AI vs SPIR vs GLAI Stock Comparison

C3.ai, Spire Global and Global AI 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
2 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
2 wins
GLAI Global AI, Inc.
$0.80 0.0% 1M +86.0% 1Y
Market cap
$123.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$184.28K
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Global AI leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Global AI 3, C3.ai 2, Spire Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAISPIRGLAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.98B $350.02M $123.92M AI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 6.4x -78.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -37.5% -29.5% +34.5% GLAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -192.1% 83.1% -862.3% SPIR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -17.8% +86.0% GLAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.9%/yr -27.3%/yr +48.8%/yr GLAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 100.3% 253.5% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 51/100 13/100 SPIR

Percentile Scorecard

AISPIRGLAI

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

AxisAISPIRGLAI
Valuation 16 #104 of 124 73 #34 of 124 23 #96 of 124
Growth 7 #105 of 113 28 #82 of 113 14 #97 of 113
Profitability 13 #96 of 110 59 #46 of 110 6 #103 of 110
Financial Health 85 #20 of 129 43 #74 of 129 8 #119 of 129
Shareholder Returns 19 #55 of 68 – –
Overall 28 51 13
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPIR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAISPIRGLAISPY
1 month +14.2%-25.7%0.0% -1.0%
3 months +52.5%-17.5%-31.0% +2.9%
6 months +43.9%-45.1%-20.0% +6.4%
Year to date -7.8%+20.9%-20.8% +11.4%
1 year -30.8%-17.8%+86.0% +13.1%
3 years -53.0%+143.8%+233.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -22.3%+34.6%+49.4% +21.5%
5 years -72.7%-79.6%+627.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.9%-27.3%+48.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+166.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAISPIRGLAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%100.3%253.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%98.1%306.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.073.26-1.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.180.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-93.3%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-64.4%-80.7% -2.5%
52-week high $18.36$25.48$4.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$7.02$0.35 $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.

MultipleAISPIRGLAI
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 37.4x 6.4xmedian 37.4x -78.0xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.4x 5.6xmedian 4.4x 672.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 35.0x —median 35.0x -79.5xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 27.2x —median 27.2x -70.6xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x -36.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.27 0.20median 1.27 0.31median 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 monthsAISPIRGLAI
Revenue $232.38M $65.73M $184.28K
Gross profit $67.61M $26.61M $83.10K
Operating income -$471.95M -$87.59M -$1.59M
Net income -$446.41M $54.85M -$1.59M
Free cash flow -$155.78M – -$1.76M
R&D $210.99M $36.19M $1.82M
EPS (diluted) $-2.88 $1.43 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $38.81M $40.56K
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 38.30M 309.80M
Enterprise value -$543.36M -$37.80M $123.66M

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
MetricAISPIRGLAI
P/E -4.3x 6.4x -78.0x
P/FCF -12.4x – -70.6x
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x – -74.8x
P/S 8.3x 5.6x 672.5x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x -36.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.7x -16.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – -79.5x
EV/EBIT -2.7x -3.2x -78.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.2x 672.2x
EV/FCF -8.2x – -70.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.2x – -74.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.20 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAISPIRGLAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -37.5% -29.5% 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -8.1% 44.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% -29.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 6.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.3% 6.7% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -7.1% -555.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% 57.5% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.5% 38.2% -405.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.8% 22.6% 51.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 32.1% -255.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.3% – -96.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -529.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.4% – -103.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% – -542.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAISPIRGLAI
Gross margin 29.1% 40.5% 45.1%
EBITDA margin -197.3% – -845.7%
Operating margin -203.1% -133.3% -862.3%
Pretax margin -191.8% 89.4% -859.5%
Net margin -192.1% 83.1% -862.3%
FCF margin -67.0% – -952.7%
Operating cash flow margin -66.5% – -898.6%
Return on equity -66.2% 42.7% –
Return on assets -52.8% 25.1% -36.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -65.5% -54.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 111.1% 25.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAISPIRGLAI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 36.3% 176.0%
Equity / assets 79.4% 63.7% -76.0%
Interest coverage – -51.9x –
Current ratio 6.2x 1.9x 0.0x
Quick ratio 6.0x 1.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 5.2x 1.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.69 -1.32 4.09

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAISPIRGLAI
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $-1.24FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.24MFY2026 $76.07MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% +39.3% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AISPIRGLAI
AI 1.00 0.30 -0.03
SPIR 0.30 1.00 -0.01
GLAI -0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AI, SPIR and GLAI?

C3.ai (AI) is the largest by market capitalisation: C3.ai (AI) $1.98B, Spire Global (SPIR) $350.02M, Global AI (GLAI) $123.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Global AI (GLAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C3.ai (AI) -37.5%, Spire Global (SPIR) -29.5%, Global AI (GLAI) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spire Global (SPIR) has the highest net margin (C3.ai (AI) -192.1%, Spire Global (SPIR) 83.1%, Global AI (GLAI) -862.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global AI (GLAI) returned the most: C3.ai (AI) -30.8%, Spire Global (SPIR) -17.8%, Global AI (GLAI) +86.0%. Over five years, Global AI (GLAI) compounded fastest (C3.ai (AI) -22.9%/yr, Spire Global (SPIR) -27.3%/yr, Global AI (GLAI) +48.8%/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%, Global AI (GLAI) 253.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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