Executive Summary
Constellation Research’s 2025 CxO Confidence Survey examines enterprise sentiment among senior decision-makers navigating a landscape defined by complexity and cautious progress. The findings show that optimism is returning to executive circles, although concerns about operations, talent, and market volatility remain. Executives across industries express renewed confidence in their companies’ stability.
This confidence is fueled by strategic investments in technology and data-driven decision-making, with organizations focusing on innovation, automation, and differentiation as key sources of competitive advantage. In 2025, enterprise leaders are redefining what it means to be resilient as artificial intelligence (AI) ushers in an era of exponential efficiency and growth. These leaders are proactively building adaptability into their strategies and see technology as the key tool for balancing cost efficiency with breakthrough transformation. This report shows how those priorities are reflected in the spending patterns, investment philosophies, and overall business confidence among Constellation’s cohorts of early adopters and fast followers.
