2025 C-Suite Stress Index
Welcome to the 2025 C-Suite Stress Index. Here, you'll find insights from a survey of 1,000 U.S. business owners and C-suite leaders. Our report highlights the forces driving optimism, anxiety, and decision-making across U.S. businesses in 2025.
This year's findings reveal a central theme—risk is a source of stress.
Leaders cite a range of concerns, from economic uncertainty and labor shortages to supply chain challenges and outsized verdicts. Despite these external pressures, many executives remain optimistic their business will thrive in 2025.
Read the full report to explore which business challenges leaders are forecasting—and how they're preparing to overcome them.
2025 Report
Discover how 1,000 executives view the 2025 business landscape, including the trends shaping their decisions.
Key findings
By the numbers
82% of executives plan to boost investments in worker safety during 2025 amid labor shortages and production needs.
Nearly 3 out of 4 executives (72%) recognize increases in litigation and multimillion-dollar verdicts as a problem in their industry.
Nearly three quarters of leaders in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing are more stressed in 2025 than a year ago.
