Global XYZ Group (demo company)All departments · all countries
Variance

Actual, budget, forecast and target side by side

Year 2026: actuals closed through 2026-09. The forecast is closed actuals plus the remaining plan. Click a name to see where the difference comes from.

Included: employees onlyPersonnel cost in EUR
Difference: Actual vs BudgetPersonnel cost by department, 2026
Operations€(14.2)MCustomer Service€(4)MFinance€(3.3)MSupply Chain & Logistics€(2.8)MHuman Resources€(2.2)MInformation Technology€(1.2)MMarketing€(930)KResearch & Development€(492.8)KLegal & Compliance€(165)KSales€27.6K
Above comparisonBelow comparison
All versions by departmentLargest 8 of 10, 2026
€0€100M€200M€300MOperationsSalesResearch & Deve…Supply Chain & …Customer ServiceInformation Tec…FinanceMarketing
Actual YTDBudget YTDForecast year-endBudget full yearTarget full year

Why Actual differs from Budget

Personnel cost, 2026, same filters as below. The four causes add up to the difference.

Cost difference by causeTotal €(29.27)M in EUR. Red adds cost, green saves cost.
Volume€(29.8)MRate€1.3MCountry mix€(713)KGrade mix€(83.3)K
Above comparisonBelow comparison
CountryVolumeCountry mixGrade mixRateTotal
US€(6.96)M€(1.95)M€(201.33)K€164.63K€(8.94)M
DE€(7.87)M€(1)M€(146.98)K€519.5K€(8.5)M
FR€(3.29)M€(595.21)K€(62.77)K€123.25K€(3.83)M
GB€(2.58)M€(390.87)K€48.06K€168.12K€(2.76)M
ES€(2.12)M€330.28K€39.74K€53.56K€(1.7)M
PL€(3.28)M€1.39M€156.68K€100.39K€(1.63)M
NL€(1.27)M€(241.67)K€38.04K€121.56K€(1.35)M
IN€(2.39)M€1.74M€45.27K€37.44K€(567.52)K
All countries€(29.76)M€(712.97)K€(83.29)K€1.29M€(29.27)M

Personnel cost by department

Red means above the comparison, green below. Drill goes to skill team.

DepartmentActual
YTD
Budget
YTD
Forecast
year-end
Budget
full year
Target
full year
Δ Actual vs BudgetΔ Forecast vs BudgetΔ Forecast vs Target
Operations€192.39M€206.59M€268.68M€283.74M€271.81M€(14.2)M(6.9)%€(15.06)M(5.3)%€(3.13)M(1.2)%
Sales€139.64M€139.61M€193.78M€191.8M€185.94M€27.62K0.0%€1.98M1.0%€7.84M4.2%
Research & Development€136.11M€136.6M€189.32M€188.34M€180.94M€(492.83)K(0.4)%€978.96K0.5%€8.38M4.6%
Supply Chain & Logistics€88.29M€91.09M€123.11M€125.17M€120.17M€(2.8)M(3.1)%€(2.06)M(1.6)%€2.95M2.5%
Customer Service€85.86M€89.81M€120.29M€123.53M€118.3M€(3.95)M(4.4)%€(3.24)M(2.6)%€1.98M1.7%
Information Technology€77.43M€78.64M€107.53M€108.31M€104.23M€(1.21)M(1.5)%€(777.33)K(0.7)%€3.3M3.2%
Finance€75.26M€78.57M€104.21M€107.81M€103.64M€(3.31)M(4.2)%€(3.59)M(3.3)%€576.7K0.6%
Marketing€45.97M€46.9M€63.67M€64.27M€61.42M€(929.99)K(2.0)%€(604.17)K(0.9)%€2.25M3.7%
Human Resources€39.58M€41.82M€55.19M€57.67M€55.05M€(2.23)M(5.3)%€(2.48)M(4.3)%€140.82K0.3%
Legal & Compliance€32.91M€33.07M€45.79M€45.68M€44.46M€(164.99)K(0.5)%€110.17K0.2%€1.33M3.0%
Total€913.43M€942.7M€1.27B€1.3B€1.25B€(29.27)M(3.1)%€(24.75)M(1.9)%€25.61M2.1%

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