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C3.ai, Inc.
AI · Information Technology
Last earnings Sep 2, 2026
Key results
Total revenuequarter
$70.3 million
Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Revenue Total revenue for the quarter was $70.3 million.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Subscription revenuequarter
$60.3 million
Subscription Revenue Subscription revenue for the quarter was $60.3 million.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Revenuequarter
$69.0 million
Subscription and Prioritized Engineering Services Revenue Combined Subscription and prioritized engineering services revenue combined was $69.0 million, constituting 98% of total revenue for the quarter.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Gross marginquarter
38%
Gross Profit GAAP gross profit for the quarter was $26.4 million, representing a 38% gross margin.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Non-GAAP gross profit for the quarter was $36.3 million, representing a 52% non-GAAP gross margin.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
AI analysis
Q1 2026 · reported Sep 3, 2025
Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held
Headline figures
| Metric | Q1 2026 | Prior qtr | Year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $70.3 million | — | — |
| Subscription revenue | $60.3 million | — | — |
| Revenue | $69.0 million | — | — |
| Gross margin | 38% | — | — |
Guidance · company-stated
Direction: Withdrawn
“The following table summarizes C3 AI s guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 (in millions) Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Guidance Total revenue $72.0 - $80.0 Non-GAAP loss from operations $(49.5) - $(57.5) Given the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and the recent restructuring of the sales and services organizations, the Company is withdrawing its previous full-year fiscal 2026 guidance.”
“Initial deployments of the C3 AI Supply Chain Suite C3 AI Demand Forecasting, C3 AI Inventory Optimization, and C3 AI Production Schedule Optimization, among others running on the C3 Agentic AI Platform are live across multiple facilities, supporting and optimizing day-to-day planning, inventory, and scheduling decisions.”
Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.
Margin
Capital allocation
Such estimates include, but are not limited to, determining standalone selling price for performance obligations in contracts with customers and estimating variable consideration, the estimated expected benefit period for deferred contract acquisition costs, the useful lives of long-lived assets, the incremental borrowing rate for operating leases, assumptions used to measure stock-based compensation, and the valuation of deferred income tax assets and uncertain tax positions.
government agencies securities 80,622 80,622 69,691 69,691 Commercial paper 108,768 108,768 103,824 103,824 Corporate debt securities 246,699 246,699 243,625 243,625 Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities $ 80,478 $ 528,079 $ $ 608,557 $ 52,715 $ 509,252 $ $ 561,967 The estimated fair value of securities classified as Level 2 financial instruments was determined based on third-party pricing services.
Event summary
C3 AI Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Company appoints new Chief Executive Officer REDWOOD
Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held
Guidance & outlook
Direction: Withdrawn
Revenue: “The following table summarizes C3 AI s guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 (in millions) Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Guidance Total revenue $72.0 - $80.0 Non-GAAP loss from operations $(49.5) - $(57.5) Given the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and the recent restructuring of the sales and services organizations, the Company is withdrawing its previous full-year fiscal 2026 guidance.”
Company outlook — Initiated (“Initial”)
“Initial deployments of the C3 AI Supply Chain Suite C3 AI Demand Forecasting, C3 AI Inventory Optimization, and C3 AI Production Schedule Optimization, among others running on the C3 Agentic AI Platform are live across multiple facilities, supporting and optimizing day-to-day planning, inventory, and scheduling decisions.”
Revenue — Withdrawn (“withdrawing”)
“The following table summarizes C3 AI s guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 (in millions) Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Guidance Total revenue $72.0 - $80.0 Non-GAAP loss from operations $(49.5) - $(57.5) Given the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and the recent restructuring of the sales and services organizations, the Company is withdrawing its previous full-year fiscal 2026 guidance.”
Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.
Capital allocation
Such estimates include, but are not limited to, determining standalone selling price for performance obligations in contracts with customers and estimating variable consideration, the estimated expected benefit period for deferred contract acquisition costs, the useful lives of long-lived assets, the incremental borrowing rate for operating leases, assumptions used to measure stock-based compensation, and the valuation of deferred income tax assets and uncertain tax positions.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
government agencies securities 80,622 80,622 69,691 69,691 Commercial paper 108,768 108,768 103,824 103,824 Corporate debt securities 246,699 246,699 243,625 243,625 Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities $ 80,478 $ 528,079 $ $ 608,557 $ 52,715 $ 509,252 $ $ 561,967 The estimated fair value of securities classified as Level 2 financial instruments was determined based on third-party pricing services.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
government agencies securities ( 206 ) 40,546 ( 33 ) 18,517 ( 239 ) 59,063 Commercial paper 4,842 4,842 Corporate debt securities ( 321 ) 124,675 ( 104 ) 39,863 ( 425 ) 164,538 Total $ ( 527 ) $ 173,943 $ ( 137 ) $ 58,380 $ ( 664 ) $ 232,323 As of April 30, 2026 Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total Unrealized Losses Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value U.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
government agencies securities ( 66 ) 17,919 ( 14 ) 11,221 ( 80 ) 29,140 Commercial paper Corporate debt securities ( 145 ) 79,438 ( 67 ) 21,330 ( 212 ) 100,768 Total $ ( 211 ) $ 97,357 $ ( 81 ) $ 32,551 $ ( 292 ) $ 129,908 As of July 31, 2026, the Company had 228 marketable securities in an unrealized loss position.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
For marketable securities, it also considers whether (i) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the debt securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, and (ii) the amortized cost basis cannot be recovered as a result of credit losses.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
Strategy & priorities
Subscription and Prioritized Engineering Services Revenue Combined Subscription and prioritized engineering services revenue combined was $69.0 million, constituting 98% of total revenue for the quarter.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Federal business, the C3 AI Alliances program, and the new C3 AI Strategic Integrator Program that offers the opportunity for a new and expanding OEM line of business.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
In addition, sales and services have been combined, again under new leadership, to provide a more seamless, high-touch customer experience with a consistent focus on realizing significant economic benefit rapidly from each C3 AI customer engagement.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
C3 AI Strategic Integrator Program C3 AI launched the C3 AI Strategic Integrator Program (SIP) , an OEM initiative that enables partners to license the C3 Agentic AI Platform to rapidly build and commercialize Enterprise AI applications.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
C3 AI and McKinsey Company advanced their strategic alliance, jointly closing a new strategic customer agreement and driving momentum through QuantumBlack engineer trainings, C3 AI Accelerator sessions, and executive roundtables.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Risks & headwinds
A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, expenses that may be incurred in the future.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including our history of losses and ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future, our historic dependence on a limited number of existing customers that account for a substantial portion of our revenue, our ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers, our ability to successfully transition the role of chief executive officer to Mr.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Legal Proceedings 43 Item 1A.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
Exhibits 84 Signatures 85 2 Table of Contents SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the section titled Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
SEC original ↗C3.ai, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QSep 9, 2026
Competitors
Competitors & peers
Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors
Filings
32 documents- Q2 2026
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- Q4 2025
- 8-KAI
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- 10-QAI
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- 8-KAI
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- Q3 2025
- 10-QAI
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- 8-KAI
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- 8-KAI
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- 10-QAI
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- EX-99AI
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- 10-KAI
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- Q4 2024
- 10-QAI
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- 8-KAI
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- Q3 2024
- 10-QAI
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- 8-KAI
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Earnings releases
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