C3.ai (AI) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai (AI) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 7 consecutive years, with 0.63% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 26.0% to 0.63% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.63% through Jan 2026, down 26.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.38% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.63% in Q1 2026 for C3.ai, down from 0.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.63% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.35% across 5 years, with a median of 0.34% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: decreased -1bps in 2022 and later fell -26bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.26% in 2022, then decreased by -26bps to 0.32% in 2023, then fell by -11bps to 0.36% in 2024, then crashed by -46bps to 0.53% in 2025, then dropped by -19bps to 0.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for AI at 0.63% in Q1 2026, 0.53% in Q4 2025, and 0.46% in Q3 2025.