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AI logoC3.ai, Inc.(AI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

AI•NYSE
$9.60
$1.29B mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustryIT ServicesSub-IndustryData, AI, and IoT Platforms
AboutC3.ai, Inc. operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It provides C3 AI application platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Ex Machina to for analysis-ready data; C3 AI CRM, an industry specific customer relationship management solution; and C3 AI Data Vision that visualizes, understands, and leverages the relationships between data entities. It also offers C3 AI applications, including C3 AI Inventory Optimization, a solution to optimize raw material, in-process, and finished goods inventory levels; C3 AI Supply Network Risk, which provides visibility into risks of disruption throughout the supply chain operations; C3 AI Customer Churn Management, which enables account executives and relationship managers to monitor customer satisfaction, as well as to prevent customer churn with AI-based and human-interpretable predictions and warning; C3 AI Production Schedule Optimization, a solution for scheduling production; C3 AI Predictive Maintenance, which provides insight into asset risk to maintenance planners and equipment operators; C3 AI Fraud Detection solution that identify revenue leakage or maintenance and safety issues; and C3 AI Energy Management solution. In addition, it offers integrated turnkey enterprise AI applications for oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, defense, intelligence, aerospace, healthcare, and telecommunications market segments. It has strategic partnerships with Baker Hughes in the areas of oil and gas market; FIS in the areas of financial services market; Raytheon; and AWS, Intel, Google, and Microsoft. The company was formerly known as C3 IoT, Inc. and changed its name to C3.ai, Inc. in June 2019. C3.ai, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.Show more
  • Revenue$389M+25.3%
  • EBITDA-$312M-2.0%
  • Net Income-$289M-3.2%
  • EPS (Diluted)-2.24+4.3%
  • Gross Margin60.62%+5.4%
  • EBITDA Margin-80.15%+18.6%
  • Operating Margin-83.39%+18.6%
  • Net Margin-74.21%+17.6%
  • ROE-33.73%-8.7%
  • ROIC-35.06%+0.4%
  • Debt/Equity0.01+54.8%
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AI Key Insights

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 20.0%
  • ✓Trading at only 1.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

AI Price & Volume

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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AI Growth Metrics

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years19.95%
3 Years15.46%
TTM-16.22%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-54.12%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-41.7%

Return on Capital

10 Years-26.39%
5 Years-25.24%
3 Years-32.72%
Last Year-35.46%

AI Recent Earnings

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 11/12 qtrs (92%)●Beat Revenue 8/12 qtrs (67%)
Q1 2026Latest
Feb 25, 2026
EPS
$0.40
Est $0.29
-37.9%
Revenue
$53M
Est $76M
-29.5%
Q4 2025
Dec 3, 2025
EPS
$0.25
Est $0.33
+23.6%
Revenue
$75M
Est $75M
+0.4%
Q4 2025
Sep 3, 2025
EPS
$0.37
Est $0.38
+2.6%
Revenue
$70M
Est $75M
-6.1%
Q2 2025
May 28, 2025
EPS
$0.16
Est $0.20
+20.4%
Revenue
$109M
Est $108M
+0.9%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestFeb 25, 2026
$0.40vs $0.29-37.9%
$53Mvs $76M-29.5%
Q4 2025Dec 3, 2025
$0.25vs $0.33+23.6%
$75Mvs $75M+0.4%
Q4 2025Sep 3, 2025
$0.37vs $0.38+2.6%
$70Mvs $75M-6.1%
Q2 2025May 28, 2025
$0.16vs $0.20+20.4%
$109Mvs $108M+0.9%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

AI Peer Comparison

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) competitors in Data, AI, and IoT Platforms — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
BBAI logoBBAIBigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor20.67B4.37-5.33-19.32%-226.69%-50.67%0.04
SOUN logoSOUNSoundHound AI, Inc.Direct Competitor3.17B9.37-33.4699.45%-8.29%-3.02%0.01
AIRS logoAIRSAirSculpt Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor222.9M3.57-25.50-7.95%-11.41%-21.81%1.32
PRCT logoPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics CorporationDirect Competitor1.41B24.80-14.4237.22%-31.82%-27.7%0.14
ABTS logoABTSAbits Group Inc.Direct Competitor2.8M1.18-4.37-16.45%-15.18%0.23
PLTR logoPLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.Product Competitor306.57B133.79212.3656.18%43.67%31.73%0.03
DOMO logoDOMODomo, Inc.Product Competitor137.89M3.81-2.630.57%-18.61%
SPSC logoSPSCSPS Commerce, Inc.Product Competitor2.09B55.8722.7117.83%11.92%9.45%0.01

