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State of Cost Engineering 2026

The first annual benchmark for the cost engineering community

Hinweis: Die Umfragesprache ist Englisch

The State of Cost Engineering 2026: The First Industry Benchmark on Impact, Data Power & AI Readiness

Who it’s for

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Cost Engineers
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Procurement Leaders
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Manufacturing Decision-Makers

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Efeso Management Consultants

Contribute to the report

Your input takes approximately 10 minutes. Every response helps make the findings more accurate and representative for the entire cost engineering community.

About this report

Cost engineering has lacked a real benchmark -  until now. The State of Cost Engineering 2026 is the first annual industry report built to show where companies genuinely stand: how mature their processes are, how widely new technologies are being adopted, and whether the ROI is actually being measured.

We are collecting insights from cost engineers, procurement leaders, and manufacturing decision-makers across industries. The findings will give the broader community something it has never had: a shared, credible reference point to compare against.

What the report will cover

  • The structural reality of cost engineering organizations in 2026

  • The gap between process maturity and measurable ROI

  • Data and master data readiness across the industry

  • The current maturity of AI in cost engineering

  • Strategic risks and competitive pressure cost teams are facing

  • A forward-looking view on where cost engineering is heading in the next 3–5 years

Be part of the first edition

This is the first annual report of its kind in cost engineering. The more voices we include, the more valuable the benchmark becomes.

Contribute to the report

Your input takes approximately 10 minutes. Every response helps make the findings more accurate and representative for the entire cost engineering community.

Take the survey

Get early access to the results

The report will be available in later this year. Sign up below, and we'll reach out to you directly when it's published.