C3.ai (AI) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 66.51% for Q2 2026, down 3081.0% on a YoY basis from 2.23% in Q2 2025, and down 15.48% sequentially from 57.6% in Q1 2026.
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.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 3081.0% year-over-year to 66.51%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 66.51% (down 3081.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 61.2%, down 2516.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 66.51% in Q2 2026, from 57.6% 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 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 215 bps in 2025 and slumped 3081 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tracing AI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 24.9% in 2022, then dropped by 24 bps to 30.93% in 2023, then declined 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.
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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% |