C3.ai (AI) Operating Income (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Operating Income came in at -$140.4 million in Q1 2026, down 60.31% year-on-year from -$353.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.24% quarter-over-quarter from -$112.1 million in Q4 2025.

C3.ai (AI) Operating Income (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

C3.ai has disclosed Operating Income across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$140.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at -$140.4 million, down 60.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$466.3 million (down 46.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$324.4 million, down 1.91% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at -$140.4 million for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from -$112.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of -$47.4 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$140.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is -$75.3 million (2024), against an average of -$83.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income tumbled 156.26% in 2022 and rose 5.17% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • C3.ai's Operating Income stood at -$72.0 million in 2022, then fell by 10.32% to -$79.4 million in 2023, then gained by 5.17% to -$75.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 48.91% to -$112.1 million in 2025, then slipped by 25.24% to -$140.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$140.4 million (Q1 2026), -$112.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$124.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,957.81 Bn 2,879.54 Bn 56.06 Bn 38.40 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,062.12 Bn 1,047.96 Bn 7.23 Mn 809,000.00
3 Oracle 576.96 Bn 538.38 Bn 15.14 Bn 5.46 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 312.40 Bn 304.48 Bn 1.42 Bn 754.00 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 182.37 Bn 177.84 Bn 1.91 Bn 397.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 162.52 Bn 159.46 Bn 993.68 Mn 13.79 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.63 Bn 99.33 Bn 1.49 Bn 580.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 87.41 Bn 87.29 Bn 1.77 Bn 203.05 Mn
9 Cloudflare 77.39 Bn 76.44 Bn 455.60 Mn -61.99 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.50 Bn 1.50 Bn 9.24 Mn -140.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -140.41 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -112.11 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -124.82 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -88.97 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -87.59 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -75.29 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -72.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -82.31 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -82.55 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -79.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -74.09 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -73.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -72.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -71.97 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -73.21 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -56.52 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 -47.41 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -55.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -36.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 -23.91 Mn