Most CFOs wary of taking on more risk, survey shows

June 25, 2022

Finance chiefs in the technology, finance and manufacturing industries were the least inclined to take on more risk, according to a new Deloitte survey.

Just over one in three (35%) of CFOs think now is a good time to take on greater risk, down from nearly half of CFOs (47%) in the first quarter of 2022, marking the second-lowest level of risk appetite since Deloitte began measuring it in 2015.

The survey explained that the pullback from risk is in line with the increasingly dour economic outlook held by many of the survey respondents.

Deloitte conducted the survey between May 2 and 16, and respondents included 97 CFOs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. They hailed largely from firms with more than $1 billion in annual revenue. Learn more.

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