What is C3.ai's deferred revenue?

C3.ai (AI) reported deferred revenue of $37.5M in Q4 2025.

How has C3.ai's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?

C3.ai's deferred revenue increased by 13.8% year-over-year, from $32.96M to $37.5M.

What is the long-term trend for C3.ai's deferred revenue?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), C3.ai's deferred revenue has grown at a -15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $72.26M to $36.56M.

What does deferred revenue mean?

Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$53.3M-46.1%

Gross profit$9.2M-84.2%

Operating income-$140.4M-60.3%

Net income-$133.4M-66.3%

EPS (diluted)-$0.94-51.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$101.4M-26.3%

Total debt$5.4M+19.7%

Total equity$719.5M-16.4%

Total assets$895.8M-15.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$55.8M-153%

CapEx$439.0K+21.3%

Free cash flow-$56.2M-151%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.45B-61.1%

Profitability

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Gross margin43.5%-16.5pp

Operating margin-151.7%+459pp

Net margin-141.4%+740pp

FCF margin-35.9%-12.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-55%+138pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio6.6×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by C3.ai in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent.

The official record: C3.ai’s 10-Q, filed March 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is C3.ai's deferred revenue?: C3.ai (AI) reported deferred revenue of $37.5M in Q4 2025.
How has C3.ai's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?: C3.ai's deferred revenue increased by 13.8% year-over-year, from $32.96M to $37.5M.
What is the long-term trend for C3.ai's deferred revenue?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), C3.ai's deferred revenue has grown at a -15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $72.26M to $36.56M.
What does deferred revenue mean?: Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.