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6% -- average discount rate for high-performance professional services firms (2025)
High-performance professional services firms had an average discount rate of 6.0% according to SPI Research's 2026 benchmark (2025 data).
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6%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
509
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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SPI Research
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Tier A
https://www.accelo.com/blog/utilization-record-low-why-margins-go-up ↗
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Utilization Hit a Record Low. Why Did Margins Rise?
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SPI Research
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Comparison of high-performance firms vs. all others; SPI Research 2026 benchmark
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high-performance professional services firms: 6% average discount rate. Source: SPI Research (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ps-high-performer-discount-2025
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