Gartner tackles the top CFO challenges from this quarter
Q1 2026
Gartner tackles the top CFO challenges from this quarter
Decision‑making in 2026 demands precision. Economic pressure, strained CEO relationships, and stalled AI adoption force CFOs to reassess how they drive enterprise impact. This quarter, CFOs must integrate differentiation into every major choice — from AI investments to cost priorities.
Use the latest edition of The CFO Report to strengthen decision-making and address the top 3 CFO challenges of Q1 2026:
Lead enterprise transformation in AI, risk, and data and analytics
Boost organizational resilience amid evolving risks
Refresh your organization’s financial plan and strategy
Support 2025 priorities with 3 key strategies
Maintain alignment with critical stakeholder groups
3 factors slowing transformation progress
Each quarter, The CFO Report provides Gartner answers to top CFO challenges and recommended actions to address each one. Based on timely discussions with finance leaders across industries, each issue explores different challenges that CFOs report they face today. From leading digital finance transformation through economic uncertainty to managing talent and technology, finance leaders can discover what their peers are thinking about and gain Gartner insight to stay ahead.