Achieve Cost Leadership: How US Top Performers Use an Agentic Strategy to Slash SG&A Costs

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs for U.S. enterprises have surged to 14.3% of revenue – the highest in five years – as 62% of companies struggle to contain expenses despite slowing growth and easing inflation. The Hackett Group’s November 2025 analysis reveals how elite leaders leverage agentic, AI-enabled operating models to drive sustainable savings of up to $290M annually for a $10B company.

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• Benchmark your SG&A costs against 1,000 U.S. enterprises across quartiles.
• Discover how pioneers like IBM, Bosch, McCormick, and Schneider Electric deploy AI and agentic solutions for breakthrough efficiencies.
• Learn six strategies to achieve Digital World Class^® performance and sustainable ROI.
• Identify opportunities to remove complexity, scale AI impact and seize savings before year-end.

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