C3.AI INC-A (AI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:AI • US12468P1049

8.4 USD
-1.91 (-18.53%)
At close: Feb 26, 2026
8.36 USD
-0.04 (-0.48%)
After Hours: 2/26/2026, 8:09:53 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to AI. AI was compared to 274 industry peers in the Software industry. AI has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. While showing a medium growth rate, AI is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AI has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year AI has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years AI always reported negative net income.
  • AI had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
AI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -39.67%, AI is doing worse than 80.66% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AI has a Return On Equity of -49.40%. This is in the lower half of the industry: AI underperforms 70.80% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -39.67%
ROE -49.4%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-26.48%
ROA(5y)-20.1%
ROE(3y)-31.79%
ROE(5y)-24.01%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -10 -20 -30

1.3 Margins

  • The Gross Margin of AI (51.76%) is worse than 68.25% of its industry peers.
  • AI's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AI so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 51.76%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.75%
GM growth 5Y-4.23%
AI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50 -100

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • AI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • AI has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • AI has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • There is no outstanding debt for AI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
AI Yearly Shares OutstandingAI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
AI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • AI has an Altman-Z score of 2.11. This is not the best score and indicates that AI is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 2.11, AI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.93% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AI has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.11
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.97%
AI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 6.47 indicates that AI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • AI has a better Current ratio (6.47) than 90.51% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 6.47 indicates that AI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • AI has a Quick ratio of 6.47. This is amongst the best in the industry. AI outperforms 90.51% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 6.47
Quick Ratio 6.47
AI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • AI shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -247.06%.
  • The Revenue has grown by 25.27% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • The Revenue has been growing by 19.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-247.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-233.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)25.27%
Revenue growth 3Y15.45%
Revenue growth 5Y19.95%
Sales Q2Q%-46.08%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 25.04% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 34.07% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y-217.49%
EPS Next 2Y-57.99%
EPS Next 3Y-18.57%
EPS Next 5Y25.04%
Revenue Next Year-23.02%
Revenue Next 2Y-7.41%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.53%
Revenue Next 5Y34.07%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
AI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 1B 2B 3B 4B
AI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 2 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AI. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AI. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
AI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
AI Per share dataAI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • AI's earnings are expected to decrease with -18.57% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-57.99%
EPS Next 3Y-18.57%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • AI does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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C3.AI INC-A

NYSE:AI (2/26/2026, 8:09:53 PM)

After market: 8.36 -0.04 (-0.48%)

8.4

-1.91 (-18.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-25
Earnings (Next)05-26
Inst Owners53.1%
Inst Owner Change7.81%
Ins Owners24.52%
Ins Owner Change6.51%
Market Cap1.18B
Revenue(TTM)389.06M
Net Income(TTM)-381.34M
Analysts50
Price Target17 (102.38%)
Short Float %39.45%
Short Ratio6.22
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-28.17%
Min EPS beat(2)-82.01%
Max EPS beat(2)25.67%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)4.94%
Min EPS beat(4)-82.01%
Max EPS beat(4)53.41%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)33.35%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)37.21%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)39.65%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-15.21%
Min Revenue beat(2)-27.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.54%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-8.67%
Min Revenue beat(4)-27.87%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.02%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.64%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.67%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.06%
PT rev (1m)-2.91%
PT rev (3m)-2.91%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.75%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.38%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.54%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.48%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.37%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.02%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.23%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.83%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 3.35
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.53
P/tB 1.53
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.18
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.97
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.66
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.65
OCFYN/A
SpS2.51
BVpS5.48
TBVpS5.48
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -39.67%
ROE -49.4%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 51.76%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-26.48%
ROA(5y)-20.1%
ROE(3y)-31.79%
ROE(5y)-24.01%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.75%
GM growth 5Y-4.23%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.37
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 18.35%
Cap/Sales 0.69%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 6.47
Quick Ratio 6.47
Altman-Z 2.11
F-Score3
WACC10.97%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)472.89%
Cap/Depr(5y)307.85%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.84%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-247.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-233.33%
EPS Next Y-217.49%
EPS Next 2Y-57.99%
EPS Next 3Y-18.57%
EPS Next 5Y25.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)25.27%
Revenue growth 3Y15.45%
Revenue growth 5Y19.95%
Sales Q2Q%-46.08%
Revenue Next Year-23.02%
Revenue Next 2Y-7.41%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.53%
Revenue Next 5Y34.07%
EBIT growth 1Y-32.22%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-97.67%
EBIT Next 3Y-6.41%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y21.93%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-30.64%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

C3.AI INC-A / AI FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of C3.AI INC-A (AI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to AI.


What is the valuation status for AI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to C3.AI INC-A (AI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for C3.AI INC-A?

C3.AI INC-A (AI) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


What is the financial health of C3.AI INC-A (AI) stock?

The financial health rating of C3.AI INC-A (AI) is 7 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for C3.AI INC-A?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of C3.AI INC-A (AI) is expected to decline by -217.49% in the next year.