C3.ai (AI) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai's (AI) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 103.04% in Q1 2026, down 7874.0% year-on-year from 1.33% in Q1 2025, and down 63.22% quarter-over-quarter from 63.13% in Q4 2025.
C3.ai (AI) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai has disclosed FCF Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 103.04% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 103.04%, down 7874.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 39.91% (down 3625.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.64%, up 1032.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 103.04% for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from 63.13% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 47.71% in Q2 2024 to a low of 103.04% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 51.81% (2023), against an average of 43.22%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 8370 bps in 2022 and jumped 10635 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- C3.ai's FCF Margin stood at 88.79% in 2022, then rose by 23 bps to 68.44% in 2023, then jumped by 40 bps to 40.82% in 2024, then tumbled by 55 bps to 63.13% in 2025, then plunged by 63 bps to 103.04% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 103.04% (Q1 2026), 63.13% (Q4 2025), and 48.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.07% |
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| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 14.55% |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.50 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.24 Mn | -103.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -103.04% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -63.13% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -48.02% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.29% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -24.30% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -40.82% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.88% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 47.71% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -69.48% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -68.44% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -2.53% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -58.64% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -51.81% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -88.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -82.37% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -22.75% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -79.43% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -32.73% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.33% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -58.45% |