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18%
18% -- operating income outperformance for European award winning companies (2026)
During the final year performance was tracked across an 11-year study of 120 European award-winning companies, award winners outperformed comparison companies by an average of 18% more in operating income.
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Evidence graded
Value
18%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
120
Geography
EMEA
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
University of Leicester for the British Quality Foundation and the European Foundation for Quality Management
Primary
Tier B
http://americanbusinessawards.com/sales/value-corporate-awards ↗
Source Article
The Value of Corporate Awards
Original Research
University of Leicester for the British Quality Foundation and the European Foundation for Quality Management
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Methodology
University of Leicester study for British Quality Foundation and EFQM; final year of 11-year tracking
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Industrymarketing
RegionEMEA
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European award winning companies: 18% operating income outperformance. Source: University of Leicester for the British Quality Foundation and the European Foundation for Quality Management (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/european-award-winners-final-year-operating-income-18
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/european-award-winners-final-year-operating-income-18" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>18%</strong> -- operating income outperformance for European award winning companies<br><small>Source: University of Leicester for the British Quality Foundation and the European Foundation for Quality Management (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/european-award-winners-final-year-operating-income-18" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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