{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/c3ai-got-cash-positive-as-revenue-fell-26",
  "title": "C3.ai got cash-positive as revenue fell 26%",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow swung to $2.1 million even as revenue fell 25.5%; the filing shows lower payroll, cloud, and capital spending.",
  "published_at": "2026-09-09T10:08:06.931780+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "C3.ai, Inc.",
    "ticker": "AI",
    "cik": "1577526",
    "sector": "Technology",
    "industry": "Software - Infrastructure"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-09-09",
    "accession": "0001577526-26-000126",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752626000126/ai-20260731.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-09-09",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752625000033/ai-20250731.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 250268000,
      "display": "$250.3M",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2026-04-30",
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        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": -35.67301365356143,
      "display": "-35.7%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-04-30",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001577526-26-000126",
        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": -199.1856729585884,
      "display": "-199.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-04-30",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001577526-26-000126",
        "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
      }
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "product_pipeline",
      "statement": "Research and development spending declined as payroll, contractor, and cloud infrastructure costs fell, while software costs increased.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The decrease in research and development expense for the three months ended July 31, 2026 compared to the same period last year was primarily due to lower payroll and contractor costs of $15.6 million, lower cloud infrastructure costs of $3.6 million, partially offset by higher software related costs of $1.3 million.",
      "source_date": "2026-09-09"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "AI"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}