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C3.ai (AI) stock

$11.84
-1.33%

Enterprise AI software, worth $1.8BAI software

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
-1
Poor
In its industry
#213of 268
Checks firing
4of 14
Trending down
From 52-week high
-32.2%
under its best in a year

AI's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at -1.

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Why is AI down?

Down 54% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.

  • Its loss grew from $288.7M in fiscal 2025 to $470.4M in fiscal 2026, and its share count rose 14.5% in a year.

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; Annual reports, Apr 30, 2026; Quarterly reports, Jul 31, 2026

1 more reason, free with an account →3 more reasons why AI lags the market, from its filings, with the other side and the timeline, for Pro members.

Key facts on AI

Key facts on AI
Since its Nov 2021 highDown 76% a $192.1M loss → a $446.4M loss
Latest filing8-K, Oct 30 Reported a shareholder vote
1 more reason behind AI's -1, free with an account →4 more reasons behind AI's -1, for Pro members.

AI catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -3.5% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

30 past catalysts since 2021, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why AI scores -1

Poorfor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +4Chart checks 4 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • −2Growth sales down 38% on the year, gross margin down 27.4 pointsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • Run-up adds
  • Profit subtractsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Dilution subtractsNew shares over the year: -1 at 10% more, -2 at 25% more.
  • Volatility subtractsA daily range of 5% or more with nothing behind it (no profit or cash flow, sales shrinking, or 10% more shares outstanding with no free cash flow): -1, or -2 from 8%.
  • Cash flow subtracts-1 when free cash flow over the last four quarters is negative.

No effect today: Long-term trend, Size, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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How AI ranks in Software

AI is #213 of 268 by Quality Score.

How AI ranks in Software
RankStockQuality Score
213C3.ai (AI) logoAIC3.ai-1

Sales over four quarters against a year before: AI -38%, HTFL +43%, CRNC +26%.

More in Software

When does AI report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Dec 9, after the close (in 29 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What AI reported on Sep 2, 2026

The quarter

The figures are not read from the release yet.

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

AI's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Fiscal 2027
Total revenue$210.00 to $240.00kept

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Sep 2)

1 more outlook line, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$1.8B
today
Sales
$232M
down 37.5% on the year
Free cash flow
-$156M
last 12 months

Sales grew 6.4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.

Its share count grew 8.6% a year over 3 years.

2 more figures, for Pro members.

No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on AI: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-18.5%-1.2%+3.6%
Feb 25Jun 3Sep 2
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Sep 2, 2026After close+2.1%+3.6%-0.5%
Jun 3, 2026After close+4.8%-1.2%+0.8%
Feb 25, 2026After close-24.4%-18.5%-9.9%

AI closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and AI's Quality Score going into each

AI sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $250M in 2026. It lost money in each of the eight years.

AI has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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AI RSI today: 52.4, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 52.4, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on AI

  • What it does and how it makes money5 findingsLicenses and services made up 91% of its revenue in fiscal 2026 ($227M of $250M), against 84% in fiscal 2025; professional services 9%.SEC filing · Jun 24, 2026"Our issued patents expire beginning in 2031 through 2043." (10-K for fiscal 2026)SEC filing · Jun 24, 2026
  • Where it stands2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on where AI stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
  • What changed in its filings9 findings"On March 12, 2026, the court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss, without further leave to amend, of all claims except for claims against the Company and Thomas Siebel, Lorenzo Simonelli and David Barter …" (10-Q for the quarter to Jul 31, 2026)SEC filing · Sep 9, 2026A new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Our ability to retain key members of our senior management may impact the successful execution of our business strategy." (10-K for fiscal 2026; not in fiscal 2025's)SEC filing · Jun 24, 2026, against the one of Jun 23, 2025One customer made up 14% of its revenue in fiscal 2026, down from 19% in fiscal 2025.SEC filing · Jun 24, 2026Backlog fell 10% in a year, to $200M on Jul 31, 2026 from $223M: sales under contract, not yet delivered.Filed figures, Jul 31, 2026
  • Who holds and trades it2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on who holds and trades AI, for Pro members
  • Against its closest peers2 peersSales over four quarters against a year before: AI -38%, HTFL +43%, CRNC +26%.

12 more findings on AI, each with its source, for Pro members.

AI insider trades

3 insiders sold $3M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellHitesh Lath$221KChief Financial Officerat $10.48 on Sep 16, filed Sep 17

All 7 insider filings on AI from the last six months, for Pro members.

All AI insider trades

AI's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

5 more officers and directors file at AI.

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Which ETFs hold AI?

In ETFs: AI is under 0.1% of FTEC, under 0.1% of VGT, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.

About C3.ai

C3.ai Inc is an enterprise artificial intelligence company. The company provides software-as-a-service applications that enable customers to rapidly develop, deploy, and operate large-scale Enterprise AI applications across any infrastructure. It provides solutions under three divisions, namely, The C3 AI Platform, which is an end-to-end application development and runtime environment for designing, developing, and deploying AI applications; C3 AI Applications, which is a portfolio of pre-built, extensible, industry-specific, and application-specific Enterprise AI applications; and C3 Generative AI, which combines the utility of large language models. Geographically, the company derives revenue from North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World.

764 employeesRedwood City, CAc3.ai

What C3.ai says it competes with

“Our primary competition is largely do-it-yourself, company-specific AI platforms built by internal IT organizations, typically by integrating internally developed tools, open source solutions, point solutions from independent software vendors, and components from AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, often managed as professional service projects by firms such as Accenture, Capgemini, Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, among others.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Jun 24, 2026

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BreakawaySep 17Hitesh Lath sold AI$221K at $10.48, filed Sep 17

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Straight AnswersStraight Answers

As of Nov 10, 2026: AI's Quality Score is -1 (Poor), #213 of 268 in Software. Insiders sold $3M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does AI's Quality Score say?

AI scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #213 of 268 in Software by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 54% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Shares: 14.5% more than a year ago (to Jul 31). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is AI's Quality Score?

AI scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #213 of 268 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AI's -1.

Are insiders buying AI?

3 insiders sold $3M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Hitesh Lath, Chief Financial Officer, who sold $221K on Sep 16. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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