This gap matters for enterprise performance. The executives who said their organization was strategically aligned were much more likely to outperform those perceived as poorly aligned. Some 86% of participants who “strongly agreed” that their company was strategically aligned also reported meeting (44%) or exceeding (42%) their financial performance targets. Likewise, 56% of respondents who “strongly agreed” that their company was strategically aligned also reported that their company performed above their industry’s average. Conversely, 77% of those who “strongly disagreed” that their enterprise was strategically aligned reported below-target financial performance.