C3.ai (AI) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai (AI) has disclosed Return on Sales for 7 consecutive years, with 2.5% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 169.0% to 2.5% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.41% through Jan 2026, down 65.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.74% for FY2025, 16.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 2.5% in Q1 2026 for C3.ai, down from 1.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.57% in Q1 2022 to a low of 2.5% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 1.03% across 5 years, with a median of 0.9% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: increased 25bps in 2024 and later plummeted -169bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 1.1% in 2022, then increased by 14bps to 0.95% in 2023, then increased by 27bps to 0.7% in 2024, then tumbled by -99bps to 1.39% in 2025, then crashed by -80bps to 2.5% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for AI at 2.5% in Q1 2026, 1.39% in Q4 2025, and 1.66% in Q3 2025.