AI Spending Exceeds Budgets at 59% of Companies, Capgemini Study Finds

• Capgemini's November 12, 2026, AI economics study found 59% of executives reported spending significantly above budget over the past year.
• Spending overruns averaged 24%; two-thirds of companies exceeding AI budgets suffered negative financial consequences.
• More than three-fifths of executives expect their companies to adopt multi-model AI strategies within a year to match models to business needs.
• Only about one-fifth of companies measure AI returns against total deployment costs; most cannot directly link spending to business outcomes.
• Cost controls have tightened at 53% of companies, while only 56% of executives are confident they can anticipate future AI costs.

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