C3.ai (AI) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) posted Gross Margin of 21.94% for Q2 2026, up 26.55% sequentially from 17.34% in Q1 2026, and down 4015.0% YoY from 0.56% in Q2 2025.
C3.ai (AI) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai (AI) has 7 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 21.94% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 4015.0% year-over-year to 21.94% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 30.92% (down 2970.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 30.92%, down 2970.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 21.94% in Q2 2026 per AI's latest filing, from 17.34% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 75.99% in Q2 2022, with the low at 17.34% in Q1 2026.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 56.17%, with a median of 59.71% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin jumped 517 bps in 2024 and slumped 4173 bps in 2026.
- C3.ai's Gross Margin stood at 66.75% in 2022, then declined by 16 bps to 56.14% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 61.31% in 2024, then plunged by 34 bps to 40.43% in 2025, then sank by 46 bps to 21.94% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AI's Gross Margin at 21.94% in Q2 2026, 17.34% in Q1 2026, and 40.43% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 21.94% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.34% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 40.43% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 37.64% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 62.09% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 59.07% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 61.31% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 59.81% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 59.60% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 57.76% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 56.14% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 56.04% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 65.60% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 66.59% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 66.75% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 71.82% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 75.99% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 75.13% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 72.59% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 75.15% |