Compare AI vs Peers

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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AI Income Statement

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemApr'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Apr'23Apr'24Apr'25TTM
Sales/Revenue91.61M156.67M183.22M252.76M266.8M310.58M389.06M307.39M
Revenue Growth %-71.02%16.95%37.96%5.55%16.41%25.27%-16.22%
Cost of Goods Sold30.39M38.79M44.52M63.71M86.34M132.02M153.19M173.82M
COGS % of Revenue33.17%24.76%24.3%25.21%32.36%42.51%39.38%-
Gross Profit
61.22M▲ 0%
117.88M▲ 92.6%
138.7M▲ 17.7%
189.05M▲ 36.3%
180.46M▼ 4.5%
178.56M▼ 1.1%
235.86M▲ 32.1%
133.57M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %66.83%75.24%75.7%74.79%67.64%57.49%60.62%43.45%
Gross Profit Growth %-92.55%17.66%36.3%-4.54%-1.05%32.09%-
Operating Expenses97.26M189.38M198.96M385.17M470.95M496.9M560.29M599.87M
OpEx % of Revenue106.17%120.88%108.59%152.39%176.52%159.99%144.01%-
Selling, General & Admin59.94M124.83M130.1M234.62M260.29M295.54M333.9M359.65M
SG&A % of Revenue65.44%79.68%71.01%92.83%97.56%95.16%85.82%-
Research & Development37.32M64.55M68.86M150.54M210.66M201.37M226.39M240.22M
R&D % of Revenue40.74%41.2%37.58%59.56%78.96%64.83%58.19%-
Other Operating Expenses00000000
Operating Income
-36.04M▲ 0%
-71.5M▼ 98.4%
-60.26M▲ 15.7%
-196.12M▼ 225.5%
-290.49M▼ 48.1%
-318.34M▼ 9.6%
-324.42M▼ 1.9%
-466.31M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-39.34%-45.64%-32.89%-77.59%-108.88%-102.5%-83.39%-151.7%
Operating Income Growth %--98.37%15.72%-225.47%-48.12%-9.59%-1.91%-
EBITDA-35.49M-70.19M-55.96M-190.93M-284.4M-305.62M-311.82M-455.23M
EBITDA Margin %-38.74%-44.81%-30.54%-75.54%-106.6%-98.4%-80.15%-148.1%
EBITDA Growth %--97.78%20.28%-241.19%-48.96%-7.46%-2.03%-49.11%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)550K1.3M4.3M5.19M6.09M12.72M12.61M3.39M
EBIT-36.04M-71.5M-60.26M-196.12M-290.49M-318.34M-324.42M-309.87M
Net Interest Income3.51M4.25M1.25M1.83M21.98M40.08M36.19M23.71M
Interest Income3.51M4.25M1.25M1.83M21.98M40.08M36.19M30.41M
Interest Expense00000000
Other Income/Expense2.96M2.5M5.27M4.85M22.33M39.44M36.7M32.63M
Pretax Income
-33.08M▲ 0%
-69M▼ 108.6%
-54.99M▲ 20.3%
-191.28M▼ 247.8%
-268.16M▼ 40.2%
-278.9M▼ 4.0%
-287.73M▼ 3.2%
-433.68M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-36.11%-44.04%-30.01%-75.68%-100.51%-89.8%-73.95%-141.08%
Income Tax266K380K704K789K675K792K976K822K
Effective Tax Rate %-0.8%-0.55%-1.28%-0.41%-0.25%-0.28%-0.34%-0.19%
Net Income
-33.35M▲ 0%
-69.38M▼ 108.1%
-55.7M▲ 19.7%
-192.06M▼ 244.8%
-268.84M▼ 40.0%
-279.7M▼ 4.0%
-288.7M▼ 3.2%
-434.5M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-36.4%-44.28%-30.4%-75.99%-100.77%-90.06%-74.21%-141.35%
Net Income Growth %--108.05%19.72%-244.85%-39.97%-4.04%-3.22%-54.12%
Net Income (Continuing)-33.35M-69.38M-55.7M-192.06M-268.84M-279.7M-288.7M-301.14M
Discontinued Operations00000000
Minority Interest00000000
EPS (Diluted)
-0.45▲ 0%
-0.73▼ 62.2%
-0.90▼ 23.3%
-1.84▼ 104.4%
-2.45▼ 33.2%
-2.34▲ 4.5%
-2.24▲ 4.3%
-3.13▲ 0%
EPS Growth %--62.22%-23.29%-104.44%-33.15%4.49%4.27%-41.7%
EPS (Basic)-0.45-0.73-0.90-1.84-2.45-2.34-2.24-
Diluted Shares Outstanding73.55M95.16M56.68M104.4M109.85M119.36M129.09M138.67M
Basic Shares Outstanding73.55M95.16M56.68M104.4M109.85M119.36M129.09M138.67M
Dividend Payout Ratio--------

