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WiseTech Global quantified its AI transformation for the first time on August 25, 2026: $34 million of annualized EBITDA savings after cutting about 1,200 product, development and support roles.

Intuit's 2026-08-25 call gave the first mid-market-only usage rate for its AI agents: over 75% of Intuit Enterprise Suite customers use them monthly, with no revenue attributed.

Citi Trends now evaluates every new store location with AI tools. The roughly 90% sales-forecast accuracy is management's claim for a combined method, not the model alone.

BOSS Zhipin's employer-side AI now runs more than 10,000 interviews a day, and the 2026-08-25 call named it as one driver of 7% ARPPU growth.

BMO put a first number on its frontline AI assistant Lumi on the 2026-08-25 call: new-employee productivity up 17% across Canadian personal and business banking.

Citi Trends names AI-driven allocation as one of three drivers behind a 50 basis point first-half gross margin gain, with no basis points assigned to the AI system itself.

Kanzhun says AI in review, service and recruiting tools held operating headcount flat since 2023, adding about two points of gross margin, though the saving was never measured directly.

On its 2026-08-03 earnings call MakeMyTrip said its AI voice bot resolves about 50% of all inbound calls with no human agent, and first tied that to outsourcing cost.

On its 2026-04-30 call, Axos Financial (AX) first put numbers on its in-house AI coding tools: 90% share of committed code and technical uses up 37% since the start of 2026.

On its 2026-07-30 call, Cigna named its AI high-cost-member model Personalized Care Coordination and first cited a 42% drop in avoidable inpatient stays.

Grab's AIR shuttle in Singapore's Punggol has served over 9,000 riders since January, yet no commercial fare has been charged; management plans to start charging in Q4.

Employers Holdings reported a 94% AI staff adoption rate on its 2026-07-30 call, and its CEO said the new excess workers' comp product was built with AI.

On its 2026-08-03 call, EverQuote said seven of its top 10 carriers use AI bidding product Smart Campaigns and revenue flowing through it rose over 100% year over year.

PicPay says a company-wide AI platform helped push its adjusted efficiency ratio to 44.8% and cancel a planned 10% hiring increase, though costs still grew 11.8% sequentially.

Liepin says AI product cash billings grew nearly 100% in 1H 2026 off an RMB 100 million base, lifting revenue with paid customers flat, but discloses no AI revenue.

Target said AI teacher and college wish lists lifted back-to-school page conversion nearly 20%, without translating it into a sales figure.

Huize said AI advisor and claims tools cut its first-half expense-to-income ratio to 24.2%, though absolute operating expenses fell only 1.3%.

Walmart said Sparky users grew 70% and spend 40% more per order, with no controlled comparison between users and non-users.

Opera said Western query revenue grew 29% against 21% globally on AI browser entry points, while AI revenue itself stays undisclosed.