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Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BISometimes you need a little assistance when making a big business decision. Fortunately, the best consulting firms in the country are here to help.Business Insider teamed up with Plant-A Insights, a leading insights and technology company that publishes business rankings in cooperation with world-class media brands, to find the 300 top management consulting firms in America. The list includes giants of the industry as well as a slew of more specialized and boutique firms.BIThe list is based on a large-scale survey of around 25,000 professionals who have worked with consulting firms, who evaluated them on factors like industry and practice area expertise, as well as client satisfaction. Other reputational measures, like the firms' placement in other industry rankings, were also factored in. The full methodology can be found at the bottom of this article.Are you on the list? Claim your award and learn how to use it.Are you on the list? Claim your award and learn how to use it.MethodologyAmerica's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026, a collaboration between Business Insider and Plant-A Insights Group, recognizes the best management consultancies in the United States. The ranking highlights companies that excel in providing their expertise across multiple industries and practice areas. The results are based on a comprehensive study combining extensive desk research with a large-scale survey of over 25,000 U.S. working professionals with direct experience working with management consulting firms.To be eligible for consideration, a firm had to provide consulting and advisory services to companies located within the United States. An initial list of over 15,000 firms was screened and validated, resulting in a final list of 2,200 firms for evaluation, categorized across 15 industries and 14 practice areas. This list was further validated with support from data analytics company Aniline.Eligible firms were evaluated in a nationwide survey of over 25,000 respondents that took place between August 2025 and October 2025. This included more than 18,000 respondents who recently worked with the firms on a project and over 7,000 individuals who were a part of the selection committees that hired them.Client ExperienceRespondents evaluated their experience working with consulting firms across three areas: Industry Expertise, Practice Area Expertise, and Client SatisfactionIndustry Expertise: Management consulting firms were evaluated based on their expertise across 15 different industries.Practice Area Expertise: Management consulting firms were evaluated based on their expertise across 14 different practice areas.Client Satisfaction: Firms were evaluated across six key drivers of client satisfaction, including Strategic Insight & Innovation, Adaptability & Customization, and Value for Investment.Overall ScoreAn overall score for each consultancy was calculated by combining the Industry Score, Practice Area Score, and the Client Satisfaction Score using a proprietary scoring model. Firms also received bonus points for being featured in other credible industry rankings, serving as a proxy for sustained industry recognition. The 300 highest-scoring management consulting firms were recognized by Business Insider and Plant-A Insights Group as America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026.The exclusion of a company from this ranking is not a reflection on its quality or performance and is not disputed.Media MonitoringCritical Mention media monitoring platform Onclusive was utilized to investigate whether management consulting firms were implicated in a wide range of significant issues within the past two years (Dec 1, 2023 — Dec 1, 2025). This included a review of financial misconduct (such as fraud, accounting scandals), legal and regulatory actions (like major lawsuits, settlements, or investigations by the SEC or DOJ), and workplace and labor violations (including discrimination or…

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