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

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

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

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

C3.ai has reported Share-based Compensation for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$133.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 7919.08% year-over-year to -$133.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.6 million (down 99.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.1 million, down 95.79% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to -$133.6 million in Q1 2026 per AI's latest filing, from $68.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $205.4 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Share-based Compensation surged 9564.19% in 2024, then plunged 7919.08% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$53.3 million in 2022, then rose by 5.92% to -$50.1 million in 2023, then rose by 2.41% to -$48.9 million in 2024, then soared by 240.82% to $68.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 294.08% to -$133.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$133.6 million, $68.9 million, and $64.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn 3.12 Bn
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn 265.21 Mn
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - 4.70 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn 643.00 Mn
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 79.30 Mn
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn 159.87 Mn
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 144.60 Mn
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn 6.37 Bn
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 259.75 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.38 Bn 807.20 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