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EY

Formerly Ernst & Young

EY ranks #33 of the 48 ranked firms in the DCF Research directory of data consulting firms, with a DCF Evidence Score of 67/100. Public evidence on file: Snowflake Elite, Databricks partner, 6 capability pages, 3 public case studies.

IndependentNetwork of legally separate member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited (UK). Formally created as Ernst & Young through a merger in 1989 and rebranded to EY in 2013 (both per Wikipedia).

DCF Evidence Score67/100Rank #33 of 48See the breakdown
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom (Ernst & Young Global Limited); EY US is a separate member firm
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Founded
1989
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Employees
nearly 400,000 (as of 2026)
Source: ey.com
Website
ey.com

DCF Evidence Score

Computed only from public evidence with a source link. It measures how much a buyer can verify, not delivery quality.

67/100

Rank #33 of 48 ranked firms

Sum of five components, rounded to a whole number.

  • Platform credentials22/30

    Snowflake Elite (12); Databricks consulting partner (8); Microsoft partnership (2)

  • Capability pages12/25

    6 of 9 tracked capabilities are documented on 3 pages; 4 credited, because one page earns credit for at most 2 (3 each)

  • Public case studies23/25

    3 public data/AI case studies counted (max 3), 2 naming the client, at least one from 2024 or later

  • Industry pages10/10

    4 industry practice pages counted (max 4)

  • Rate and review transparency0/10

    No public rates or third-party reviews found

  • Total67/100

How the DCF Evidence Score works

Platform credentials

Listings in Snowflake's and Databricks' public partner directories, and documented cloud partnerships, each with its source.

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud

  • MicrosoftFirm's website

    Honored with multiple 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards; selected 19 consecutive times for Microsoft Business Applications Inner Circle

    Source: ey.com

Capabilities

6 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on EY's website.

Data practice page: ey.com/en_us/services/ai

Public case studies

Published by the firm or its platform partner. Outcomes are as the firm reports them; DCF Research has not verified them.

  1. From AI ambition to enterprise execution (Xylem)
    Client
    Xylem
    Industry
    Industrial Products
    Year
    2026
    • Microsoft

    Firm-reported outcome: Reports xylem.ai built in under ten weeks, 4,000+ daily users, and an estimated $70M revenue opportunity and $25M savings potential.

  2. How Novartis optimized its supply chain with real-time risk insight
    Client
    Novartis
    Industry
    Life Sciences
    Year
    2026
    • SAP

    Firm-reported outcome: Reports at least 50% less time and effort on provisioning calculations; about US$300m of slow-moving goods provisions tracked.

  3. How to scale governed AI personalization in wealth management
    Industry
    Financial Services
    Year
    2026

    Firm-reported outcome: Early testing showed up to 10x lower latency than prior LLM-centric approaches; work remained at pilot stage.

Industries

Industry pages on EY's website

Compare in the directory

Matched from the firm's industry pages, case studies, and Databricks solution areas.

Rates

No public rate data found. See market rate benchmarks.

DCF Research assessment

Editorial judgment by DCF Research, based only on the sourced evidence on this page. It does not change the score.

Network of legally separate member firms. EY US documents its data and AI work on an Analytics Consulting Services page and AI-ready data and agentic AI pages, with 2026 case studies for Xylem, Novartis and a wealth-management pilot. Snowflake tags EY's main listing and its Australia and Singapore advisory entities Elite; Databricks lists EY as a consulting partner.

Best for

  • Microsoft-based enterprise AI programs
  • Agentic AI pilots in financial services or industrial products
  • SAP-linked supply-chain analytics in life sciences

Watch-outs

  • EY is a network of member firms; confirm which member firm contracts and delivers.
  • EY's US page claims Databricks Platinum status; Databricks' directory carries no Platinum flag for EY.

Delivery regions (as stated by the firm) Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, North America

Similar firms

Same segment or the most overlapping capability pages, highest score first.

  • Deloitte
    Big Four
    72/100

    Rank #24 · Snowflake Elite · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • PwC
    Big Four
    40/100

    Rank #48 · 8 capability pages · 2 public case studies

  • Tiger Analytics
    Data & AI specialist
    87/100

    Rank #5 · Snowflake Elite · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • HCLTech
    Global systems integrator
    82/100

    Rank #9 · Snowflake Premier · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

Sources

Evidence checked October 23, 2026.

Partner directories and rate sources

  1. snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/partners/all-partners/ernst--young-ey-australia
  2. snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/partners/all-partners/ernst--young-advisory-pte-ltd
  3. snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/partners/all-partners/ey
  4. databricks.com/partners/partner-directory
  5. databricks.com/partners/partner-directory/ey

Company, service, and case-study pages

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_%26_Young
  2. ey.com/en_gl/about-us
  3. ey.com/en_us
  4. ey.com/en_us/alliances
  5. ey.com/en_us/alliances/databricks
  6. ey.com/en_us/alliances/microsoft
  7. ey.com/en_us/alliances/novartis-optimizes-supply-chain-with-real-time-risk-insight
  8. ey.com/en_us/industries/consumer-health
  9. ey.com/en_us/industries/financial-services
  10. ey.com/en_us/industries/government-infrastructure
  11. ey.com/en_us/industries/tmt
  12. ey.com/en_us/insights/industrial-products/how-xylem-scales-enterprise-ai-for-lasting-value
  13. ey.com/en_us/insights/wealth-asset-management/how-to-scale-governed-ai-personalization-in-wealth-management
  14. ey.com/en_us/services/ai
  15. ey.com/en_us/services/ai/agentic-ai
  16. ey.com/en_us/services/ai/platform/ai-ready-data
  17. ey.com/en_us/services/consulting/analytics-consulting-services
  18. ey.com

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