C3.ai AI
NYSE AI
$9.86 +0.16 (+1.70%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

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

C3.ai (AI) posted Net Cash Flow of -$22.6 million for Q2 2026, down 57.75% sequentially from -$14.4 million in Q1 2026, and down 157.69% YoY from $39.3 million in Q2 2025.

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

C3.ai has reported Net Cash Flow for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$22.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 157.69% year-over-year to -$22.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$98.2 million (down 3420.84% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$98.2 million, down 3420.84% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow retreated to -$22.6 million in Q2 2026 per AI's latest filing, from -$14.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $135.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$117.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.6 million and a median of -$13.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Net Cash Flow jumped 299.84% in 2024, then plunged 475.86% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at $55.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 203.04% to -$57.4 million in 2023, then soared by 78.16% to -$12.5 million in 2024, then surged by 277.46% to $22.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 201.73% to -$22.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$22.6 million, -$14.4 million, and $22.3 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn -11.17 Bn
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn -261.79 Mn
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - -7.17 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn -1.79 Bn
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 711.10 Mn
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn 731.52 Mn
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn -762.84 Mn
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.58 Bn
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn -643.27 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.38 Bn 807.20 Mn 11.32 Mn -22.65 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 -22.65 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 -22.65 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -14.36 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -14.36 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.26 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.26 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -83.42 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -83.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 39.26 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 39.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 3.82 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 3.82 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -12.55 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -12.55 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -33.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -33.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 52.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 52.59 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -34.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -34.45 Mn