Funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages · Core
Opportunity-to-win rate
Also called: opportunity win rate
ELI5
The proportion of opportunities that close as won.
Used in conversation
“The number is useful only if everyone calculates opportunity-to-win rate the same way.”
Pitch context
You will see “Opportunity-to-win rate” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16