AI Balance Sheet

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemApr'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Apr'23Apr'24Apr'25TTM
Total Current Assets223.83M281.2M1.17B1.06B888.88M904.39M904.25M782.7M
Cash & Short-Term Investments156.52M244.98M1.09B960.16M730.98M750.37M742.69M621.92M
Cash Only98.61M33.1M115.36M339.53M284.83M167.15M164.36M88.85M
Short-Term Investments57.91M211.87M978.02M620.63M446.15M583.22M578.33M533.08M
Accounts Receivable63.49M30.83M65.46M80.27M134.59M130.06M137.23M123.57M
Days Sales Outstanding252.9671.82130.41115.92184.13152.85128.74151.63
Inventory-800K-900K0-15.89M0000
Days Inventory Outstanding--------
Other Current Assets800K900K4.9M15.89M23.31M23.96M24.34M37.2M
Total Non-Current Assets43.66M23.9M23.34M110.45M214.15M133.83M121.63M113.08M
Property, Plant & Equipment7.3M8.72M6.13M14.52M84.58M88.63M79.3M70.8M
Fixed Asset Turnover12.54x17.96x29.87x17.41x3.15x3.50x4.91x4.09x
Goodwill625K625K625K625K625K625K625K625K
Intangible Assets00000000
Long-Term Investments33.51M725K032.09M81.42M000
Other Non-Current Assets2.23M13.83M16.58M63.22M47.53M44.58M41.71M164.86M
Total Assets
267.49M▲ 0%
305.11M▲ 14.1%
1.2B▲ 292.1%
1.17B▼ 2.1%
1.1B▼ 5.8%
1.04B▼ 5.9%
1.03B▼ 1.2%
895.78M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.34x0.51x0.15x0.22x0.24x0.30x0.38x0.32x
Asset Growth %-14.07%292.15%-2.14%-5.8%-5.88%-1.19%-32.82%
Total Current Liabilities102.2M81.04M124.48M150.17M136.04M102.33M131.88M118.94M
Accounts Payable5.66M4.73M12.07M54.22M24.61M11.32M15.16M18.15M
Days Payables Outstanding67.9944.4799310.6104.0431.2936.1242.7
Short-Term Debt00000000
Deferred Revenue (Current)80.2M53.54M72.26M48.85M47.85M37.23M36.56M135.4M
Other Current Liabilities3.3M12.58M14.42M11.26M14.73M6.3M47.01M63.29M
Current Ratio2.19x3.47x9.42x7.06x6.53x8.84x6.86x6.86x
Quick Ratio2.20x3.48x9.42x7.17x6.53x8.84x6.86x6.86x
Cash Conversion Cycle-------108.93
Total Non-Current Liabilities330.72M406.77M10.82M31.24M37.32M62.54M55.7M57.37M
Long-Term Debt00000000
Capital Lease Obligations00000000
Deferred Tax Liabilities00000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities319.69M400.01M7.85M30.95M37.32M60.8M55.7M227.01M
Total Liabilities432.92M487.81M135.3M181.41M173.36M164.87M187.58M176.3M
Total Debt003.89M3.61M2.34M3.23M4.79M0
Net Debt-98.61M-33.1M-111.46M-335.92M-282.49M-163.92M-159.56M-88.85M
Debt / Equity--0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.01x0.01x
Debt / EBITDA--------0.00x
Net Debt / EBITDA-------0.20x
Interest Coverage--------
Total Equity
-165.43M▲ 0%
-182.7M▼ 10.4%
1.06B▲ 680.8%
989.48M▼ 6.8%
929.66M▼ 6.0%
873.35M▼ 6.1%
838.3M▼ 4.0%
719.47M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %--10.44%680.84%-6.76%-6.04%-6.06%-4.01%-39.21%
Book Value per Share-2.25-1.9218.729.488.467.326.495.19
Total Shareholders' Equity-165.43M-182.7M1.06B989.48M929.66M873.35M838.3M719.47M
Common Stock20K31K102K106K113K123K133K144K
Retained Earnings-224.26M-293.64M-349.33M-541.4M-810.24M-1.09B-1.38B-1.73B
Treasury Stock00000000
Accumulated OCI74K424K81K-2.15M-385K-563K521K883K
Minority Interest00000000

