Larger companies show stronger growth outlook, CFO study finds

In a broad U.S. Bank survey of 1,000 senior finance leaders at large and midsized companies, 57% of those at organizations generating more than $5 billion in annual revenue said they feel positive about the U.S. economy over the next year.

But on the other end of the size scale, at companies with revenue between $100 million and $250 million, just 24% felt the same. A similar breakdown, 64% to 31%, respectively, applied to respondents’ feelings about their own companies’ financial prospects.

Large companies are also getting better results from artificial intelligence, according to the survey. Respondents at the large companies said that, on average, they measured return on investment across 49% of AI investments, with 56% of those generating positive ROI. See more findings.