How the scores work

Methodology

Every firm in the Index is scored on four pillars, weighted below. Authority is the roof — the outcome the pillars produce — not a pillar itself.

Efficiency

30%

Revenue-per-employee and operating leverage. The cash engine.

Visibility

25%

Search demand captured and share of category search.

Citability

25%

Owned, quotable assets cited by AI answer engines.

Infrastructure

20%

Tech-stack readiness, speed, accessibility, vulnerabilities.

Composite

composite = round(
  efficiency     * 0.30 +
  visibility     * 0.25 +
  citability     * 0.25 +
  infrastructure * 0.20
)

Cohorts

Prospect — an under-indexing company. The wedge for further research.

Benchmark — a top-decile reference. What the category looks like at its ceiling.

Score color