C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 66.51% for Q2 2026, down 15.48% sequentially from 57.6% in Q1 2026, and down 3081.0% YoY from 2.23% in Q2 2025.
C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 66.51% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 3081.0% year-over-year to 66.51% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 66.51% (down 3081.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 61.2%, down 2516.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 66.51% in Q2 2026 per AI's latest filing, from 57.6% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.62% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 66.51% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 34.52% and a median of 32.91% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 215 bps in 2025, then plunged 3081 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.9% in 2022, then retreated by 24 bps to 30.93% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 33.63% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 49.57% in 2025, then tumbled by 34 bps to 66.51% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 66.51%, 57.6%, and 49.57% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -66.51% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -57.60% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -49.57% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -42.51% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -35.70% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -34.82% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -33.63% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -34.07% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -33.55% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -32.28% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -30.93% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -29.57% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -30.16% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -28.10% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -24.90% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -22.76% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -19.06% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -15.62% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -12.87% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -8.87% |