AI vs CRM
AI: C3 AI provides an enterprise-grade, model-driven software platform and a portfolio of pre-built AI applications designed to accelerate the development and deployment of complex AI agents and workflows. CRM: Salesforce is an AI-driven CRM and enterprise cloud platform that deploys autonomous agents across sales, service, marketing and commerce to unlock human-machine collaboration and operational efficiency at scale.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | AI | CRM | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $8.19 | $163.00 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $1.2B | $136.7B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | 17.04 | |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | -0.05 | 1.16 | AI lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | -187.9% | +18.7% | CRM higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +30.9% | +77.6% | CRM higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | -199.2% | +19.1% | CRM higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | -63.9% | +14.9% | CRM higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | -51.7% | +7.8% | CRM higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.00 | 1.15 | AI lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | -35.7% | +11.0% | CRM higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -2.1% | +9.8% | CRM higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 2.13 | 1.17 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -69.7% | -38.2% | CRM higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.