AI vs SPIR vs BBAI Stock Comparison

C3.ai, Spire Global and BigBear.ai Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.43 +14.2% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$9.07 -25.7% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$350.02M
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.73M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

C3.ai leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (C3.ai 3, Spire Global 3, BigBear.ai Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAISPIRBBAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.98B $350.02M $1.01B AI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 6.4x -11.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -37.5% -29.5% -13.7% BBAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -192.1% 83.1% -65.2% SPIR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -15.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -17.8% -68.6% SPIR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.9%/yr -27.3%/yr — AI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 100.3% 76.8% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 51/100 31/100 SPIR

Percentile Scorecard

AISPIRBBAI

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

AxisAISPIRBBAI
Valuation 16 #104 of 124 73 #34 of 124 27 #91 of 124
Growth 7 #105 of 113 28 #82 of 113 12 #100 of 113
Profitability 13 #96 of 110 59 #46 of 110 26 #82 of 110
Financial Health 85 #20 of 129 43 #74 of 129 87 #18 of 129
Shareholder Returns 19 #55 of 68 – 5 #65 of 68
Overall 28 51 31
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPIR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAISPIRBBAISPY
1 month +14.2%-25.7%-25.5% -1.0%
3 months +52.5%-17.5%-23.1% +2.9%
6 months +43.9%-45.1%-42.4% +6.4%
Year to date -7.8%+20.9%-60.6% +11.4%
1 year -30.8%-17.8%-68.6% +13.1%
3 years -53.0%+143.8%+60.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -22.3%+34.6%+17.0% +21.5%
5 years -72.7%-79.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.9%-27.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAISPIRBBAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%100.3%76.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%98.1%72.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.073.263.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.18-0.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-93.3%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-64.4%-70.3% -2.5%
52-week high $18.36$25.48$7.17 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$7.02$2.12 $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.

MultipleAISPIRBBAI
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 37.4x 6.4xmedian 37.4x -11.9xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.4x 5.6xmedian 4.4x 7.8xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 35.0x —median 35.0x -5.6xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 27.2x —median 27.2x -14.0xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x 1.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.27 0.20median 1.27 -0.36median 1.27

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 monthsAISPIRBBAI
Revenue $232.38M $65.73M $131.63M
Gross profit $67.61M $26.61M $36.75M
Operating income -$471.95M -$87.59M -$155.20M
Net income -$446.41M $54.85M -$85.82M
Free cash flow -$155.78M – -$72.70M
R&D $210.99M $36.19M $21.29M
EPS (diluted) $-2.88 $1.43 $-0.18
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $38.81M $36.28M
Total debt – – $16.64M
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 38.30M 479.12M
Enterprise value -$543.36M -$37.80M -$399.45M

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
MetricAISPIRBBAI
P/E -4.3x 6.4x -11.9x
P/FCF -12.4x – -14.0x
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x – -14.3x
P/S 8.3x 5.6x 7.8x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – -5.6x
EV/EBIT -2.7x -3.2x -4.6x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.2x 5.5x
EV/FCF -8.2x – -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.2x – -10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.20 -0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAISPIRBBAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -37.5% -29.5% -13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -8.1% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% -29.8% -13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 6.9% -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.3% 6.7% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -7.1% -36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% 57.5% 80.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.5% 38.2% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.8% 22.6% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 32.1% 32.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.3% – -163.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.4% – -163.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% – -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAISPIRBBAI
Gross margin 29.1% 40.5% 27.9%
EBITDA margin -197.3% – -97.7%
Operating margin -203.1% -133.3% -117.9%
Pretax margin -191.8% 89.4% -81.7%
Net margin -192.1% 83.1% -65.2%
FCF margin -67.0% – -55.2%
Operating cash flow margin -66.5% – -54.4%
Return on equity -66.2% 42.7% -11.0%
Return on assets -52.8% 25.1% -10.1%
Return on invested capital – – -15.5%
Return on capital employed -65.5% -54.7% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 111.1% 25.6% 15.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAISPIRBBAI
Debt / assets – – 2.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 36.3% 8.4%
Equity / assets 79.4% 63.7% 91.6%
Interest coverage – -51.9x -16.9x
Current ratio 6.2x 1.9x 5.7x
Quick ratio 6.0x 1.8x 5.3x
Cash ratio 5.2x 1.6x 4.9x
Altman Z-score 2.69 -1.32 7.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAISPIRBBAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.6% – -33.5%
Shareholder yield -4.6% – -33.5%
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.

ConsensusAISPIRBBAI
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $-1.24FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.24MFY2026 $76.07MFY2026 $140.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% +39.3% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAISPIRBBAI
Held by institutions 62.6% 55.0% 39.1%
Institutions holding 320 131 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.5% +62.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 179 95 185
Institutions selling 72 21 90
Buyers to sellers 2.49 4.52 2.06

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.

AISPIRBBAI
AI 1.00 0.30 0.50
SPIR 0.30 1.00 0.47
BBAI 0.50 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AI, SPIR and BBAI?

C3.ai (AI) is the largest by market capitalisation: C3.ai (AI) $1.98B, Spire Global (SPIR) $350.02M, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C3.ai (AI) -37.5%, Spire Global (SPIR) -29.5%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spire Global (SPIR) has the highest net margin (C3.ai (AI) -192.1%, Spire Global (SPIR) 83.1%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -65.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spire Global (SPIR) returned the most: C3.ai (AI) -30.8%, Spire Global (SPIR) -17.8%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -68.6%. Over five years, C3.ai (AI) compounded fastest (C3.ai (AI) -22.9%/yr, Spire Global (SPIR) -27.3%/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) 59.4%, Spire Global (SPIR) 100.3%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 76.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AI, SPIR and BBAI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C3.ai (AI) leads on 3. 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.