C3.ai, Inc.
-$495.10M- Market cap
- $36.61M
- Debt
- +$43.74M
- Cash
- −$575.45M
Capital structure 46% equity / 54% debt · EV / EBITDA 1.09x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: AI stock price at premium vs VVV $10.46 current versus $4.26 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at VVV's multiple
Implied fair value · at AI's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AI FY 2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026) · VVV FY 2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 46% equity / 54% debt · EV / EBITDA 1.09x
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 2.99x · EV / EBITDA 10.86x
VVV carries the larger enterprise value at $5.11B against -$495.10M; AI trades on the lower EV / EBITDA multiple (1.09x vs 10.86x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
C3.ai, Inc. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
VALVOLINE INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.07x
3.17x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
1.17x
2.17x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$575.45M
$51.60M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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