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Roland Berger strengthens position in Forbes’ “World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2026”
Munich, August 2026: Roland Berger has further strengthened its position in Forbes’ "World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026", expanding its recognition across both industry and functional consulting categories. The firm is now awarded in 23 of the 28 categories assessed (two more than last year), including new recognition in the IT, Technology & Telecommunications sector.
Based on an aggregation of the points awarded in all categories, Roland Berger achieves the fourth-highest overall score globally among the pure-play strategy consulting firms included in the Forbes ranking.
The improved ranking comes on the back of the most successful year in Roland Berger’s history. In 2025, the firm generated revenues of over USD 1.1 billion, with growth across all major regions.
"What makes this recognition particularly meaningful is that it reflects the views of both clients and our peers”, says Stefan Schaible, Global Managing Partner at Roland Berger. “We are proud to be the only European strategy consultancy among the world’s leading firms in our industry. This recognition shows that our combination of deep industry expertise, a broad consulting portfolio and global reach resonates in the market."
The 2026 Forbes list features 200 management consulting firms and 8 consulting networks from around the globe.
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Roland Berger is the only leading global strategy consultancy of European origin. The firm combines deep industry expertise with broad experience across core management functions and transformation programs. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Munich, Roland Berger supports companies worldwide in shaping and executing complex transformations – from strategic repositioning and performance improvement to the development and application of data-driven, AI-enabled solutions. Roland Berger is working towards achieving its company-wide net-zero emission reduction targets by 2040, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. The firm’s progress is documented in its annual ESG report. In 2025, Roland Berger generated revenues of over EUR 1 billion.
