C3.ai, Inc.
AIAnalytical Summary
C3.ai, Inc. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Return on Common Equity (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
9-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
Health Breakdown
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
-35.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-397%)
|
25.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+111%)
|
16.4%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+37%)
|
5.6%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-54%)
|
38.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+216%)
|
16.9%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+41%)
|
71.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+492%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-49.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
4.3%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
4.5%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-62.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-3.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-4.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-40.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-244.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
19.7%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in net income |
-108.1%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-297.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
53.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
56.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
-2.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
15.5%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
19.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
19.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
40.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
6.4%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
20.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
27.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
-199.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1096%)
|
-83.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-517%)
|
-102.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-612%)
|
-108.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-644%)
|
-77.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-488%)
|
-32.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-264%)
|
-45.6%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-328%)
|
-39.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-297%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-0.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-1.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
-187.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1353%)
|
-74.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-595%)
|
-90.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-700%)
|
-100.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-772%)
|
-76.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-607%)
|
-30.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-303%)
|
-44.3%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-395%)
|
-36.4%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-343%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
-76.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-11.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-28.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-69.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-35.7%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-21.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-40.6%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-45.5%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
0.41x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.15x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.31x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.69x
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.47x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.70x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.92x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.25x
Good
Good
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
-76.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-38.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-36.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-31.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-19.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-5.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
39.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
22.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-61.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-31.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-30.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-26.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-16.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-5.0%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-23.4%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
-71.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-489%)
|
-34.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-286%)
|
-32.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-273%)
|
-28.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-256%)
|
-19.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-205%)
|
-5.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-128%)
|
38.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+105%)
|
20.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+9%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Debt (USD) | $-66.20M | $-164.36M | $-167.15M | $-284.83M | $-339.53M | $-115.36M | $-33.10M | $-98.61M | — |
| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $601.39M | $772.37M | $802.06M | $752.84M | $910.27M | $1.05B | $200.17M | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $653.75M | $838.30M | $873.35M | $929.66M | $989.48M | $1.06B | $-182.70M | $-165.43M | $-139.83M |
| Metric | FY 2026 Apr 30, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Apr 30, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Apr 30, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Apr 30, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Apr 30, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Apr 30, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Apr 30, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Apr 30, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $250.27M | $389.06M | $310.58M | $266.80M | $252.76M | $183.22M | $156.67M | $91.61M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $13.55M | $12.61M | $12.72M | $6.09M | $5.19M | $4.30M | $1.30M | $550.00K | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-470.37M | $-288.70M | $-279.70M | $-268.84M | $-192.06M | $-55.70M | $-69.38M | $-33.35M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-190.23M | $-41.41M | $-62.36M | $-115.69M | $-86.46M | $-37.55M | $-61.28M | $-34.88M | — |
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Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
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