# AI Work Rethink Boosts Enterprise Returns

> Enterprises using AI across multiple functions see 93% returns on AI investments versus 55% for single-function use.
- Title: AI Work Rethink Boosts Enterprise Returns · Pymnts | Shortify
- Summary: Enterprises using AI across multiple functions see 93% returns on AI investments versus 55% for single-function use. Deep AI integration drives higher ROI by…
- Keywords: enterprise, roi, workflow, integration, bottlenecks, business, finance, Work, Rethink, Boosts, Returns, Pymnts
- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/study-finds-enterprises-rethink-work-to-get-more-from-ai
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-09-22T08:00:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai, enterprise, roi, workflow, integration, bottlenecks, business, finance
## AI Value Gap
Companies with AI in one or two functions use it across 41 of 75 tasks. Deeper adopters use it across 40 tasks but report 93% returns versus 55% for early adopters.
## Bottleneck Shift
AI's next challenge isn't smarter models but fixing data, permissions, and workflows that prevent existing AI from working.
## Organizational Debt
Companies with three or more AI functions report 5.6 barriers to adoption, including incompatible databases and fuzzy ownership.
## AI Enablement
The next AI spending boom may focus on cybersecurity, identity, cloud infrastructure, and data management instead of model costs.
## Competitive Edge
Competitors can rent the same AI models, but only companies with strong organizational architecture can exploit them effectively.
## Key takeaway

Deep AI integration drives higher ROI by fixing organizational bottlenecks before deploying new models.