C3.ai (AI) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 263.63% in Q1 2026, down 17496.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 76.7% quarter-over-quarter from 149.19% in Q4 2025.
C3.ai (AI) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai has disclosed Operating Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 263.63% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 263.63%, down 17496.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 151.7% (down 6509.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 83.39%, up 1911.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 263.63% for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from 149.19% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 67.94% in Q1 2022 to a low of 263.63% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 102.39% (2023), against an average of 112.82%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 2861 bps in 2024 and sank 17496 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- C3.ai's Operating Margin stood at 115.32% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 108.42% in 2023, then advanced by 26 bps to 79.81% in 2024, then sank by 87 bps to 149.19% in 2025, then plunged by 77 bps to 263.63% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 263.63% (Q1 2026), 149.19% (Q4 2025), and 177.65% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -263.63% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -149.19% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -177.65% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -81.83% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -88.66% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -79.81% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -83.23% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -95.05% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -105.29% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -108.42% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -102.39% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -101.20% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -108.05% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -115.32% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -112.10% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -78.16% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -67.94% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -95.56% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -69.68% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -45.73% |