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C3.ai Q2 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2026 earnings summary3 Dec, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q2 FY26 revenue grew 7% sequentially to $75.1 million, with 46 agreements signed and bookings up 49% to $86.4 million, driven by strong high-value deals and federal sector traction.

  • Federal, defense, and aerospace bookings rose 89% year-over-year, accounting for 45% of total bookings, with significant wins across major U.S. government agencies.

  • Partner ecosystem contributed to 89% of bookings, with Microsoft and AWS partnerships driving substantial pipeline and bookings growth.

  • Launched C3.ai Agentic Process Automation, expanding the addressable market to include robotic process automation and enabling autonomous AI agents for business workflows.

  • Recognized as a leader in industrial AI analytics by Verdantix, with strengths in predictive maintenance and supply chain analytics.

Financial highlights

  • Total revenue: $75.1 million, up 7% quarter-over-quarter; subscription revenue: $70.2 million, up 16.5%, representing 93% of total revenue.

  • Bookings: $86.4 million, up 49% sequentially; non-GAAP gross profit: $40.9 million; non-GAAP gross margin: 54%.

  • Non-GAAP operating loss: $42.2 million; non-GAAP net loss: $34.8 million ($0.25 per share); free cash flow: negative $46.9 million.

  • Ended quarter with $675 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

  • GAAP gross profit was $30.4 million (40% margin); GAAP net loss per share was $(0.75).

Outlook and guidance

  • Q3 FY26 revenue guidance: $72 million to $80 million; non-GAAP operating loss: $44 million to $52 million.

  • FY26 revenue guidance: $289.5 million to $309.5 million; non-GAAP operating loss: $180.5 million to $210.5 million.

  • Year-over-year revenue growth projected at (27)%–(19)% for Q3 and (26)%–(20)% for FY26.

  • Management expects execution of its operational plan to drive a return to growth and a path to cash generation and non-GAAP profitability.

  • Sequentially higher sales and marketing expenses expected in Q3 and Q4 due to major marketing events.

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C3.ai, Inc. develops and delivers enterprise artificial intelligence software platform for accelerating digital transformation. It offers C3 AI Suite, a unified platform to develop and deploy enterprise scale AI applications; C3 AI Applications, which are enterprise AI software as a service applications for various vertical industries, including energy, supply chain, asset management, and customer service; and apps store comprising pre-built AI applications available in SaaS mode. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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