C3.Ai, Inc. (AI)
NYSE:AI
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AI Stock Chart & Stats
$9.24
-$2.31(-6.45%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$9.24
-$2.31(-6.45%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$7.68 - $30.11
Previous CloseN/A
Volume2.29M
Average Volume (3M)5.22M
Market Cap
$1.56B
Enterprise Value$1.44B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$575.45M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$0.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta2.01
Next Earnings
Sep 09, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.25Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-3.35
Shares Outstanding141,791,230
10 Day Avg. Volume6,779,567
30 Day Avg. Volume5,219,575
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.05
Price to Book (P/B)1.90
Price to Sales (P/S)4.96
P/FCF Ratio-6.51
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.92
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.75
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit18.59
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-3.12
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$9.67Price Target Upside4.62% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Sell
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.84
Revenue Forecast (FY)$224.70M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
High Recurring Subscription MixA very high subscription and near-recurring revenue mix (94% subscription, 98% subscription+PES) supports revenue predictability and retention-focused selling. This structural revenue base increases visibility into future cash flows and reduces volatility versus one-off projects over the medium term.
Material Cost Cuts And Improved Operating Run RateDeep restructuring delivering roughly $130M of annualized savings and a ~35% headcount reduction meaningfully lowers the structural expense base. Sustained lower operating expenses improve the path to positive operating leverage and reduce cash burn risk while management executes on sales recovery.
Conservative Balance Sheet And Insider Liquidity SupportSubstantial cash reserves and an insider purchase that boosted liquidity to ~$673M provide a multi-quarter runway to execute the turnaround without near-term solvency pressure. Coupled with very low or no reported debt, the capital structure limits bankruptcy risk while restructuring takes effect.
Bears Say
Sharp Revenue Decline And Margin CompressionA meaningful drop in top-line combined with a halving of gross margins undermines unit economics and requires either material revenue recovery or sustained higher pricing/efficiency to restore profitability. These structural hits make returning to durable positive margins a multi-quarter execution challenge.
Persistent Negative Cash GenerationRepeated negative operating and free cash flow signal the business currently consumes capital to run operations and will need to rely on existing cash or financing until profitable operations resume. Sustained cash burn raises dilution or liquidity risk if revenue recovery is delayed.
Sales Execution And IPD Conversion UncertaintyA large share of signed initial deployments not active highlights conversion and commercial execution weaknesses. Persistent sales execution gaps increase the risk that signed pipeline will not scale into recurring subscription revenue, prolonging the recovery and pressuring margins.
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AI FAQ
What was C3.Ai, Inc.’s price range in the past 12 months?
C3.Ai, Inc. lowest stock price was $7.67 and its highest was $30.11 in the past 12 months.
What is C3.Ai, Inc.’s market cap?
C3.Ai, Inc.’s market cap is $1.56B.
When is C3.Ai, Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date?
C3.Ai, Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date is Sep 09, 2026 which is in 95 days.
How were C3.Ai, Inc.’s earnings last quarter?
C3.Ai, Inc. released its earnings results on Jun 03, 2026. The company reported -$0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.373 by $0.043.
Is C3.Ai, Inc. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts C3.Ai, Inc.’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does C3.Ai, Inc. pay dividends?
C3.Ai, Inc. pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.225 which represents an annual dividend yield of N/A. See more information on C3.Ai, Inc. dividends here
What is C3.Ai, Inc.’s EPS estimate?
C3.Ai, Inc.’s EPS estimate is -0.25.
How many shares outstanding does C3.Ai, Inc. have?
C3.Ai, Inc. has 141,791,230 shares outstanding.
What happened to C3.Ai, Inc.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
C3.Ai, Inc. reported an EPS of -$0.33 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -$0.373. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.214%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of C3.Ai, Inc.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AI
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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C3ai Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Sell
Average Price Target:
$9.67 (4.62% Upside)
$9.67 (4.62% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
AI Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $207.5K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Negative
Last 7 Days >0.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.0%
Last 30 Days ▼ 1.0%
News Sentiment
Bearish
Bullish news 39%
Bearish news 63%
Bearish news 63%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-59.71%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-55.55%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-21.56%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
C3.Ai, Inc.
C3.ai, Inc. operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It provides C3 AI application platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Ex Machina to for analysis-ready data; C3 AI CRM, an industry specific customer relationship management solution; and C3 AI Data Vision that visualizes, understands, and leverages the relationships between data entities. It also offers C3 AI applications, including C3 AI Inventory Optimization, a solution to optimize raw material, in-process, and finished goods inventory levels; C3 AI Supply Network Risk, which provides visibility into risks of disruption throughout the supply chain operations; C3 AI Customer Churn Management, which enables account executives and relationship managers to monitor customer satisfaction, as well as to prevent customer churn with AI-based and human-interpretable predictions and warning; C3 AI Production Schedule Optimization, a solution for scheduling production; C3 AI Predictive Maintenance, which provides insight into asset risk to maintenance planners and equipment operators; C3 AI Fraud Detection solution that identify revenue leakage or maintenance and safety issues; and C3 AI Energy Management solution. In addition, it offers integrated turnkey enterprise AI applications for oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, defense, intelligence, aerospace, healthcare, and telecommunications market segments. It has strategic partnerships with Baker Hughes in the areas of oil and gas market; FIS in the areas of financial services market; Raytheon; and AWS, Intel, Google, and Microsoft. The company was formerly known as C3 IoT, Inc. and changed its name to C3.ai, Inc. in June 2019. C3.ai, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
AI Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call balanced material operational progress against significant revenue and profitability challenges. Positives include a decisive restructuring that has already cut headcount ~35%, realized nearly $130M of planned annual cost savings, improved expense run rate, a solid cash position ($673M after CEO purchase), and a high subscription mix (94% of revenue). Negatives include weak quarterly revenue ($51.6M) after several quarters of poor sales execution, substantial non-GAAP operating and net losses, negative free cash flow, meaningful uncertainty around IPD conversion and future revenue mix, and guidance that still implies material annual losses. Management expressed conviction and a clear turnaround plan but acknowledged uncertainty on some execution details and timing.View all AI earnings summariesAI Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$9.67
▲(4.62% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
9.66% Insiders
14.03% Mutual Funds
4.66% Other Institutional Investors
50.40% Public Companies and Individual Investors