AI vs AVAI vs BKSY Stock Comparison

C3.ai, Avai Bio and BlackSky Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.15 +17.4% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
AVAI Avai Bio, Inc.
$0.10 -16.7% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

BlackSky Technology leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (BlackSky Technology 4, C3.ai 3, Avai Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIAVAIBKSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $15.39M $682.60M AI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x -8.5x -10.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -37.5% — +4.1% BKSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -192.1% — -61.2% BKSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -13.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.7x AVAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -73.7% -8.7% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.1%/yr -49.2%/yr -24.6%/yr AI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 129.9% 100.3% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 18/100 31/100 BKSY

Percentile Scorecard

AIAVAIBKSY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAIAVAIBKSY
Valuation 17 #103 of 124 11 #111 of 124 24 #94 of 124
Growth 8 #104 of 113 9 #103 of 113 25 #85 of 113
Profitability 13 #95 of 109 – 34 #72 of 109
Financial Health 86 #19 of 127 2 #125 of 127 50 #64 of 127
Shareholder Returns 18 #52 of 63 52 #31 of 63 23 #49 of 63
Overall 28 18 31
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BKSY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAIAVAIBKSYSPY
1 month +17.4%-16.7%-12.2% +0.7%
3 months +34.0%-9.1%-14.4% +3.7%
6 months +37.6%-71.4%-45.9% +7.1%
Year to date -9.9%-73.7%+2.4% +12.8%
1 year -30.8%-73.7%-8.7% +11.9%
3 years -50.1%-89.5%+101.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.7%-52.8%+26.4% +22.8%
5 years -73.1%-96.6%-75.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.1%-49.2%-24.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAIAVAIBKSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%129.9%100.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.9%151.1%99.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.803.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.57-0.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-95.9%-95.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-87.2%-62.8% -1.2%
52-week high $17.58$0.78$51.63 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$0.09$13.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAIAVAIBKSY
P/E now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 39.0x -8.5xmedian 39.0x -11.1xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 4.6x —median 4.6x 7.2xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 32.7x -9.0xmedian 32.7x -54.4xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 27.4x -13.0xmedian 27.4x -6.9xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x -4.8xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 1.23 0.05median 1.23 -0.40median 1.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAIAVAIBKSY
Revenue $232.38M – $108.92M
Gross profit $67.61M – $76.09M
Operating income -$471.95M -$1.81M -$47.32M
Net income -$446.41M -$1.81M -$66.71M
Free cash flow -$155.78M -$1.18M -$113.03M
R&D $210.99M – $632.00K
EPS (diluted) $-2.88 $-0.07 $-1.74
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $83.59K $36.90M
Total debt – $756.29K $210.84M
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 26.28M 38.42M
Enterprise value -$692.94M $15.14M $61.96M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAIAVAIBKSY
P/E -4.2x -8.5x -11.1x
P/FCF -12.1x -13.0x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow -12.2x -13.0x -14.4x
P/S 8.1x – 7.2x
P/B 2.7x -4.8x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -4.6x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x -9.0x -54.4x
EV/EBIT -2.6x -8.9x -16.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x – 6.9x
EV/FCF -7.9x -13.6x -6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.0x -13.6x -14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.05 -0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIAVAIBKSY
Revenue growth (1Y) -37.5% – 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% – 5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.3% -53.0% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -285.4% 14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% -64.8% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.5% -15.5% 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.8% 16.0% 34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -169.8% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.3% 14.7% -382.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -299.3% -18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.4% 14.7% -405.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -299.3% -12.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIAVAIBKSY
Gross margin 29.1% – 69.9%
EBITDA margin -197.3% – -12.8%
Operating margin -203.1% – -43.4%
Pretax margin -191.8% – -61.2%
Net margin -192.1% – -61.2%
FCF margin -67.0% – -103.8%
Operating cash flow margin -66.5% – -49.7%
Return on equity -66.2% – -45.6%
Return on assets -52.8% -265.2% -15.0%
Return on invested capital – – -13.4%
Return on capital employed -65.5% – -12.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 111.1% – 15.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIAVAIBKSY
Debt / assets – 95.5% 40.8%
Debt / equity – -0.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – -0.6x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 507.0% 59.1%
Equity / assets 79.4% -407.0% 40.9%
Interest coverage – – -3.0x
Current ratio 6.2x 0.0x 5.8x
Quick ratio 6.0x 0.0x 5.4x
Cash ratio 5.2x 0.0x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 2.54 – -0.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIAVAIBKSY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.7% -0.1% -1.7%
Shareholder yield -4.7% -0.1% -1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAIAVAIBKSY
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 – $-1.43FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.24MFY2026 – $136.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 – +27.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% – +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIAVAIBKSY
Held by institutions 62.6% – 77.7%
Institutions holding 321 – 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.5% – +33.1%
Institutions buying 180 – 153
Institutions selling 72 – 46
Buyers to sellers 2.50 – 3.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AIAVAIBKSY
AI 1.00 0.00 0.33
AVAI 0.00 1.00 0.08
BKSY 0.33 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AI, AVAI and BKSY?

C3.ai (AI) is the largest by market capitalisation: C3.ai (AI) $1.83B, Avai Bio (AVAI) $15.39M, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $682.60M.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C3.ai (AI) -37.5%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) has the highest net margin (C3.ai (AI) -192.1%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -61.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: C3.ai (AI) -30.8%, Avai Bio (AVAI) -73.7%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -8.7%. Over five years, C3.ai (AI) compounded fastest (C3.ai (AI) -23.1%/yr, Avai Bio (AVAI) -49.2%/yr, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C3.ai (AI) has been the steadiest (C3.ai (AI) 59.5%, Avai Bio (AVAI) 129.9%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AI, AVAI and BKSY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.