U.S. Bank CFO Survey: Geopolitics and Inflation Rise on the Risk Agenda, but CFOs Keep Moving on Growth, Deals
U.S. Bank released its 2026 CFO Insights Report, surveying 1,000 finance leaders to find that cost cutting remains the top priority while revenue growth concerns have risen sharply. Nearly half of the CFOs indicated they are more likely to pursue acquisitions in the next 12 months, favoring bolt-on deals over transformational ones.
Key figures
- Survey respondents
- 1000
- Growth priority pct
- 31
- Positive outlook 3y pct
- 58
- Ma appetite increase pct
- 49
- Positive outlook 12m pct
- 36
- Cost cutting priority pct
- 39
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