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C3.ai, Inc. (AI) Stock Analysis

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) is a Software - Infrastructure stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

AI

$11.79

+$0.10 (+0.86%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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AI Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$11.77
Previous Close
$11.69
Day's Range
11.54–11.97
52-Week Range
7.68–18.64
Volume
3.33M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
2.10
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.90B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
8.16
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−3.08
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$250.27M−35.67%
Net Income (FY)
−$470.37M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−192.10%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
157.28M
1-Year Return
−35.33%
Dividend and dates
Avg Volume
5.08M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, AI closed at $11.79, −35.33% over 1 year.

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) has a market capitalization of $1.90B.

In fiscal 2025, AI reported revenue of $250.27M.

AI Stock Return by Calendar Year

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) return since Dec 2020: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,467
−35.33%
5 years
$10,000 $2,483
−75.17%
Since Dec 2020
$10,000 $1,275
−87.25%

If you had invested $10,000 in C3.ai, Inc. (AI) at the close on December 9, 2020, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $1,275 at the close on October 21, 2026: −87.25% in total, −29.62% a year, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−12.54%
2025−60.85%
2024+19.92%
2023+156.57%
2022−64.19%
2021−77.48%
2020 (partial year)+50.02%

As of October 21, 2026.

AI Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends April
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$250.27M−$470.37M−187.9%
2024$389.06M−$288.70M−74.2%
2023$310.58M−$279.70M−90.1%
2022$266.80M−$268.84M−100.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$250.27M$77.38M−$487.67M−$470.37M−187.9%
2024$389.06M$235.86M−$324.42M−$288.70M−74.2%
2023$310.58M$178.56M−$318.34M−$279.70M−90.1%
2022$266.80M$180.46M−$290.49M−$268.84M−100.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of April 30, 2026.

AI Valuation vs Software - Infrastructure Median

Median of 182 stocks
MetricAISoftware - Infrastructure medianvs median
P/S ratio8.163.27150% above
Profit margin−192.10%2.53%194.6 pts below

Medians across 182 Software - Infrastructure stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) is capitalised at $1.90B on the latest close. It is classified in the Software - Infrastructure industry, within the Technology sector. Headcount on file is 764.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $7.68 to $18.64. AI last closed at $11.79 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.10 (+0.86%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 53.62% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $250.27M. That is −35.67% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $389.06M. The same year closed with a net loss of $470.37M. Profit margin runs at −192.1%. That is 194.6 percentage points below the Software - Infrastructure median of 2.53%. Trailing earnings per share are −3.08.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $266.80M in 2022 to $250.27M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. The price-to-sales ratio is 8.16. On price-to-sales that is 149.68% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 3.27. 182 Software - Infrastructure companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 2.1. Daily returns over the trailing 5 years annualize to a volatility of 77.69%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −35.33%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at −24.32%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for AI.

2026 is still running; the total return is −12.54% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +156.57%; the weakest is 2021 at −77.48%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 2 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) operates in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
C3.ai, Inc. AI $1.90B —
Microsoft Corporation MSFT $3.96T 29.7
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR $484.74B 173.9
Oracle Corporation ORCL $391.46B 20.2

The Software - Infrastructure industry average P/E ratio is 30.2x. C3.ai, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About C3.ai, Inc.

C3.ai, Inc. operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence application software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It offers C3 agentic AI platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Studio, an integrated development environment in the C3 Agentic AI Platform that enables engineers, data scientists, and business analysts to design, build, test, and deploy AI applications; C3 AI Applications, a portfolio of industry-specific enterprise AI applications that enables the digital transformation of organizations globally; and C3 Generative AI, a library of agentic AI applications to retrieve data, analyze information, surface insights, and orchestrate workflows. The company also provides C3 Code, a solution that enables users to build, configure, and deploy a complete and production-grade Enterprise AI applications automatically, including data pipelines, AI models, business logic, security controls, and user interfaces. It has strategic partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, McKinsey & Company, and Baker Hughes. 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.

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