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

C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$14.4 million in Q1 2026, down 475.86% year-on-year from $3.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 164.49% quarter-over-quarter from $22.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

C3.ai has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$14.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$14.4 million, down 475.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$36.2 million (down 444.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$2.8 million, up 97.63% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$14.4 million for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from $22.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $135.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$117.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$12.5 million (2024), against an average of -$4.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow surged 299.84% in 2024 and plunged 475.86% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • C3.ai's Net Cash Flow stood at $55.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 203.04% to -$57.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 78.16% to -$12.5 million in 2024, then soared by 277.46% to $22.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 164.49% to -$14.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$14.4 million (Q1 2026), $22.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$83.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,957.81 Bn 2,879.54 Bn 56.06 Bn 7.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,062.12 Bn 1,047.96 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 576.96 Bn 538.38 Bn 15.14 Bn 19.11 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 312.40 Bn 304.48 Bn 1.42 Bn 875.84 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 182.37 Bn 177.84 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.09 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 162.52 Bn 159.46 Bn 993.68 Mn 426.25 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.63 Bn 99.33 Bn 1.49 Bn -271.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 87.41 Bn 87.29 Bn 1.77 Bn -762.84 Mn
9 Cloudflare 77.39 Bn 76.44 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.94 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.50 Bn 1.50 Bn 9.24 Mn -14.36 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Oct 31, 2023 -57.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -57.43 Mn