C3.ai (AI) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai (AI) reported Free Cash Flow of -$52.9 million for Q2 2026, down 504.9% on a YoY basis from $13.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 5.95% sequentially from -$56.2 million in Q1 2026.

C3.ai (AI) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

C3.ai (AI) has 7 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$52.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 504.9% year-over-year to -$52.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$190.2 million (down 355.99% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$190.2 million, down 355.99% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to -$52.9 million in Q2 2026, from -$56.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $73.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$93.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$27.9 million and a median of -$39.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 7620.69% in 2022 and soared 432.76% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$69.9 million in 2022, then gained by 28.75% to -$49.8 million in 2023, then gained by 19.48% to -$40.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 18.22% to -$47.4 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.41% to -$52.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AI's Free Cash Flow at -$52.9 million in Q2 2026, -$56.2 million in Q1 2026, and -$47.4 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 45.75 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 223.25 Mn
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - -1.87 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 628.76 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 164.72 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.26 Bn 680.03 Mn 11.32 Mn -52.86 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 -52.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 -52.86 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -56.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -56.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -47.44 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -47.44 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -33.74 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -33.74 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 13.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 13.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -22.38 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -22.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -40.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -40.13 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 7.74 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 7.74 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 23.62 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 23.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -39.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -39.05 Mn