C3.ai AI
NYSE AI
$9.86 +0.16 (+1.70%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

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

C3.ai (AI) posted Capital Expenditures of -$1.6 million for Q2 2026, down 461.05% sequentially from $439000.0 in Q1 2026, and up 11.45% YoY from -$1.4 million in Q2 2025.

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

C3.ai has reported Capital Expenditures for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$1.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 11.45% year-over-year to -$1.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$205000.0 (down 17.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $311000.0, down 34.39% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures fell to -$1.6 million in Q2 2026 per AI's latest filing, from $439000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $41.4 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$46.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 million and a median of $439000.0 in 2026 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The widest YoY moves for Capital Expenditures: up 243664.71% in 2023, down 623.5% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $17.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 92.8% to $1.2 million in 2023, then increased by 15.04% to $1.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 34.28% to $945000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 267.72% to -$1.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered -$1.6 million, $439000.0, and $945000.0 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn 35.80 Bn
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn 14.55 Mn
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - 16.49 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn 83.00 Mn
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 78.00 Mn
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn 49.96 Mn
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 81.41 Mn
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn 6.42 Bn
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 8.58 Bn
10 C3.ai 1.38 Bn 807.20 Mn 11.32 Mn -1.59 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 -1.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 -1.59 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 439,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 439,000.00
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 -1.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -1.79 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 362,000.00
Jan 31, 2025 362,000.00
Oct 31, 2024 1.44 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 1.44 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 301,000.00
Jul 31, 2024 301,000.00
Apr 30, 2024 -2.28 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -2.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.25 Mn