C3.ai (AI) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$4.65 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), compared with -$51.17 million a year earlier.
C3.ai (AI) Cash from Investing Activities (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, C3.ai's Cash from Investing Activities came in at $121.61 million; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $75.08 million, up 357.9% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Cash from Investing Activities came in at $16.4 million in FY2025, -$66.62 million in FY2024, $59.95 million in FY2023 (-81.1%) and $317.02 million in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Investing Activities spans a low of -$84.8 million in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of $161.68 million in fiscal Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Cash from Investing Activities gained in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 118.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Investing Activities in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 529.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 95.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $23.93 million (Q4 2026), $40.24 million (Q3 2026) and $62.09 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -1.01 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -151.55 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -184.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -349.44 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | -349.88 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 271.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 151.18 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -36.71 Mn |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.71 Bn | -815.39 Mn | 16.67 Mn | -4.65 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -4.65 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 23.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 40.24 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 62.09 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -51.17 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 22.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 12.37 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 22.64 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -41.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 25.99 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -11.90 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -84.80 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -56.44 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 85.85 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 111.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -80.47 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 161.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 84.49 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -81.18 Mn |
C3.ai Cash from Investing Activities API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "ticker": "AI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();