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 (AI) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.62% in Q1 2022, with the low at 66.51% in Q2 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 34.52%, with a median of 32.91% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 215 bps in 2025 and slumped 3081 bps in 2026.
  • C3.ai's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.9% in 2022, then decreased by 24 bps to 30.93% in 2023, then slipped by 9 bps to 33.63% in 2024, then sank by 47 bps to 49.57% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 66.51% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AI's Return on Capital Employed at 66.51% in Q2 2026, 57.6% in Q1 2026, and 49.57% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 9.73%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 C3.ai 1.33 Bn 749.59 Mn 11.32 Mn -66.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%