# Wavestone

> Wavestone is a French, founder-controlled public consulting company that helps large enterprises and public institutions make and execute consequential business and technology decisions. Its roughly 6,100 employees combine strategy, organizational change, cybersecurity, data and AI, cloud, SAP, software delivery, customer experience, operations, supply chain and sustainability expertise. The firm generated €954.3 million in revenue in fiscal 2025/26 and is positioning AI as the engine of its next growth phase while retaining an independent, European-rooted alternative to larger global consultancies.

- **Founded:** 1990
- **Headquarters:** Paris La Défense, France
- **Founders:** Pascal Imbert (Co-founder, Chairman and CEO), Michel Dancoisne (Co-founder and former Supervisory Board Chairman)
- **Team size:** 6,111 employees at March 31, 2026
- **Products:** Business Strategy & Transformation, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Risk & Resilience, Cloud, IT Strategy & CTO Advisory, SAP and Enterprise Transformation
- **Notable:** Grew from roughly 60 employees and about €6 million revenue at its 2000 listing to more than 6,000 employees and €954.3 million revenue in fiscal 2025/26., Combined with Q_PERIOR in December 2023, creating a firm of more than 5,500 people with much greater scale in Germany, Switzerland and Austria., Reached €82.1 million net income and €118.9 million free cash flow in fiscal 2025/26.

## Products & services

- **Business Strategy & Transformation** — Strategy execution, merger integration, operating-model redesign, performance improvement and large-scale transformation programs.
- **Data & Artificial Intelligence** — AI and data strategy, use-case selection, platforms, governance, deployment, adoption and business-value realization.
- **Cybersecurity, Risk & Resilience** — Cyber strategy, risk assessment, identity and access management, regulatory remediation, operational resilience and AI security.
- **Cloud, IT Strategy & CTO Advisory** — Technology strategy, enterprise architecture, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, sourcing and IT operating models.
- **SAP and Enterprise Transformation** — ERP strategy, SAP implementation, process redesign, integration, adoption and value realization.
- **Software & Application Services** — Custom software, cloud-native products, application modernization, API integration and digital platforms.
- **Customer Experience, Marketing & Innovation** — Customer strategy, omnichannel experience, service design, CRM, sales transformation and digital-product innovation.
- **Operations, Supply Chain & Corporate Functions** — Supply-chain transformation, procurement, finance, HR, operational agility and sourcing optimization.
- **Sustainability Consulting** — ESG strategy and reporting, decarbonization, sustainable operating models and responsible transformation.

## Achievements

- Grew from roughly 60 employees and about €6 million revenue at its 2000 listing to more than 6,000 employees and €954.3 million revenue in fiscal 2025/26.
- Combined with Q_PERIOR in December 2023, creating a firm of more than 5,500 people with much greater scale in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
- Reached €82.1 million net income and €118.9 million free cash flow in fiscal 2025/26.
- Earned Microsoft Copilot specialization in July 2026 after supporting more than 60 major accounts with Copilot deployments.
- Placed in the Fortune and Great Place to Work list of 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe in 2025.
- Recorded a client Net Promoter Score of 81 in fiscal 2025/26.
- Was recognized by Les Échos and Statista as a 2026 Long-Term Growth Champion.
- Expanded AI-related work from 8% of revenue in fiscal 2024/25 to 17% in fiscal 2025/26.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Earned Microsoft Copilot specialization; said it had supported 60-plus major accounts and planned to invest €100 million in AI-related operating expenses through its 2030 plan.
- **2026-07** — A Wavestone team won an international award at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva.
- **2026-06** — Reported fiscal 2025/26 revenue of €954.3 million, net income of €82.1 million and 6,111 employees; launched the Lead the Shift strategic plan to 2030.
- **2026-03** — Announced plans to recruit more than 1,000 people during 2026, with emphasis on AI, data, cybersecurity and cloud skills.
- **2025-10** — Named among the Fortune and Great Place to Work 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe.
- **2025-07** — Formed a technology partnership with Cognigy for enterprise AI agents and a non-commercial partnership with Dassault Systèmes.
- **2025-05** — Acquired French product-management consultancy Wivoo for €11.5 million enterprise value plus up to €4.5 million contingent consideration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wavestone.com/en/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wavestone
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wavestone_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wavestone
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavestone_consulting/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WavestoneCarrieres/

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Last updated: 2026-08-11