C3.ai AI
NYSE AI
$9.86 +0.16 (+1.70%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

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

C3.ai (AI) posted Return on Sales of 0.02% for Q2 2026, up 10.55% sequentially from 0.03% in Q1 2026, and down 2.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q2 2025.

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

C3.ai has reported Return on Sales for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.02% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.02%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales advanced to 0.02% in Q2 2026 per AI's latest filing, from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.01% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Sales changed 0 bps in 2022, then declined 2 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2022, then grew by 14 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then sank by 61 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods registered 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.01% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn 0.00%
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn 0.01%
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - 0.00%
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.00%
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 0.00%
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn 0.00%
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.00%
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn 0.00%
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 0.00%
10 C3.ai 1.38 Bn 807.20 Mn 11.32 Mn -0.02%

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 -0.02%
Jan 31, 2026 -0.03%
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Oct 31, 2021 -0.01%
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