C3.ai, Inc.

AI

Technology Software Infrastructure

C3.ai, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $250.3 million, down 35.7% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−25.5%
EPS
+30.2%
Free cash flow
+106.0%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

12.03 0.16 −1.31%
Market cap
$2.0B
P/E
n/m
Fwd P/E
n/m
Dividend yield
—
F-score
2/9
ROIC
−673.0%
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2×
Dividend safety
n/a

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) Return on invested capital

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C3.ai, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was −673.0%, down 275.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−397.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −418.1% (fiscal 2022) to 0.00% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is below the Software Infrastructure industry median of 0.00% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 −397.9% (185.84)
FY2025 −212.1% (50.28)
FY2024 −161.8% (70.40)
FY2023 −91.4% 326.74
FY2022 −418.1% (418.12)
FY2021 0.00% 0.00
FY2020 0.00% 0.00
FY2019 0.00% —

Against its own ten years

Low −418.1% High 0.00%
Ten-year median −126.6%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ATEN A10 Networks, Inc. compare 37.5%
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EVTC Evertec, Inc. compare 7.42%
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PRGS Progress Software Corporation compare 6.69%
NYAX Nayax Ltd. compare 6.41%
FIVN Five9, Inc. compare 3.87%
MQ Marqeta, Inc. compare 2.57%
AI C3.ai, Inc. −673.0%
Software Infrastructure industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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