C3.ai (AI) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)

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What is C3.ai Moat Score?

C3.ai has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

C3.ai has Narrow Moat: C3.ai has a discernible but modest moat due to its proprietary AI technology and innovation capabilities. However, the rapidly evolving tech landscape and competition limit its market leadership and pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes C3.ai might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of C3.ai's Moat Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, C3.ai's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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's Moat Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, C3.ai's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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C3.ai Business Description

Industry

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Address

1400 Seaport Boulevard, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94063

Website

https://www.c3.ai

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.

Executives

Thomas M Siebel	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Richard C Levin	director	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Jim H. Snabe	director	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Rice Condoleezza	director	13001 BAY PARK ROAD, PASADENA TX 77057
Ward Jr Stephen M	director	C/O CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP, PO BOX 14662, READING PA 19612
Juho Parkkinen	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Edward Y Abbo	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Guy Wanger	officer: SVP & Chief Admin Officer	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Kr Sridhar	director	1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Shankar Sastry	director	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1300 SEAPORT BLVD., SUITE 500, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Houman Behzadi	officer: Chief Product Officer	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Lisa Ann Davis	director	2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Adeel Manzoor	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4655 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
David Barter	officer: Senior VP and CFO	C/O MODEL N, INC., 1600 SEAPORT BLVD., SUITE 400, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Patricia A House	director	C/O C3.AI, INC., 1400 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063