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

C3.ai's (AI) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $75.9 million in Q1 2026, up 21.15% year-on-year from $62.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.23% quarter-over-quarter from $68.9 million in Q4 2025.

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

C3.ai has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $75.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $75.9 million, up 21.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $266.1 million (up 15.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $231.0 million, up 7.06% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $75.9 million for Q1 2026 at C3.ai, up from $68.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $75.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $31.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $56.0 million (2022), against an average of $55.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 376.95% in 2022 and decreased 10.15% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • C3.ai's Share-based Compensation stood at $56.0 million in 2022, then fell by 5.08% to $53.2 million in 2023, then grew by 7.28% to $57.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 20.71% to $68.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 10.23% to $75.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $75.9 million (Q1 2026), $68.9 million (Q4 2025), and $64.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 1.33 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 301.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 273.95 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 258.72 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 114.24 Mn
10 C3.ai 1.50 Bn 1.50 Bn 9.24 Mn 75.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 75.90 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 75.90 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 56.62 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 56.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 62.65 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 62.65 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 57.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 57.04 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 54.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 54.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 56.73 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 56.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 54.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 54.98 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 53.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 53.17 Mn