# Finance Needs AI ROI

**Source:** CloudZero · **Published:** Jun 1, 2026 · **Format:** Survey data · **Category:** Market data
**Measures:** Cost, Outcome (claimed)

A vendor-commissioned survey of 260 finance executives, including 135 CFOs. The finding worth citing is the gap, not the framing: 87% say they need to tie AI spend to outcomes within the year, but only 22% say they can do that today. CloudZero both conducted the survey and sells the product that closes this gap — read accordingly.

> 87% of finance leaders need to tie AI spend to outcomes within the year; only 22% can today. — CloudZero, Finance Needs AI ROI, June 2026

**Useful for:** Pitching press

Source: https://www.cloudzero.com/finance-needs-ai-roi-2026-survey-report/