C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 57.6% in Q1 2026, down 2278.0% year-on-year from 2.64% in Q1 2025, and down 16.2% quarter-over-quarter from 49.57% in Q4 2025.
C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 57.6% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 57.6%, down 2278.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 57.6% (down 2278.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 36.04%, down 316.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 57.6% for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from 49.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.62% in Q1 2022 to a low of 57.6% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 32.28% (2024), against an average of 32.64%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 215 bps in 2025 and tumbled 2278 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- C3.ai's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.9% in 2022, then declined by 24 bps to 30.93% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 33.63% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 49.57% in 2025, then declined by 16 bps to 57.6% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 57.6% (Q1 2026), 49.57% (Q4 2025), and 42.51% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,957.81 Bn | 2,879.54 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,062.12 Bn | 1,047.96 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 576.96 Bn | 538.38 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 312.40 Bn | 304.48 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 182.37 Bn | 177.84 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 162.52 Bn | 159.46 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.63 Bn | 99.33 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 87.41 Bn | 87.29 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 77.39 Bn | 76.44 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.50 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.24 Mn | -57.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -5.65% |