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Meet The World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025

Meet The World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025

Leadership Summit hosted by consulting firm Berkeley Research GroupBRG Consider a product as complex as a car, with intertwining parts and specialized machinery that all need to fit together just so. Depending on the vehicle, the process of designing the model, sourcing the materials, manufacturing the hardware, assembling the pieces, programming the technology, and testing the car can take years and millions of dollars before it’s ready to ship. And for the last several decades, many automakers have relied on the stability of supply chains to help them plan for and calculate each step. Now, however, given shifting trade policies and widespread uncertainty about how tariffs may impact business, many companies must rethink their manufacturing processes, reorganize their business models and explore ways to produce the same car at 30% to 40% less cost, says Marcus Berret, deputy global managing director of Munich-based consulting firm Roland Berger.

That’s where consultants like Berret can help. Even with the current global geopolitical instability, consultants must be able to give sound advice, he explains, and be confident that their “recommendations are the right ones from a five- to 10-year perspective.”

This type of far-reaching insight and planning from Roland Berger’s consultants may be why the firm retains roughly 80% of its clients from year to year, according to Berret. It’s also likely why, for several years running, Roland Berger has ranked as one of the most recommended firms on our list of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

The ranking, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista, is based on national surveys of consultants (partners and directors at management consulting firms) and clients (executives) in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as a global survey of 8,900 consultants and clients in 29 countries across the globe. Survey respondents were asked which consulting firms they would recommend (excluding their own) across 13 industries (such as automotive, aerospace and insurance) and 15 functional areas (such as data analytics, risk management and sustainability). Notably, a new functional area was included this year—artificial intelligence—given its growing importance across all sectors.

Firms that were “very frequently” recommended (in the top 10%) made our list with a 5-star rating, those that were “frequently” recommended (between the top 10% and 40%) received 4 stars, and other firms with a sufficient number of recommendations received 3 stars.In addition to consulting firms, consulting networks—platforms where independent consultants and clients can connect—were rated using the same method. In total, 227 consultancies (218 consulting firms and nine consulting networks) were recognized in one or more categories this year.

In a testament to consistently high performance, 86% of the firms on last year’s list also landed on this year’s list. Likewise, several firms that received stars in all 27 categories in 2024 were again at the top of the list, earning stars in all 28 of the categories included this year. Deloitte pulled ahead of the pack this time, earning a total of 27 5-star ratings and one 4-star rating, and leapfrogging last year’s leader, Accenture, which received 26 5-star ratings and two 4-star ratings. Those top two firms were followed by McKinsey & Company, with 24 5-star ratings and four 4-star ratings; Boston Consulting Group (BCG), with 22 5-star ratings and six 4-star ratings; along with Bain & Company, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), each earning a mix of 5- and 4-star ratings in all 28 categories.

As was the case for clients at Roland Berger (which earned stars in 21 categories), navigating trade disruptions was also a priority for clients of Berkeley Research Group (BRG), says Tri MacDonald, the firm’s CEO and president—who adds that companies nervous about supply chain disruptions have been calling on BRG (which earned stars in 10 categories) to help manage their risk. McDonald credits the firm’s success to the interdisciplinary nature of its advisory groups. “We allow scientists and engineers to exist on the same teams,” says MacDonald. Teams that are “well-coordinated” and “not cookie-cutter,” lead to bolder insights, he says.

For many management consulting firms and networks today, some clients are seeking shorter turnaround times, usually weeks not months, says Zoe McLoughlin, executive director of the London Business School (LBS) Career Centre. Demand is also growing for deep expertise, she says, especially in the areas of sustainability, fintech, healthcare and supply-chain resilience. “Clients prefer consultants who can tackle niche challenges in their specific industry,” says McLoughlin. “Boutique firms and independent experts are gaining prominence for their agility and lower overhead costs.”

This is apparent for experienced consultants at a-connect—a Zurich-based consulting network that received a 3-star rating—who are routinely hired to implement new processes and workflows, often while embedded in a company with the client’s employees. Sara Enriquez, a strategy and innovation lead and client service partner at a-connect, says the goal is for consultants to be able to leave once a project has been implemented because the ideas consultants provided will already have been executed. “It’s part of the work that nobody needs us at the end of the process,” says Enriquez.

For many consulting firms, demand for artificial intelligence expertise continues to grow. McLoughlin at LBS notes that firms like McKinsey have integrated AI agents into the firm itself, which has helped it reduce headcount and speed delivery times. But human consultants are still needed as they experiment with AI technology alongside their clients, rethinking skill-building and career paths.

For Paris-based Capgemini (which earned stars in 26 categories), clients are most interested in how to adapt their work processes to include AI. The firm recently released its AI framework to guide clients in how to build AI tools for their companies, use them responsibly and determine which decisions can be automated by artificial intelligence tools, which may be best for human review and where the two can work in tandem.

Roshan Gya, CEO Capgemini InventCapgemini “AI is nothing new, but we’ve seen so much acceleration,” says Roshan Gya, CEO of Capgemini Invent, the digital innovation and consulting arm of Capgemini. “What’s different is that AI is becoming a utility. This is transforming how we live, how we learn and shop.”To see the other top consulting firms and networks that are helping clients advance their AI capabilities—in addition to many other functional areas—check out our full list of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Methodology The World’s Best Consulting Firms 2025, created in partnership with market research firm Statista, is based on national surveys of consultants (partners and directors at management consulting firms) and clients (executives) in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as a global survey of 8,900 consultants and clients in 29 countries across the globe.

Survey respondents were asked which consulting firms they would recommend (excluding their own); firms were eligible if they had active offices in at least three of the following regions: Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.

Participants evaluated the firms across 13 industries (such as consumer goods, healthcare and transportation and logistics) and 15 functional areas (such as digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions and AI). Firms with the most recommendations were included in our list and awarded a star rating. Firms in the top 10% (very frequently recommended) received 5 stars, firms between the top 10% and 40% (frequently recommended) received 4 stars, and all others with a sufficient number of recommendations received 3 stars.

In addition to the consulting firms, survey respondents were also able to recommend consulting networks, which aggregate large numbers of independent consultants and facilitate their connection with potential clients. The method used to rate consulting firms was also used to rate consulting networks. Ultimately, a total of 227 consultancies (218 consulting firms and nine consulting networks) were recognized in one or more categories on this year’s list.

As with all Forbes lists, companies pay no fee to participate or be selected. To read more about how we make these lists, click here. For questions about this list, please email listdesk [at] forbes.com.

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