EY US

What EY US does

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) is the US client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited and one of the Big Four global professional services networks, providing Assurance, Consulting, Tax, Strategy and Transactions, and managed services to enterprise clients across Financial Services, Consumer Products and Retail, Energy and Resources, Private Equity, Technology Media and Telecommunications, Government and Public Sector, Health and Life Sciences, Industrials, and Family Enterprise segments. The firm employs approximately 57,000 professionals across 70+ US locations and is part of a global organization of 400,000+ people serving clients in over 150 countries through approximately 700 offices.

EY US operates an integrated AI and technology platform stack including EY.ai (unified AI platform), EY.ai EYQ (agentic AI platform, 2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Generative AI Solution of the Year), EY Fabric (technology acceleration and data fabric platform), EY.ai Value Blueprints, the EY Quantum Lab, next-generation Digital Audit technology, EY wavespace innovation centers, EY Studio+ for customer experience transformation, EY Blockchain Platforms, and managed services offerings such as EY Comply for Financial Insights. These platforms are delivered alongside human-led advisory, assurance, and transaction work, and are supported by deep partnerships with Microsoft, Adobe, and Hult International Business School.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, retainer arrangements, and managed services contracts distributed across a vertical-segmented enterprise book of business; pricing is engagement-specific and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is conducted via senior-partner-led direct enterprise sales targeting C-suite executives, boards, and private equity sponsors, supplemented by content marketing, industry conferences, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program, and proprietary thought-leadership channels. The firm is privately held under a limited liability partnership structure and is not publicly traded.

Name

EY US

Legal name

Ernst & Young LLP

Website

https://ey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) is the US member firm of Big Four professional services network EY, delivering Assurance, Consulting, Tax, Strategy and Transactions, and managed services to enterprise clients across nine major verticals through 57,000 professionals in 70+ US locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: EY generates revenue through providing professional services including Assurance, Consulting, Tax, Strategy and Transactions, and related advisory services to enterprise clients. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements, retainer arrangements, and advisory fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EY US (Ernst & Young LLP) is a Big Four professional services firm delivering Assurance (audit, financial reporting, sustainability assurance), Consulting (analytics, customer experience, cybersecurity, finance, risk, supply chain, technology transformation), Tax (compliance, planning, controversy, technology), and Strategy and Transactions (M&A advisory, corporate finance, restructuring, due diligence, valuation) services to enterprise clients. The firm complements these services with proprietary AI platforms including EY.ai, EY Fabric, and EY Digital Audit, as well as innovation centers (EY wavespace) used to co-create transformation outcomes with clients.

Product overview

EY US offers a comprehensive professional services portfolio consisting of AI-powered platforms (EY.ai, EY Fabric), innovation centers (EY wavespace), and specialized solutions (EY Digital Audit, EY Studio+, EY Blockchain Platforms). The EY.ai platform serves as the unified AI foundation, augmented by EY Fabric for data integration, EY Studio+ for customer experience transformation, and EY Digital Audit for next-generation assurance. The portfolio includes strategic consulting through EY-Parthenon, blockchain platforms, and workforce development programs including EY Tech MBA, 360 Careers, and Career Path Accelerator. Together these products form an integrated ecosystem addressing strategy, transactions, transformation, and talent development across industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EY-Parthenon: Strategy consulting brand providing transformative strategy and transactions services to CEOs, boards and business leaders.
• EY wavespace
• EY Studio+
• EY.ai
• EY Tech MBA

Products and services

• EY.ai

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in ticket sales for Miami Heat after digital transformation implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AdobecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024EY partnered with Adobe to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM and Adobe Experience Cloud for Miami Heat's digital transformation. EY leveraged Adobe Analytics and Adobe Campaign to enable automated, multichannel marketing campaigns for clients.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024EY collaborated with Microsoft to create digital solutions for clients including Microsoft 365 innovation under evolving regulations. EY uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 as part of its technology ecosystem for client engagements.
• Hult International Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021EY partnered with Hult International Business School to create the EY Tech MBA, the first-ever fully accredited corporate MBA available free to all EY's 400,000+ employees globally. The program offers technology, leadership and business skills development through innovative virtual learning.
• Hult International Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021EY collaborated with Hult International Business School to create the EY Career Path Accelerator program, providing accredited business and elective courses toward CPA licensure requirements. The program offers 10, 15, and 20 credit options at different price points.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Accenture: Global professional services firm competing directly with EY Consulting on technology transformation, digital, and managed services for enterprise clients, though Accenture lacks the audit heritage.
• Deloitte US: One of the Big Four and EY's closest direct competitor, offering the same four-line service stack (audit, consulting, tax, advisory) to enterprise and government clients across the US and globally.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: US-headquartered consulting firm with deep federal government and defense practices; directly comparable to EY's Government & Public Sector segment, particularly federal consulting.
• PwC US: Big Four direct peer with near-identical assurance, tax, and advisory offerings; competes head-to-head on Fortune 500 audits and large transformation mandates.
• KPMG US: Fourth member of the Big Four with overlapping audit, tax, and advisory services; a direct competitor on mid-to-large enterprise engagements across EY's primary verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Top-tier strategy consultancy with deep private equity adjacency; overlaps with EY-Parthenon on strategy and transaction due diligence work for large corporates and PE funds.
• Capgemini: Global consulting and digital transformation firm with comparable technology, engineering, and industry practice areas; overlaps with EY Consulting on large-scale digital implementations.
• McKinsey & Company: Elite strategy consulting incumbent; EY-Parthenon explicitly competes with McKinsey for CEO/board-level strategy mandates, but McKinsey remains the category-defining brand.
• IBM Consulting: Large technology consultancy with deep AI, cloud, and enterprise systems capabilities; competes with EY's Technology Transformation and EY.ai practices, often as a systems integration partner.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consultancy with comparable transformation, technology, and industry practice areas; competes with EY on cross-functional transformation engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EYnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/ErnstandYoungGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/195665063800329
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1073
• Instagraminstagram.com/ey_us

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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