The Zhitong Finance App learned that American companies are gradually showing returns using artificial intelligence tools. This is undoubtedly a reassurance pill for investors who previously had doubts about the huge AI investments of a few giants. This is one of the core signals sent by the second-quarter earnings season, when nearly 90% of companies in the S&P 500 index have disclosed financial reports. According to 22V Research LLC's analysis, about 25 constituent companies clearly quantified the impact of AI on their profit margins — on average, AI technology contributed 180 basis points to profit margin expansion. If companies that confuse AI with other productivity improvements are excluded, the average profit margin brought by AI rises to 150 basis points.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that American companies are gradually showing returns using artificial intelligence tools. This is undoubtedly a reassurance pill for investors who previously had doubts about the huge AI investments of a few giants. This is one of the core signals sent by the second-quarter earnings season, when nearly 90% of companies in the S&P 500 index have disclosed financial reports. According to 22V Research LLC's analysis, about 25 constituent companies clearly quantified the impact of AI on their profit margins — on average, AI technology contributed 180 basis points to profit margin expansion. If companies that confuse AI with other productivity improvements are excluded, the average profit margin brought by AI rises to 150 basis points.