# Apollo's chief economist says AI has produced no financial payoff for United States companies outside technology

Revenue per worker is flat across the S&P 500 excluding its seven largest technology firms, whose revenue per employee has risen to roughly $270,000.

- Published: 2026-10-26T06:26:37.653Z
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- Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-according-to-apollo-economist/), [Apollo](https://www.apollo.com/institutional/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/the-buyers-of-ai-are-still-waiting-for-the-payoff), [AI Weekly](https://aiweekly.co/alerts/apollos-torsten-slok-says-ai-booms-profits-are-funded-by-investors-not-customers), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, says AI spending has delivered no measurable financial return to American companies outside the technology sector, TechCrunch reported on October 25. Revenue per worker is flat for…

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