C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

C3.ai (AI) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 0.58% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 23.0% to 0.58% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.58% through Jan 2026, down 23.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.36% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.58% in Q1 2026 for C3.ai, down from 0.5% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.58% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.33% across 5 years, with a median of 0.32% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -2bps in 2025 and later fell -23bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2022, then dropped by -24bps to 0.31% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 0.34% in 2024, then tumbled by -47bps to 0.5% in 2025, then dropped by -16bps to 0.58% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AI at 0.58% in Q1 2026, 0.5% in Q4 2025, and 0.43% in Q3 2025.