C3.ai (AI) Short-term Investments (2020 - 2026)
C3.ai (AI) reported Short-term Investments of $514.63 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 18.4% from $630.96 million a year earlier but up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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C3.ai (AI) Short-term Investments (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), C3.ai posted Short-term Investments of $509.25 million, down 11.9% from FY2025.
- Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Short-term Investments came in at $578.33 million in FY2025 (-0.8%), $583.22 million in FY2024 (+30.7%), $446.16 million in FY2023 (-28.1%) and $620.63 million in FY2022 (-36.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Short-term Investments spans a low of $446.16 million in fiscal Q4 2023 and a high of $802.99 million in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 369.1%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 39.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $509.25 million (Q4 2026), $533.08 million (Q3 2026) and $571.83 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 322.94 Bn | 308.02 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 272.46 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.11 Bn | 117.04 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.49 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.24 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 35.54 Bn | 25.63 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.30 Bn | 28.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.41 Bn | 18.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.12 Bn | -44.51 Bn | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | C3.ai | 1.72 Bn | -802.99 Mn | 16.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 514.63 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 509.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 533.08 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 571.83 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 630.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 578.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 599.23 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 609.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 628.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 583.22 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 608.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 613.26 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 544.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 446.16 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 461.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 562.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 685.40 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 620.63 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 764.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 802.99 Mn |
API Access
C3.ai Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=AI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();