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35% -- likelihood of above median financial returns for ethnically diverse companies (2026)
Ethnically diverse companies are 35% more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians according to McKinsey.
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35%
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2026
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McKinsey & Company
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ethnically diverse companies: 35% likelihood of above median financial returns. Source: McKinsey & Company (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ethnically-diverse-companies-financial-returns-mckinsey
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