C3.ai (AI) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai has disclosed Research & Development across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $58.8 million for Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $58.8 million, down 0.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $240.2 million (up 9.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $226.4 million, up 12.43% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $58.8 million for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, up from $58.4 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $64.7 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $40.9 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $52.9 million (2024), against an average of $53.4 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 123.93% in 2022 and decreased 10.12% in 2024, its largest moves.
• C3.ai's Research & Development stood at $50.1 million in 2022, then grew by 0.7% to $50.4 million in 2023, then increased by 10.55% to $55.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.73% to $58.4 million in 2025, then rose by 0.81% to $58.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $58.8 million (Q1 2026), $58.4 million (Q4 2025), and $64.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.