Your Personalized Benchmarking Results

Your results are compared to one of the most comprehensive A/E benchmarking datasets in North America with over 3,000 firms. Use them to see where you're winning, where you're leaving performance on the table, and what to prioritize. Our team has helped thousands of A/E firms act on exactly this kind of data.

✓ 16 Industry-Specific KPIs ✓ 3,000+ A/E Firms Across North America ✓ Powered by BQE's Industry Research

Metric 1: Revenue/FTE

$0.00

$55,000

$110,000

$170,000

$250,000+

Metric 2: Expense/FTE

$0.00

$34,000

$68,000

$105,000

$150,000+

Metric 3: Profit/FTE

$0.00

$20,000

$41,000

$63,000

$90,000+

Metric 4: Breakeven Multiplier

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.5+

Metric 5: Overhead Multiplier

0.0

0.6

1.2

1.8

2.5+

Metric 6: Billing Multiplier

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0+

Metric 7: Profit %

-10%

20%

35%

50+

Metric 8: Utilization Rate

10%

30%

50%

68%

90%+

Metric 9: Realization Rate

50%

65%

80%

94%

110%+

Metric 10: Average Contract Value

$18,800

$43,000

$67,000

$100,000+

Metric 11: Average Collection Time in Days

100+

Metric 12: Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth

-50%

-25%

23%

50%+

Metric 13: Backlog %

12%

25%

36%

50%+

Metric 14: Direct Labor Expense as % of Net Revenue

10%

20%

30%

40%+

Metric 15: Total Labor Expense as % of Net Revenue

15%

30%

44%

60%+

Metric 16: Effective Billing Rate (per Hour)

$50

$110

$170

$230

$300+

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