The Formula for Agentic AI Value (BCG Applied AI Index 2026)

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1,300+ senior leaders, 20 sectors: about 50% of companies generate AI value; 7.5% 'future-built' get 2.4x top-line growth; 80% of AI spend now outside IT budget; agents 39-40% of AI value by 2030; only 5% have all six critical controls, those with all six get 3x agentic value; 10-20-70 effort split. BCG news 2026-10-07 (Fortune) covers same report.