C3.ai (AI) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.03% in Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-on-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 79.84% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
C3.ai (AI) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
C3.ai has disclosed Return on Sales across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 0.03% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Sales for Q1 2026 came in at 0.03%, down 2.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales came in at 0.03% for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.03% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.01% (2023), against an average of 0.01%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Sales changed 0 bps in 2022 and slipped 2 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- C3.ai's Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2022, then advanced by 14 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then grew by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 99 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by 80 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,957.81 Bn | 2,879.54 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,062.12 Bn | 1,047.96 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Oracle | 576.96 Bn | 538.38 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 312.40 Bn | 304.48 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 182.37 Bn | 177.84 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 162.52 Bn | 159.46 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.63 Bn | 99.33 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 87.41 Bn | 87.29 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 77.39 Bn | 76.44 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.50 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.24 Mn | -0.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -0.03% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 0.00% |