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C3.ai Inc. · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

C3.ai reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with accelerated revenue growth and raised guidance for FY 2025.

C3.ai announced an outstanding quarter with strong top- and bottom-line performance, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth. The strategic alliance with Microsoft is expected to drive significant growth in Enterprise AI adoption.

  • Total revenue for the quarter was $94.3 million, an increase of 29% compared to the previous year.
  • Subscription revenue was $81.2 million, representing 86% of total revenue, a 22% increase year-over-year.
  • GAAP gross profit for the quarter was $57.8 million, with a 61% gross margin.
  • The company closed 62% of total agreements with and through its partner network.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$94.3M

Previous: $73.2M+28.8%
EPS

-$0.52

Previous: -$0.13-300.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.74M

Previous: -$16.6M+89.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$67.7M

Previous: -$86.4M+21.6%
Net Income

-$66M

Previous: -$69.8M+5.5%
Operating Income

-$75.3M

Previous: -$79.4M+5.2%
Gross Profit

$57.8M

Previous: $41.1M+40.7%
R&D Expense

$55.7M

Previous: $50.4M+10.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$57M

Previous: $53.2M+7.3%

Revenue & EPS history

C3.ai · Revenue · Quarterly

$94.3M

Q2 2025+28.8%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

C3.ai · $109M total across 2 segments · Q4 2025

  • Subscription
    $87.3M
  • Professional services
    $21.4M

Forward guidance

The Company’s guidance includes GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. The following table summarizes C3 AI’s guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 and full-year fiscal 2025

Tailwinds

  • Total revenue for Q3 Fiscal 2025 is expected to be between $95.5 million and $100.5 million.
  • Total revenue for Full Year Fiscal 2025 is expected to be between $378.0 million and $398.0 million.

Headwinds

  • Non-GAAP loss from operations for Q3 Fiscal 2025 is expected to be between $(38.6) million and $(46.6) million.
  • Non-GAAP loss from operations for Full Year Fiscal 2025 is expected to be between $(105.0) million and $(135.0) million.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2025

Historical avgQ2 2025

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-5.2%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

9 / 22 earnings

Positive

+37.4%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-21.1%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-1.3%-0.5%+24.7%
Q3 2026+0.5%-11.7%-24.7%
Q2 2026+4.1%+6.8%-8.4%
Q1 2026-9.1%-5.6%+14.9%
Q4 2025+20.7%+11.5%+5.3%
Q3 2025-9.7%-16.4%-17.5%
Q2 2025+3.0%-2.6%-17.8%
Q1 2025-9.9%-8.8%+2.7%
Q4 2024+18.5%+22.2%+20.2%
Q3 2024+22.8%+13.2%-10.1%
Q2 2024-13.4%-6.3%-9.3%
Q1 2024-12.2%-10.2%-21.3%
Q4 2023-15.6%-19.6%-17.1%
Q3 2023+37.4%+26.1%+61.9%
Q2 2023+7.6%+10.1%-8.7%
Q1 2023-21.1%-21.2%-32.1%
Q4 2022-6.9%+1.4%+1.2%
Q3 2022+6.3%-7.6%+4.4%
Q2 2022-18.7%-18.2%-15.4%
Q1 2022-7.5%-1.8%-11.0%
Q4 2021-4.9%-15.1%-15.6%
Q3 2021-12.4%-15.4%-41.4%
Q2 2021
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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