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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |