---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-218253"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AI"
cik: "0001577526"
company_name: "C3.ai, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T12:17:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T12:20:33.310290+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# C3.ai founder Siebel resumes CEO role; Q4 revenue $51.6M, non-GAAP ops loss better than guidance

## Summary
- Thomas M. Siebel resumes CEO and Chairman roles; Stephen Ehikian becomes President.
- Preliminary Q4 FY2026 revenue $51.6M (within $48-52M guidance); GAAP ops loss $121.2M.
- Non-GAAP ops loss $54.4M, better than $56-64M guidance; FY total revenue $250.3M.
- Restructuring plan yields ~$135M annualized non-GAAP cost savings; workforce actions substantially complete.
- Cash, equivalents, and investments at $575.4M as of April 30, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-218253
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AI
- cik: 0001577526
- company_name: C3.ai, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T12:17:45+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01, 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/d147244d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  C3.ai, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for Q4 FY2026.
  - Period: Q4 FY2026
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Q4 Revenue of $51.6 Million Within Guidance Range
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  C3.ai, Inc. reported preliminary financial results for Q4 FY2026.
  - Period: Q4 FY2026
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Non-GAAP Loss from Operations was $(54.4) million, better than the Company's guidance range of $(56.0) to $(64.0) million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  C3.ai, Inc. reported Full Year FY2026 results: revenue Total Revenue was $250.3 million.
  - Period: Full Year FY2026
  - Revenue: Total Revenue was $250.3 million
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Total Revenue was $250.3 million, within the Company's guidance range of $246.7 to $250.7 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas M. Siebel was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at C3.ai, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  source text: The Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company unanimously appointed Thomas M. Siebel as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, effective May 8, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen Ehikian was appointed as President at C3.ai, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Stephen Ehikian, who had been serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2025, will serve as the Company’s President effective as of May 8, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000119312526218253/0001193125-26-218253-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.