C3.ai (AI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas M. Siebel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was paid $24.3M in fiscal 2026, down 5% from $25.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 119:1, on median employee pay of $311,938.

Filed
August 28, 2026
Annual meeting
October 26, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$24.3M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
119:1median $311,938
CEO pay in equity
95%$23M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
86%of votes cast
Ehikian total compensation
$36,167,342President and former CEO
Lath total compensation
$5,456,389Fiscal 2026
Ehikian stock awards
$20,000,012Grant-date fair value
Ehikian option awards
$15,000,001Grant-date fair value

How Siebel was paid

$24.3M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards47%Option awards47%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas M. SiebelChief Executive Officer and Chairman$24,308,723
Hitesh LathSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer$5,456,389
Stephen EhikianPresident and former Chief Executive Officer$36,167,342

What changed and why

  • $24.3M$24,308,723 was CEO Siebel’s 2026 total compensation, compared with $25,516,876 in 2025.
  • $752K$751,536 was Siebel’s 2026 salary after he requested a salary reduction to $0 effective February 1, 2026.
  • $36.2M$36,167,342 was President and former CEO Stephen Ehikian’s 2026 total compensation.
  • $20M$20,000,012 in stock awards and $15,000,001 in option awards were granted to Ehikian upon hiring.
  • $312K119:1 was the fiscal 2026 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median employee compensation of $311,938.
  • 86%86% of votes cast approved the prior year’s say-on-pay proposal.

Other C3.ai proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Thomas M. Siebel paid $25.5M (+3% on the year), pay ratio 118:1.

    Filed Aug 21, 2025

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.