Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) goes to the head of the class in 2026, achieving the #1 Training MVP Awards ranking. Allianz Insurance Company of North America secured the #2 spot, while JLL, Panda Restaurant Group, and Hayes Locums netted their first-ever rankings in the Top 5 (click here to see the full list).
Here are a few 2026 Training MVP Awards statistics: The mean revenue for winners was $5 billion U.S. and $9 billion worldwide. Representing 5.4 percent of payroll, the mean training budget was $13 million. The mean number of employees trained was 70,496. Winners had a mean of 78 full-time trainers and 70 part-time trainers. Organizations had a mean ratio of 898 employees per trainer. Some 89 percent offered a tuition reimbursement program. Technology infrastructure included: a learning management system (100 percent), talent management system (92 percent), and workforce management system (91 percent).
In terms of measuring training effectiveness, 95 percent of applicants utilized Return on Value, while 92 percent used Return on Investment; 86 percent utilized Balanced Scorecard; and 76 percent used Six Sigma. Ninety-nine percent used all four Kirkpatrick Levels of Evaluation.
We also salute our Emerging Training Leader Awards winners (click here to read their profiles). Congratulations to all of our awards winners, including our newest Training Hall of Fame members, Applied Materials, Inc., and ESL Federal Credit Union (click here to read overviews of their training)!
Last but not least, cheers to Susan Abbott, our longtime, ultra-talented, unflappable promotions art director to whom we owe our undying gratitude for her creativity, patience, and ability to juggle a million projects at once (literally!) over the years. We will miss her dreadfully but wish her all the best in her well-deserved retirement.