Companies are finally seeing AI ROI — and now they know how much more value it can deliver

SAP and Oxford Economics surveyed 2,600 leaders in 13 countries and found AI now supports about 30% of tasks in the average organization.

ROI expectations are rising, especially for agentic AI, as companies look for measurable returns from enterprise AI.

But most firms are still using AI in fragmented ways, and data quality is the biggest barrier to scaling value.

The report says AI agents could deliver major productivity gains, yet only a small share of companies feel fully prepared.