Employee engagement benchmarks by company size
CultureMonkey's Q2 2026 data shows Enterprise (2000+) is the highest-scoring company size at 8.2 on the 0-10 engagement scale, followed by Mid-Market (500-2000) at 8.08. All 4 tracked company sizes are listed below.
All 4 company sizes, ranked
Every company size in CultureMonkey's data, sorted by engagement score, with eNPS and movement alongside.
| 01Enterprise (2000+)Leader | 8.20 | +29 | ▼︎ −0.10 | ▼︎ −0.12 |
| 02Mid-Market (500-2000) | 8.08 | +30 | ▲︎ +0.02 | ▲︎ +0.16 |
| 03SMB (100-500) | 8.05 | +22 | ▲︎ +0.17 | ▼︎ −0.23 |
| 04Micro (<100) | 7.73 | +19 | ▲︎ +0.48 | 0.00 |
Engagement × eNPS
Across the 4 company sizes with both measures in CultureMonkey's Q2 2026 data, engagement and eNPS mostly move together, but not in lockstep: Enterprise (2000+) leads engagement while Mid-Market (500-2000) leads eNPS.
In CultureMonkey's Q2 2026 benchmarks, Enterprise (2000+) leads all company sizes with an engagement score of 8.2 on the 0-10 scale, down from 8.39 in 2025, and an eNPS of +29. Mid-Market (500-2000) follows at 8.08.
Buckets compare each company size's mean to the top and bottom quartile of all benchmark companies.
How the leading company sizes have moved, year by year
Engagement scores by year (0-10 scale) for the 4 highest-scoring company sizes with at least three years of data, 2021 to 2026 (2026 is year-to-date through Q2 2026). Micro (<100) has gained the most year over year (+0.48); Enterprise (2000+) has slipped the most (−0.10).
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Data table, engagement (0-10) by year
| Company size | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise (2000+) | 8.22 | 8.25 | 8.37 | 8.18 | 8.39 | 8.29 | 8.20 |
| Mid-Market (500-2000) | 8.36 | 8.29 | 8.39 | 8.08 | 8.22 | 8.24 | 8.08 |
| SMB (100-500) | 7.93 | 8.26 | 8.52 | 7.90 | 7.93 | 8.10 | 8.05 |
| Micro (<100) | 7.59 | 8.29 | 7.53 | 7.70 | 8.09 | 8.57 | 7.73 |
Drivers, and where each company size scores by region
How every company size scores on each engagement driver, where each one is strongest and weakest, and a region-by-company size view of the headline score.
Every company size on every driver
Driver score (0-10) for each company size across all 22 engagement drivers, ordered by the all-company driver score. Colour is relative to the cells shown; hover a tile to compare with all companies. Rewards is the lowest-scoring driver in 4 of 4 company sizes.
| Company size | Onboarding | Purpose Alignment | Social Connection | Manager Support | Culture | Job Satisfaction | Meaningful Work | Autonomy | Management | Innovation | Work Environment | Engagement | Involvement | Leadership | Inclusivity | Communication | Diversity | Growth & Development | Wellness | Recognition | Work-Life Balance | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise (2000+) | 8.81 | 8.62 | 8.44 | 8.43 | 8.25 | 8.54 | 8.46 | 8.24 | 8.40 | 8.18 | 8.33 | 8.14 | 8.07 | 8.11 | 8.09 | 8.25 | 7.41 | 7.97 | 7.98 | 7.86 | 7.60 | 7.08 |
| Mid-Market (500-2000) | 9.06 | 8.44 | 8.52 | 8.30 | 8.17 | 8.12 | 8.27 | 8.31 | 8.28 | 8.19 | 8.25 | 8.14 | 7.93 | 8.03 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.98 | 7.92 | 7.88 | 7.73 | 7.80 | 7.20 |
| SMB (100-500) | 8.59 | 8.36 | 8.33 | 8.30 | 9.08 | 8.45 | 8.20 | 8.23 | 8.12 | 8.24 | 8.06 | 8.11 | 8.21 | 8.05 | 7.84 | 7.87 | 8.32 | 7.96 | 7.90 | 7.58 | 7.80 | 7.17 |
| Micro (<100) | - | 8.18 | 8.16 | - | 7.80 | - | 7.92 | 8.02 | 7.98 | 8.02 | 7.77 | - | 7.84 | 7.92 | 7.40 | 7.44 | - | 7.59 | 7.62 | 7.39 | 7.15 | 6.96 |
Strongest driver by company size
What each company size does best.
Biggest opportunity by company size
The lowest-scoring driver in each company size, the first place to look for gains.
Regions within company sizes
Engagement (0-10) for every region × company size pairing, coloured by quartile among the cells shown.
| Company size | North America | APAC | Europe | MEA | LATAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise (2000+) | 7.99 | 8.32 | 7.78 | 8.11 | 8.10 |
| Mid-Market (500-2000) | 7.78 | 8.20 | 7.63 | 8.24 | 8.23 |
| SMB (100-500) | 8.08 | 8.27 | 7.61 | 8.19 | 8.57 |
| Micro (<100) | 7.53 | 7.89 | 7.45 | 7.12 | 7.71 |
Who's rising, who's slipping
Year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter movement for every company size with both periods of data.
| Company size | YoY ↓︎ | QoQ | Now (0-10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro (<100) | ▲︎ +0.48 | 0.00 | 7.73 |
| SMB (100-500) | ▲︎ +0.17 | ▼︎ −0.23 | 8.05 |
| Mid-Market (500-2000) | ▲︎ +0.02 | ▲︎ +0.16 | 8.08 |
| Enterprise (2000+) | ▼︎ −0.10 | ▼︎ −0.12 | 8.20 |
YoY compares full-year 2026 to 2025; QoQ compares Q2 2026 to the previous quarter. Shown where both periods have data.
Methodology
The research team behind these benchmarks. Every published figure is re-derived from the source survey data independently of the pipeline that builds these pages, then compared value by value. Nothing ships while a check disagrees.
Frequently asked questions
Enterprise (2000+) has the highest employee engagement score of all company sizes in CultureMonkey's Q2 2026 benchmarks, at 8.2 on the 0-10 scale. Mid-Market (500-2000) follows at 8.08; Micro (<100) is lowest at 7.73. Enterprise (2000+)'s eNPS is +29 on the −100..+100 scale.
Micro (<100) has the lowest engagement score of the 4 company sizes in CultureMonkey's Q2 2026 benchmarks, at 7.73 on the 0-10 scale, with an eNPS of +19. That is 0.47 points below Enterprise (2000+) at the top. The drivers behind the gap are broken out by company size further up this page.
Enterprise (2000+) is the only company sizes in CultureMonkey's benchmark to decline year over year, at 8.2 on the 0-10 scale, −0.10 versus 2025. Quarter on quarter it moved −0.12.
Each company size's score is the mean of company-level engagement scores for CultureMonkey customers classified in that company size, computed from anonymised survey data. Engagement is reported on a 0-10 scale; eNPS = % Promoters (9-10) − % Detractors (0-6) on the recommend question, giving −100..+100. The Q2 2026 Edition draws on around 11 million responses across 18 industries and 5 regions since 2021 Q3; headline figures use complete data through Q2 2026.
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