The turnover rate for C-suite executives at companies in the United States is predicted to decline to 16.5 percent in 2019, down from 17.5 percent in 2018. For the purposes of this statistic, C-suite executives are defined as CEOs, CFOs and COOs.
Turnover rate of CEOs, CFOs and COOs at companies United States from 2000 to 2019
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* Value is a projection.
2019 data from 675 Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies. The source does not provide a breakdown for years prior to 2019.
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CFO: Chief Financial Officer
COO: Chief Operating Officer
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Crist|Kolder Associates. (August 1, 2019). Turnover rate of CEOs, CFOs and COOs at companies United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097586/turnover-of-c-suite-executives-in-the-united-states/
Crist|Kolder Associates. "Turnover rate of CEOs, CFOs and COOs at companies United States from 2000 to 2019." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097586/turnover-of-c-suite-executives-in-the-united-states/
Crist|Kolder Associates. (2019). Turnover rate of CEOs, CFOs and COOs at companies United States from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097586/turnover-of-c-suite-executives-in-the-united-states/
Crist|Kolder Associates. "Turnover Rate of Ceos, Cfos and Coos at Companies United States from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097586/turnover-of-c-suite-executives-in-the-united-states/
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