C3.ai (AI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -66.21% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 24.35 percentage points from -41.86% a year earlier but up 2.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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C3.ai (AI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), C3.ai's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -63.05%, down 29.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -50.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, C3.ai's Return on Equity [ROE] was -33.73% in FY2025 (-2.71 pp), -31.03% in FY2024 (-3.01 pp), -28.02% in FY2023 (-9.28 pp) and -18.73% in FY2022 (-6.05 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -68.51% in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of -13.05% in fiscal Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last 19 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -14.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year drop in Return on Equity [ROE] has ranged between 1.41 percentage points (fiscal Q3 2022) and 34.51 percentage points (fiscal Q4 2026) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -68.51% (Q4 2026), -58.27% (Q3 2026) and -48.55% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 265.98 Bn | 251.06 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.11% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 231.16 Bn | 211.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.60% |
| 3 | Snowflake | 104.28 Bn | 91.59 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -53.23% |
| 4 | Fortinet | 90.77 Bn | 75.03 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 120.13% |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.41 Bn | 44.95 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 5.77% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.78 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 689.22 Mn | -2.54% |
| 7 | Okta | 29.81 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Baidu | 27.12 Bn | -46.32 Bn | 1.80 Bn | -1.33% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 26.74 Bn | 17.21 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 1.99% |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.83 Bn | -689.84 Mn | 16.67 Mn | -66.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -66.21% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -68.51% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -58.27% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -48.55% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -41.86% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -34.00% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -32.80% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -31.65% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -31.82% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -31.58% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -30.04% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -28.45% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -28.07% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -28.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -27.61% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -24.70% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -23.01% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -19.05% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -15.36% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -13.05% |
API Access
C3.ai Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();