7.5% are future-built (the most AI-mature), and another 41% are scaling, meaning that they create some value from AI but have the opportunity to do more. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 2.4 times Revenue growth of the most AI-mature companies compared with the bottom half of the sample Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « As a result, they show 2.4 times as much top-line growth as companies in the bottom half of our sample. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 22 % Share of total AI value generated by agentic AI in 2026 Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index, compared with 17% in 2025 and a projection of 39% in 2030 > « The agentic share of total AI value has already climbed from 17% in the 2025 sample to 22% in the 2026 sample, and it is on track to reach 39% by 2030. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 44 % Share of future-built companies already realising value from agentic AI Future-built companies, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « 44% of future-built companies say that they already realize value from agentic AI today, whereas very few laggards (2%) do. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 3 times Agentic AI value generated by companies with all six AI controls in place compared with those with only one Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « In our data, companies with all six AI controls in place across the enterprise generate three times as much agentic AI value as companies with just one control. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 55 % Share of future-built companies practising strategic workforce planning in response to AI Future-built companies vs laggards (17%), BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « Such planning is practiced by 55% of future-built companies versus 17% of laggards. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 90 % Share of respondents expecting AI to create new jobs rather than replace existing ones More than 1,300 CxO respondents, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « Nearly 90% of survey respondents expect AI to generate new work, versus roughly 10% who expect it to primarily replace existing jobs. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 95 % Share of future-built companies undertaking a data transformation Future-built companies, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « 95% are undergoing a data transformation, and more than two-thirds are committing to a single enterprise-wide AI platform with a common architecture and control plane, instead of a single-vendor stack. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 5 times Value generated by companies combining strategic clarity and applied AI compared with those that do not prioritise both Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « The companies that perform well in both dimensions generate five times as much value from AI as companies that don’t prioritize strategic clarity and applied AI. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 3.3 % AI spending as a share of revenue, today Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index, versus around 1% in early 2025 > « AI spending has more than tripled in two years, from about 1% of revenue in early 2025 to 3.3% today. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 80 % Share of AI spending located outside corporate IT Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « Across all companies surveyed, 80% of AI spending sits outside enterprise IT. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 3.5 times Likelihood of future-built companies funding a single multi-year programme compared with laggards Future-built companies (61%) vs laggards (17%), BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « future-built companies are 3.5 times more likely than laggards to fund a single multiyear program (61% versus 17%), and they concentrate it on fewer, higher-value workflows. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 3.6 % AI value realised (as a % of revenue) by companies that track return on investment through the P&L Compared with 1.2% for companies that do not measure it formally, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « those tracking directly in the P&L realize three times the AI value of companies that do not formally measure it—3.6% versus 1.2%. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 42 % Share of companies expecting their AI agents to act autonomously by 2030, without adequate controls in place Global sample, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index, versus only 5% that have the necessary controls > « 42% of companies expect their agents to act autonomously by 2030, deciding without human approval, and just 5% have the relevant agent controls in place. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index - 12.5 % Expected workforce reduction due to AI Range of 10 to 15%, BCG 2026 Applied AI Index > « companies expect a workforce reduction of roughly 10% to 15% from AI, yet 89% expect AI to generate new work, and 11% expect it mainly to replace existing jobs. » Source: BCG 2026 Applied AI Index ## Classification **Country** Worldwide scope **Company size** All sizes **Industries** All industries, or industry not specified · Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments **Companies** Boston Consulting Group (study author) **Keywords** agentic AI, AI governance, AI return on investment, workforce planning, data transformation, enterprise AI adoption Boston Consulting Group sells AI services or products: its studies and publications should be read with that interest in mind. 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