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During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.
During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of C3.ai was 26.60% per year. The lowest was -25.00% per year. And the median was -8.90% per year.
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
C3.ai 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Related Terms
XSWX:AI vs RDWR, PGY, BRUN: 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, C3.ai's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
C3.ai 3-Year FCF Growth Rate vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, C3.ai's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where C3.ai's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.
C3.ai (XSWX:AI) has a 3-Year FCF Growth Rate of 7.10% as of Apr. 2026. 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. View historical data for C3.ai and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, C3.ai ranks #1132 out of 1875 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 60.4%.
Is C3.ai's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate too high?
C3.ai's current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 7.10%. The Software industry median 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 17.20. C3.ai's value of 7.10% is 58.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, C3.ai ranks #1132 out of 1875 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, C3.ai has a GF Score™ of 54/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does C3.ai's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate compare to RDWR and PGY?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, C3.ai ranks #1132 out of 1875 companies for 3-Year FCF Growth Rate. This places C3.ai in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 17.20. C3.ai's value of 7.10% is 58.7% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year FCF Growth Rate for a Software company?
The median 3-Year FCF Growth Rate among Software companies is 17.20, based on 1,875 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a 3-Year FCF Growth Rate significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, 3-Year FCF Growth Rate should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. C3.ai's current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate of 7.10% is 58.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 3-Year FCF Growth Rate mean?
A high 3-Year FCF Growth Rate can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. View historical data for C3.ai and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 17.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. C3.ai's current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 7.10%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is C3.ai stock overvalued right now?
C3.ai (XSWX:AI) has a current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate of 7.10%. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF12.94, compared to a current price of CHF7.83 — trading 39.5% below its estimated fair value. The current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 7.10% and 58.7% below the Software industry median of 17.20. C3.ai's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Year FCF Growth Rate calculated?
3-Year FCF Growth Rate is calculated from a company's financial statements. For C3.ai (XSWX:AI), the current 3-Year FCF Growth Rate is 7.10% as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is C3.ai (XSWX:AI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, C3.ai stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF7.83 is trading 39.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF12.94.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:AI:
3-Year FCF Growth Rate: 7.10%
GF Value™: CHF12.94 vs. price of CHF7.83 (39.5% below fair value)
Industry Position: 58.7% below the Software median (#1132 of 1875)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:AI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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.
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