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

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DateValue
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%