AI Cash Flow Statement

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemApr'19Apr'20Apr'21Apr'22Apr'23Apr'24Apr'25TTM
Cash from Operations-34.88M-61.28M-37.55M-86.46M-115.69M-62.36M-41.41M-41.41M
Operating CF Margin %-38.07%-39.12%-20.5%-34.21%-43.36%-20.08%-10.64%-
Operating CF Growth %--75.71%38.72%-130.24%-33.81%46.1%33.6%-740.38%
Net Income-33.35M-69.38M-55.7M-192.06M-268.84M-279.7M-288.7M-434.5M
Depreciation & Amortization550K1.3M4.3M5.19M6.09M12.72M12.61M6.81M
Stock-Based Compensation4.27M8.31M21.74M113.44M216.54M215.76M230.99M121.39M
Deferred Taxes01.02M000000
Other Non-Cash Items534K2.4M3.13M5.79M2.68M-16.37M-10.3M40.5M
Working Capital Changes-6.88M-4.93M-11.03M-18.81M-72.17M5.23M14M35.54M
Change in Receivables-46.14M32.66M-34.69M-14.16M-54.52M4.52M-9.12M44.04M
Change in Inventory00-6.86M00000
Change in Payables48K-1.22M7.45M34.48M-22.04M-12.88M3.63M7.71M
Cash from Investing-96.23M-124.07M-767.15M317.01M59.95M-66.61M16.4M74.09M
Capital Expenditures-6.81M-2.3M-1.63M-3.79M-70.52M-25.26M-3.04M-2.52M
CapEx % of Revenue7.44%1.47%0.89%1.5%26.43%8.13%0.78%-
Acquisitions89.42M0000000
Investments--------
Other Investing-89.42M-581K0-500K-1M-2.75M040.68M
Cash from Financing54.47M119.85M887.36M5.71M621K11.29M22.22M15.26M
Debt Issued (Net)0026M000450K3.71M
Equity Issued (Net)1000K1000K1000K-1000K001000K1000K
Dividends Paid00000000
Share Repurchases0-3.55M0-15M-6.94M-13.22M0-1.58M
Other Financing2.9M4.2M9.49M20.71M621K11.29M-9.53M5.17M
Net Change in Cash
-76.63M▲ 0%
-65.5M▲ 14.5%
82.65M▲ 226.2%
236.26M▲ 185.9%
-55.12M▼ 123.3%
-117.68M▼ 113.5%
-2.79M▲ 97.6%
-21.89M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-41.69M▲ 0%
-64.16M▼ 53.9%
-39.18M▲ 38.9%
-90.75M▼ 131.6%
-187.21M▼ 106.3%
-90.37M▲ 51.7%
-44.45M▲ 50.8%
-127.05M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %-45.51%-40.95%-21.39%-35.91%-70.17%-29.1%-11.42%-41.33%
FCF Growth %--53.91%38.93%-131.63%-106.28%51.73%50.82%-253.23%
FCF per Share-0.57-0.67-0.69-0.87-1.70-0.76-0.34-0.34
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.05x0.88x0.67x0.45x0.43x0.22x0.14x0.29x
Interest Paid00000000
Taxes Paid131K660K5K939K578K975K920K-94K

AI Key Ratios

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)--12.68%-18.73%-28.02%-31.03%-33.73%-60.39%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)--12.32%-18.35%-33.5%-35.2%-35.06%-35.06%
Gross Margin75.24%75.7%74.79%67.64%57.49%60.62%43.45%
Net Margin-44.28%-30.4%-75.99%-100.77%-90.06%-74.21%-141.35%
Debt / Equity-0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.01x0.01x
FCF Conversion0.88x0.67x0.45x0.43x0.22x0.14x0.29x
Revenue Growth71.02%16.95%37.96%5.55%16.41%25.27%-16.22%

AI SEC Filings & Documents

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Mar 25, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 25, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Dec 3, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2025

Jun 23, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Jun 18, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Mar 11, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Dec 9, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Sep 9, 2025·SEC

AI Frequently Asked Questions

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) reported $307.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 236% increase from $91.6M in 2019.

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) grew revenue by 25.3% over the past year. This is strong growth.

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) reported a net loss of $434.5M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -33.7%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) had negative free cash flow of $127.0M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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