C3.ai (AI) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$877000.0 in Q1 2026, down 144.2% year-on-year from $2.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 192.8% quarter-over-quarter from $945000.0 in Q4 2025.

C3.ai (AI) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

C3.ai has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$877000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at -$877000.0, down 144.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$1.8 million (up 89.75% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $2.8 million, down 96.1% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at -$877000.0 for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from $945000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $69.5 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$20.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $1.2 million (2023), against an average of $4.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 4665.64% in 2022 and plunged 144.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • C3.ai's Capital Expenditures stood at $2.8 million in 2022, then sank by 45.88% to $1.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 112.03% to -$184000.0 in 2024, then surged by 613.59% to $945000.0 in 2025, then sank by 192.8% to -$877000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$877000.0 (Q1 2026), $945000.0 (Q4 2025), and $201000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,957.81 Bn 2,879.54 Bn 56.06 Bn 30.88 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,062.12 Bn 1,047.96 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 576.96 Bn 538.38 Bn 15.14 Bn -2.34 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 312.40 Bn 304.48 Bn 1.42 Bn 7.40 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 182.37 Bn 177.84 Bn 1.91 Bn 170.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 162.52 Bn 159.46 Bn 993.68 Mn 102.47 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.63 Bn 99.33 Bn 1.49 Bn 56.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 87.41 Bn 87.29 Bn 1.77 Bn 35.32 Mn
9 Cloudflare 77.39 Bn 76.44 Bn 455.60 Mn 65.23 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.50 Bn 1.50 Bn 9.24 Mn -877,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -877,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 -877,000.00
Oct 31, 2025 945,000.00
Oct 31, 2025 945,000.00
Jul 31, 2025 201,000.00
Jul 31, 2025 201,000.00
Apr 30, 2025 -2.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -2.10 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 1.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 1.98 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -184,000.00
Oct 31, 2024 -184,000.00
Jul 31, 2024 301,000.00
Jul 31, 2024 301,000.00
Apr 30, 2024 -19.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -19.97 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 15.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 15.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.53 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.53 Mn