C3.ai (AI) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

C3.ai (AI) reported Share-based Compensation of -$133.6 million for Q1 2026, down 7919.08% on a YoY basis from $1.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 294.08% sequentially from $68.9 million in Q4 2025.

C3.ai (AI) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

C3.ai (AI) has 7 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$133.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 7919.08% year-over-year to -$133.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.6 million (down 99.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.1 million, down 95.79% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to -$133.6 million in Q1 2026, from $68.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $205.4 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$133.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $13.6 million and a median of $2.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 9564.19% in 2024 and slumped 7919.08% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AI's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at -$53.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 5.92% to -$50.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.41% to -$48.9 million in 2024, then soared by 240.82% to $68.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 294.08% to -$133.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AI's Share-based Compensation at -$133.6 million in Q1 2026, $68.9 million in Q4 2025, and $64.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 6.84 Mn
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.70 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn -261.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.09 Bn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 15.07 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.26 Bn 680.03 Mn 11.32 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -133.63 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -133.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 68.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 68.85 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 64.78 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 64.78 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 1.58 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 1.58 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 1.71 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 1.71 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -48.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -48.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 54.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 54.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 205.36 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 205.36 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 9.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 9.62 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -50.10 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -50.10 Mn