By the numbers
Where finance teams actually are with AI, from the most recent surveys and official data. Each figure links to its source and date.
59%
of finance leaders report using AI in their finance function (183 CFOs and senior finance leaders surveyed, May–June 2025), against 37% in 2023.
Source: Gartner, 18 November 2025
49% · 37% · 34%
of finance AI users apply it to knowledge management, accounts payable automation and error or anomaly detection respectively.
Source: Gartner, 18 November 2025
91%
of finance AI adopters reported low or moderate impact at first; bigger gains came once projects reached production.
Source: Gartner, 18 November 2025
16%
of finance organisations had no AI implementations planned for the coming year, and 25% were unsure how to move from planning to piloting.
Source: Gartner, 18 November 2025
37%
of respondents attribute at least some EBIT impact to AI, essentially unchanged from 2025.