Comparison

C3.ai, Inc. (AI) vs MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT)

The same filed metrics for both companies, side by side.

What each names as a risk in its own annual report, how each is priced against its own history, and the tracked managers whose latest 13F reports a position in both.

Financials

C3.ai, Inc.

Software—Application

Revenue, FY26: $250M
Net income: −$470M
Operating cash flow: −$190M
Free cash flow: −$192M
Net margin: −187.95%
Operating margin: −199.19%
Gross margin: 30.92%

MSFT

MICROSOFT CORP

Software—Infrastructure

Revenue, FY26: $332B
Net income: $134B
Operating cash flow: $183B
Free cash flow: $66.99B
Net margin: 40.31%
Operating margin: 46.78%
Gross margin: 67.94%

Head-to-head

Filed growth, quality and valuation, read against each company’s own history rather than against the other side.

Metric	AI	MSFT
Revenue growth, latest filed year	−35.67%	+17.79%
Piotroski F-score	1 of 8	6 of 9
P/E against its own history	-	18.53% below

What each says it is exposed to

From Item 1A of each company’s most recent 10-K.

Data privacy
Litigation
Export controls
Cybersecurity
AI and its regulation
Russia and Ukraine

And 16 more.

MSFT

Cybersecurity
Export controls
Supply chain
Data privacy
Tax
Litigation

And 16 more.

Tracked managers holding both

No manager tracked here reports a position in both, as of each company’s latest filed 13F.

Updated Sep 9, 2026 · the newer of the two companies' filings