# C3.ai Inc. (AI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / IT Services. Price $10.46, market value $1.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). C3.ai Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 6.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -11.5%** (5-yr avg -7.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 30.9%**. C3.ai Inc. keeps 30.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -199.2%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -187.9%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -71.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: -57.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -57.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -35.7%** (3-yr -2.1%/yr, 5-yr 6.4%/yr). Revenue fell 35.7% over the last year, against 6.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -49.6%**. Earnings per share fell 49.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 6.64** (quick 6.64). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 6.64 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.48**. A Z-score of 6.48 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 1/9**. 1 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. C3.ai Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -32.3%** (YTD -22.4%, 3-mo 0.3%). The shares are down 32.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -48.3%** (36.3% above the low). Trading 48% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.33** (volatility 60%). Beta of 2.33 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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