Reading charts and reports

Bullet chart

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Definition

A compact bar that shows one actual value against a target marker, on a background of shaded ranges such as poor, satisfactory and good.

Example

Raket Parts B.V. Q3 2025 revenue of €18.48 million as the bar, against an illustrative target marker at €18.0 million, with background bands for below €16 million, €16 to 18 million and above €18 million. The bar ends just past the marker in the top band.

Raket Parts B.V. is a fictional company created for Insyt.

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Why it matters

It shows progress against target in a fraction of the space of a gauge, so many measures fit on one dashboard.

Where it is used

KPI dashboards and scorecards. Used by BI developers, data analysts and managers who read dashboards.