By Dr. David Nelson Four years ago, electric vehicles seemed an unstoppable force in the American car market. California and the U.S. government announced a timetable to ban the sale of gas-powered cars. EV sales...
By Doug Stovall, Study Groups Chief Growth Officer Most leaders manage their sales team by watching one number: how much closed last month. It feels like the right number to watch. It’s also the worst...
Every year, businesses explain their performance through market conditions. Demand softens. Costs rise. Customers become more cautious. Competition intensifies. And in many ways, those explanations were valid in 2025. Across several Study Groups industries, growth...
By Dr. David Nelson The April 2026 U.S. jobs report offers a portrait of an American labor market that continues to defy the most pessimistic forecasts while simultaneously resisting any return to the dynamism of...
2025 was a strong year for general contractors in a Study Group, with meaningful improvements across virtually every profitability metric. Here is a look at how these firms performed as a group, where they excelled,...
The 2025 Study Groups petroleum marketing financial results are in the books. Below we look at how four distinct business models performed against one another and the national average. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) tells...
