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C3.aiAI

Application Software
No profits yet
$11.85−2.63%After hours: $11.83 (−0.17%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 32.5% over 1 year
C3.ai over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$10$15Nov2026MarMayJulSep$11.85$10$15NovMarJul$11.85
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$1.91B
Price to earnings–
Forward P/E–
Dividend yield–
Year to date−12.1%
One year−32.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$7.76$17.58

Quality and valuation

How C3.ai compares with other information technology stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

C3.ai and 6 application software peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: no profits to value

A weaker business than most information technology companies, with no profits yet to value.

C3.ai has no positive earnings to put a price-to-earnings multiple on. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −37.5% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 29.1% vs 61.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): −203.1% vs 17.0%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: −67.0% vs 21.7%

Financials

From C3.ai's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 25.5% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q1 ’27
$0m$50m$100mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$52mQ1 ’27$0m$50m$100mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$52mQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to −25.5% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−50%−25%0%25%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−25.5%Q1 ’27−50%0%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−25.5%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was -187.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
−200%−100%0%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−187.6%Q1 ’27−200%−100%0%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−187.6%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was −$156 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
−$40m−$20m$0mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$2mQ1 ’27−$50m−$25m$0mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$2mQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsAISector median
Revenue growth−37.5%+20.6%
Gross margin29.1%61.5%
Operating margin−203.1%17.0%
Free cash flow margin−67.0%21.7%

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