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28%

28% -- quota attainment rate for salespeople (2026)

2026  · Salesforce

Only 28% of salespeople are expected to hit quota in 2026.

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salespeople
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https://getfairview.com/blog/revops-metrics-framework ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
The RevOps Metrics Framework: What to Track and Why
TL;DR A complete RevOps metrics framework covers four layers: Marketing (MQL volume, cost per lead, marketing-sourced pipeline, conversion rates), Sales (pipeline coverage, velocity, win rate, ACV, ramp time), Customer Success (NRR, GRR, health score, time-to-value, expansion rate), and Cross-functi…
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Period Value Change
2022 26%
2026 (current) 28% +7.7%
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salespeople: 28% quota attainment rate. Source: Salesforce (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/salesforce-quota-attainment-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/salesforce-quota-attainment-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>28%</strong> -- quota attainment rate for salespeople<br><small>Source: Salesforce (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/salesforce-quota-attainment-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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