C3.ai (AI) Payables (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) posted Payables of $8.74 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 27.7% from $12.08 million a year earlier but up 58.7% from the prior quarter.
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C3.ai (AI) Payables (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), C3.ai's Payables came in at $5.51 million, down 63.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, C3.ai's Payables was $15.16 million in FY2025 (+34.0%), $11.32 million in FY2024 (-54.0%), $24.61 million in FY2023 (-54.6%) and $54.22 million in FY2022 (+349.0%).
- Quarterly Payables has run from a low of $5.51 million in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of $54.22 million in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with growth of 349.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 63.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior fiscal quarters was $5.51 million (Q4 2026), $18.15 million (Q3 2026) and $35.94 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 290.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 114.49 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 282.50 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 185.25 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 313.53 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 269.96 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 10.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | 47.97 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 12.65 Bn |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.61 Bn | -909.94 Mn | 16.67 Mn | 8.74 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.51 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 35.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 12.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 15.16 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 28.74 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 20.61 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 31.62 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.32 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 19.85 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 25.74 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 26.89 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 24.61 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 19.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 30.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 40.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 54.22 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.48 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.13 Mn |
API Access
C3.ai Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "AI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();