C3.ai (AI) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai's Selling, General & Administrative was $26.08 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 8.2% from $24.1 million a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
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C3.ai (AI) Selling, General & Administrative (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, C3.ai's Selling, General & Administrative was $100.58 million through Jul 31, 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $98.6 million, up 4.6% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has now increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative was $94.24 million in FY2025 (+15.8%), $81.37 million in FY2024 (+5.4%), $77.17 million in FY2023 (+26.4%) and $61.04 million in FY2022 (+84.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 102.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 8.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, AI's Selling, General & Administrative in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $25.05 million (Q4 2026), $23.64 million (Q3 2026) and $25.8 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 226.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 175.95 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 61.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 120.59 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 86.40 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 98.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 290.98 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 74.42 Mn |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.71 Bn | -815.39 Mn | 16.67 Mn | 26.08 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 26.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 25.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 23.64 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 25.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 24.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 27.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 25.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 21.77 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 19.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 20.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.21 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.89 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 19.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 17.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 18.64 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 21.25 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 17.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 15.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.28 Mn |
API Access
C3.ai Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();