Quotes that mention costs and headcount

“Our Q1 results delivered substantial operating leverage and durable gross margin expansion, driven by pricing optimization and cost improvements. This margin strength gives us the confidence to raise our longer-term target.”

“We maintained cost discipline in the third quarter while investing in our growth priorities, and we see further opportunities to improve efficiency.”

“Reducing Net Leverage remains a top priority. We continue to center our focus on cost discipline and cash generation as we work to restore Net Yield growth, with stronger earnings and cash flow expected to drive further deleveraging.”

“We delivered strong gross margin expansion and are raising the low end of our gross margin and earnings guidance, while managing through a dynamic consumer demand and input cost environment”

“Our results reflect continued progress from our multi-year supply chain transformation, disciplined investment, and an ongoing focus on productivity across the organization.”

“Just as we are helping clients extract value from their operations with Super Intelligence, we are driving tangible returns through our productivity initiatives inside IBM.”

“In fiscal 2026, Cisco achieved its highest productivity metrics in 30 years measured by revenue, non-GAAP operating margin, and earnings per employee.”

“While the demand environment remains pressured at our Norwegian Cruise Line brand, we continue to execute on disciplined cost and sourcing initiatives, and have identified an additional $100 million of expected annualized run-rate savings primarily related to technology vendors”

“We remain disciplined in managing our cost structure and over the past three years we have identified over $500 million in savings.”

“We remain on track with our 2026 operating EPS guidance and are managing costs and capital with discipline so DTE can continue investing for the future to benefit our customers.”

“Our team is improving the way we operate — sharpening our industrial system, fundamentally reducing costs, and partnering in global markets for speed and efficiency.”

“Although we faced revenue headwinds late in the second quarter, we continued to focus on the fundamentals of our business, including driving productivity, strengthening our portfolio, and generating free cash flow”

“Non‑fuel unit cost performance is expected to improve modestly from the June quarter with further progression in the December quarter as capacity growth begins to normalize.”

“We drove high profitability and cash generation this quarter through continued operational discipline as well as executing ahead of schedule against Juniper Networks and Catalyst cost synergies”