Private Company July 2026
~50m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~3k
Organizations
These insights represent ~50m questions answered from ~3k organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software, Financial Services, Information Technology & Services, Marketing & Advertising, Internet, Hospital & Health Care, Management Consulting, Insurance
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
39%
Oceania
24%
Europe
23%
Asia
7%
MEA
4%
Latin America
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
57%
Female
43%
Non-Binary
0.05%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
72% of Private Company employees are engaged
This is in the top 43% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 18 and is in the top 42% compared with other industries.
How does Private Company compare?
People in Private Company were much more positive than average regarding Accountability, Fairness, and Company And Leadership.
On the lower side, people in Private Company had much lower favorable scores than average in Recognition and Accuracy.
People working in Private Company are more engaged than Local Councils AU & NZ, Local Councils Australia, Higher Education, and Government Administration. People working in Private Company are less engaged than Investment Management, Venture Capital, & Private Equity, Health & Wellness, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Private Company had 92% of people agreeing that The work that they do at %[Company]% is important (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Private Company were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 23% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
Which questions matter the most?
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Private Company organizations.
1 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at %[Company]% | Leadership |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
3%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
9%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
24%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
13%
Greater than 10 years
17%