C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
C3.ai has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 6 years, most recently at 57.6% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 57.6% for Q1 2026, down 2278.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 57.6% (down 2278.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 36.04%, down 316.0%.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 57.6% in Q1 2026 per AI's latest filing, down from 49.57% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.62% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 57.6% in Q1 2026.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 32.28% (2024), compared with a mean of 32.64%.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -215bps in 2025 before it tumbled -2278bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.9% in 2022, then decreased by -24bps to 30.93% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 33.63% in 2024, then plummeted by -47bps to 49.57% in 2025, then decreased by -16bps to 57.6% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AI at 57.6% in Q1 2026, 49.57% in Q4 2025, and 42.51% in Q3 2025.