Enterprise AI Spending Market Analysis 2026

AI Spending Surges Past $2.5 Trillion but Returns Stay Elusive for Most Firms

Enterprise budgets for artificial intelligence have exploded. Global spending is on track to hit $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47 percent jump from the prior year, according to forecasts cited across multiple reports. Yet surveys show most organizations still struggle to prove the money pays off. Only about 25 percent of AI initiatives deliver the expected returns, per an IBM CEO study referenced in recent analyses. Just 16 percent reach enterprise-…

Enterprise AI Spending Market Analysis 2026

RBC Capital Markets’ latest CIO survey work points to a sharp change in enterprise AI spending in 2026: artificial intelligence has moved from a trial category into a budgeted operating expense. The most direct source reference is RBC Insight’s client research item, Correction: 2026 CIO Survey, although much of RBC’s detailed securities research remains distributed through controlled client channels. A public companion view appears in RBC Capita…