New Unisys Report: AI-Powered, Employee-Focused Digital Workplaces Double the Odds of Exceeding Revenue Targets
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Unisys (NYSE: UIS) released the Digital Workplace Insights Report 2025 on December 9, 2025, surveying 1,000 C-suite and IT executives across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The report finds organizations using AI-powered, employee-focused digital workplace services are about twice as likely to exceed sales and revenue expectations. An identified group of 100+ "Productivity Leaders" outperformed "Late Adopters" on key metrics: innovation 91% vs. 17%, cybersecurity 98% vs. 42%, ROI 99% vs. 41%, employee satisfaction/retention 91% vs. 31%, and genAI reducing IT workload 92% vs. 42%.
Positive
- Innovation adoption rate 91% vs. 17%
- Cybersecurity improvement reported by 98% of Productivity Leaders
- ROI reported by 99% of Productivity Leaders
- Employee satisfaction/retention exceeding expectations at 91%
Negative
- Late Adopters lag on innovation at 17%
- Only 32% of business leaders say tools work equally for remote and office workers
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, UIS gained 0.72%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 3 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $2M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $220M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Sector peers showed mixed moves: III (-1.32%), TTEC (+1.04%), CTM (+0.87%), CSPI (+1.23%), TDTH (-7.51% in sector data). Momentum scans only flagged TDTH with a +9.04% move and no news, suggesting UIS’s AI workplace report was more stock-specific than part of a broad sector trend.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09 | AI insights report | Positive | +0.7% | Global survey highlighting performance edge for AI-enabled, employee-focused workplaces. |
| Dec 08 | Industry recognition | Positive | -1.4% | Named Leader in Avasant Digital Workplace Services RadarView for fourth year. |
| Dec 05 | Customer awards | Positive | +0.4% | Two Gold awards for European contact center and customer support excellence. |
| Dec 04 | Innovation program | Positive | +1.8% | Launch of 17th Unisys Innovation Program for engineering students in India. |
| Dec 02 | AI leadership rating | Positive | -0.8% | Named global Leader in ISG’s 2025 Generative AI Services Provider Lens report. |
Recent news has been mostly positive in tone, but price reactions have been modest and mixed, with both aligned and divergent moves.
Over the last week, Unisys issued several positive announcements. On Dec 2, it was named a global Leader in ISG’s Generative AI Services report, followed by innovation and customer-experience awards and recognition in Avasant’s Digital Workplace Services 2025 RadarView. The Dec 9 Digital Workplace Insights Report extends this AI and employee-experience narrative, reinforcing a consistent strategic focus on generative AI and digital workplace leadership.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reinforces Unisys’s focus on AI-enabled, employee-centric digital workplaces. The report, based on 1,000 executives and more than 100 “Productivity Leaders,” links AI-powered tools and strong employee experience to better innovation, cybersecurity, ROI, and retention. Against a backdrop of recent AI leadership recognitions and ongoing financial restructuring in filings, investors may watch how effectively Unisys translates these capabilities into improved revenue and profitability metrics over time.
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AI-enabled workplaces found to achieve higher ROI, innovation, and retention
The report reveals a widening performance gap: organizations that invest in employee-centric digital workplace services powered by AI — such as generative AI (genAI) — are twice as likely to exceed sales and revenue expectations, while those cutting back fall behind. The research also identified an elite group of more than 100 respondents, known as "Productivity Leaders," who demonstrate that prioritizing AI-powered solutions and employee experience yields measurable business results, whereas "Late Adopters" struggle to keep pace.
The Payoff for Productivity Leaders – What the Data Reveals:
- Greater gains than Late Adopters in innovation (
91% vs.17% ), improved cybersecurity defenses (98% vs.42% ) and ROI (99% vs.41% ). - Exceed expectations for employee satisfaction and retention (
91% vs.31% ). - Believe genAI plays a critical role in business continuity during technology downtime (
87% vs.35% ) and reduces IT workload (92% vs.42% ).
"The next generation of industry leaders won't just adopt AI, they will deploy it in ways that empower employees and reinforce their business strategy," said Patrycja Sobera, senior vice president and general manager of Digital Workplace Solutions at Unisys. "Thriving organizations combine smart AI investments with a deep understanding of employee needs. But AI alone isn't enough – alignment across business and IT leaders is essential to sustain momentum and realize the full potential of digital workplace transformation."
Leadership Divide Threatens Digital Success
IT leaders prioritize operational efficiency and are twice as likely as business executives to cite ROI, compliance and productivity as key outcomes. Business leaders, however, focus on employee productivity and highlight inconsistencies in digital workplace tools — only
AI-Enabled Support Reduces Downtime and Eases IT Burden
Productivity Leaders know that genAI does more than deliver business outcomes — it transforms how organizations handle technology disruptions. AI-powered workplace systems reduce downtime, prioritize urgent tickets, and enable employees to return to work faster.
Unlike human teams, genAI operates 24/7 across time zones, responding instantly to outages to ensure continuity. Eighty-seven percent of Productivity Leaders say genAI is critical during downtime (vs.
These organizations also ease pressure on IT by embracing genAI (
Employee Experience: The Secret to AI Adoption
Technology forms the foundation of modern organizations, but employees remain at the heart of success. Productivity Leaders differentiate themselves by prioritizing employee needs when implementing AI-enabled solutions:
96% understand what employees want from technology, compared with72% of Late Adopters.- They are six times more likely to use experience-level agreements (XLAs) focused on human outcomes rather than traditional SLAs.
93% have processes for employee feedback on IT investments, compared with34% of Late Adopters. This approach enables better outcomes:91% of Productivity Leaders exceed expectations for employee satisfaction and retention.
Read the full report here.
About Unisys
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