C3.ai (AI) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 17.34% in Q1 2026, down 4173.0% year-on-year from 0.43% in Q1 2025, and down 57.11% quarter-over-quarter from 40.43% in Q4 2025.

C3.ai (AI) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

C3.ai has disclosed Gross Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 17.34% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 17.34%, down 4173.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 43.45% (down 1650.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 60.62%, up 313.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 17.34% for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from 40.43% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 75.99% in Q2 2022 to a low of 17.34% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 59.81% (2024), against an average of 58.18%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 517 bps in 2024 and plunged 4173 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • C3.ai's Gross Margin stood at 66.75% in 2022, then decreased by 16 bps to 56.14% in 2023, then gained by 9 bps to 61.31% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 40.43% in 2025, then sank by 57 bps to 17.34% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 17.34% (Q1 2026), 40.43% (Q4 2025), and 37.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 61.73%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 88.06%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 C3.ai 1.50 Bn 1.50 Bn 9.24 Mn 17.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Apr 30, 2021 77.60%