LNS Research Announces 2026 Industrial Productivity Index & World’s Most Productive Companies (opens original article in a new tab)

LNS Research announced the 2026 Industrial Productivity Index and the World's Most Productive Companies, revealing a growing productivity gap between top performers and others, with the top 100 achieving significantly higher growth rates.

• LNS Research released the 2026 Industrial Productivity Index and named the World's Most Productive Companies, highlighting top 100 industrials by productivity growth since 2019.
• The study shows a widening gap between top performers and others, with the top 100 achieving 25% productivity growth compared to 3% for the rest since 2019.
• Productivity Pathfinders, a subset of the top 100, achieved over 28% productivity growth, with operating margins 30-35% above the industrial baseline.