Dr. Ian Hallett

Dr. Ian Hallett

The 0.13% Problem

What 11 companies out of 8,430 reveal about why the rest lose

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Dr. Ian Hallett
Feb 21, 2026
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I analysed 8,430 companies across 81 industries and asked a simple question: which ones captured dominant profit share in their industry over five consecutive years?

Eleven.

Not eleven percent. Eleven companies. Out of 8,430.

That is 0.13% of the firms studied. So rare, I gave them a name: superfirms.

In 70 of the 81 industries, not a single company achieve…

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