Uncertainty Holds Back Middle Market CFOs’ Spending Plans

For middle market companies, greater certainty and higher investment often go together: 59% of firms with rising certainty increased capital spending. That connection runs through “ The Cost of Caution: Why CFOs Put Growth Plans on Hold ,” the latest report in the PYMNTS Intelligence 2026 Certainty Project. Based on a July survey of 60 chief financial officers at U.S.