Industry Statistics

Here’s some industry statistics and a general overview of the value and ROI executive coaching offers:

  • In one study conducted by MetrixGlobal LLC, companies including Booz Allen Hamilton received an average return of $7.90 for every $1 invested in executive coaching.
  • A recent study of Executive Coaching in a Fortune 500 firm by MetrixGlobal reported a 529% return on investment and significant intangible benefits to the business.
  • A survey by Manchester Inc. of 100 executives found that coaching provided an average return on investment of almost six times the cost of the coaching.
  • An internal report of the Personnel Management Association showed that when training is combined with coaching, individuals increase their productivity by an average of 86% compared to 22% with training alone.
  • A Hay Group study of Fortune 500 companies found that 21 to 40% utilize Executive Coaching; Coaching was used as standard leadership development for elite executives and talented up-and-comers.
  • A 2001 study on the impact of executive coaching by Manchester Inc. showed an average ROI of 5.7 times the initial investment or a return of more than $100,000, according to executives who estimated the monetary value of the results achieved through coaching*.

    Among the benefits to the companies that provided coaching:
    • Productivity (reported by 53% of executives)
    • Quality (48%)
    • Organizational strength (48%)
    • Customer service (39%)
    • Reducing customer complaints (34%)
    • Retaining executives who received coaching (32%)
    • Cost reductions (23%)
    • Bottom-line profitability (22%)


Among the benefits to executives who received coaching were improved:

    • Working relationships with direct reports (reported by 77% of executives)
    • Working relationships with immediate supervisors (71%)
    • Teamwork (67%)
    • Working relationships with peers (63%)
    • Job satisfaction (61%)
    • Conflict reduction (52%)
    • Organizational commitment (44%)
    • Working relationships with clients (37%)