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The Hyder Index

Measures the Change-Response Gap: how fast industries are changing versus how fast companies are responding. 50 means they are even. Higher means the gap is wider.

July 2026

Press and citations

Current reading

The Hyder Index reads 70 for July 2026. That is up one point from June and sits in the Significant Gap band.

Industries are changing 2.2 times faster than companies are responding.

Widest gap: Media & Entertainment at 83. Biggest improvement: Healthcare & MedTech at 74, the first industry to exit the Red Zone.

How to cite it

Per the Hyder Index, the July 2026 reading is 70, indicating a Significant Gap between industry change and company response (hyderindex.com, July 2026).

Per the Hyder Index, industries are changing 2.2 times faster than companies are responding (hyderindex.com, July 2026).

Both the score and the ratio are free to cite with attribution.

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About the index

The Hyder Index tracks 15 industries using six signals of change and five response indicators. It is created by Shama Hyder and published monthly.

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