Cerence Inc. (CRNC)

NASDAQ: CRNC · USD

$8.47

+0.00 (0.0%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	383.1M
Revenue (ttm)	309.5M
Net income (ttm)	-15.4M
EPS (ttm)	-$0.35
Shares out	45.2M
P/E (forward)	11.2x
Volume	336,775
Beta	3.05

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 309.5M
Net income (ttm): -15.4M
EPS (ttm): -$0.35
P/E (forward): 11.2x
Market cap: 383.1M

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E11.2

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Trailing P/En/a

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ROE-9.6

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ROIC-10.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001768267
Company name	Cerence Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	156727109
Earnings date	2026-11-18
Earnings time	amc
Employees	1,300
Employees change	-100
Employees growth	-7.14%
Enterprise value	$442.5M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	September
Founded	2020
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Software - Application
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US1567271093
Last 10-K release date	2025-11-20
Last earnings date	2026-08-06
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$383.1M
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-18
Options	Yes
Price	$8.47
Price currency	USD
Sector	Technology
SIC code	7372
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	CRNC
Tags	artificial-intelligence
U.S. state	Massachusetts
Website	https://www.cerence.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	18.9x
Earnings yield	-4.14%
EV/EBIT	11.83x
EV/EBITDA	9.97x
EV/FCF	5.54x
EV/Sales	1.41x
FCF / EV yield	18.05%
FCF yield	20.9%
Forward EV/Sales	1.57x
Forward P/E	11.19x
Forward P/S	1.35x
Industry forward P/E	19.37x
Industry P/E	71.33x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	7.28x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	6.51x
P/B ratio	2.3x
P/FCF ratio	4.79x
P/OCF ratio	4.44x
P/S ratio	1.22x
Price/EBITDA ratio	8.61x
Sector forward P/E	18.55x
Sector P/E	32.64x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	11.9%
EBITDA margin	14.12%
Effective tax rate	166.46%
FCF margin	25.41%
Gross margin	78.69%
Operating margin	11.9%
Pretax margin	7.48%
Profit margin	-4.97%
Profit per employee	$-11,842
Profitable quarters	2
Revenue per employee	$238,072
ROA	3.66%
ROA (5Y)	1.48%
ROCE	7.1%
ROE	-9.56%
ROE (5Y)	-38.51%
ROIC	-10.56%
ROIC (5Y)	3.96%
SBC / revenue	8.7%
Tax / revenue	12.46%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth (QoQ)	-19.14%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	88.42%
FCF growth (Q)	22.24%
FCF growth (QoQ)	44%
FCF growth 5Y	3.48%
Gross profit growth	39.95%
Gross profit growth (Q)	15.31%
Gross profit growth 3Y	11.49%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-3.12%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-8.37%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	55.33%
OCF growth (Q)	-15.78%
OCF growth (QoQ)	41.49%
OCF growth 5Y	1.85%
Operating income growth	592.65%
Operating income growth 5Y	-12.45%
Revenue growth	25.84%
Revenue growth (Q)	11.81%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	8.4%
Revenue growth 3Y	4.42%
Revenue growth 5Y	-4.04%
Revenue growth quarters	1
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-6.1M
Depreciation and amortization	$6.9M
EBIT	$36.8M
EBITDA	$43.7M
EPS	$-0.35
FCF per share	$1.74
Financing cash flow	$-26.7M
Free cash flow	$78.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$51.7M
Gross profit	$243.6M
Income taxes	$38.6M
Investing cash flow	$-2.1M
Net borrowing	$-27.7M
Net cash flow	$53.9M
Net income	$-15.4M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$57.8M
Operating income	$36.8M
Revenue	$309.5M
Stock-based compensation	$26.9M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	-0.63
Book value per share	$3.68
Debt / EBITDA	3.66
Debt / equity	1.12
Debt / FCF	2.38
Goodwill	$296M
Interest coverage	5.85
Long-term assets	$408.7M
Long-term liabilities	$352.6M
Net cash (debt)	$-59.4M
Net cash / market cap	-15.8%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.36
Net debt / equity	0.36
Net debt / FCF	0.76
Piotroski F-Score	7
Property, plant and equipment	$43.8M
Shareholders' equity	$166.4M
Tangible book value	$-129.6M
Tangible book value per share	$-2.87
Total assets	$620.9M
Total cash	$127.6M
Total debt	$187.1M
Total liabilities	$454.6M
WACC	13.29%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.49
Current assets	$212.3M
Current liabilities	$101.9M
Current ratio	2.08
Inventory turnover	48.84
Net working capital	$-13.2M
Quick ratio	1.7
Working capital	$110.3M
Working capital turnover	3.21

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-4.27%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-4.27%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$9.08
1D price change	0%
1M price change	6.54%
1M total return	6.54%
1W price change	-5.26%
1W total return	-5.26%
1Y price change	-25.64%
1Y return CAGR	-25.65%
1Y total return	-25.64%
20-day SMA	$8.54
200-day SMA	$9.01
3M price change	2.17%
3M total return	2.17%
3Y price change	-44.06%
3Y return CAGR	-17.6%
3Y total return	-44.06%
50-day SMA	$8.30
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$13.28
52-week high date	2026-05-29
52-week low	$5.85
52-week low date	2026-03-30
5Y price change	-91.37%
5Y return CAGR	-38.74%
5Y total return	-91.37%
6M price change	-5.15%
6M total return	-5.15%
All-time high	$139.00
All-time high date	2021-02-16
All-time low	$2.34
All-time low date	2024-08-07
Average true range (ATR)	$0.38
Average volume	745.6K
Beta (1Y)	2.71
Beta (2Y)	2.71
Beta (5Y)	3.05
Change from 52-week high	-36.21%
Change from 52-week low	44.79%
Change from all-time high	-93.91%
Change from all-time low	261.97%
Change from open	0%
Day's gap	0%
Dollar volume	$2.9M
High price	$8.55
Low price	$8.29
Monthly RSI	44.87
Open price	$8.47
Position in 52-week range	69.23%
Premarket change	0%
Premarket close	$8.47
Premarket price	$8.47
Previous close	$8.47
Price vs 150-day SMA	-6.75%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-0.85%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-6.04%
Price vs 50-day SMA	2.09%
Relative volume	0.46
RSI	49.5
Sharpe ratio	-0.06
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.32
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.01
Sortino ratio	-0.02
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.78
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.05
Volume	336.8K
Weekly RSI	47.01
YTD price change	-20.77%
YTD total return	-20.77%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	43.6M
Float percentage	96.37%
Shares change (QoQ)	1.8%
Shares change (YoY)	4.27%
Shares held by insiders	3.63%
Shares held by institutions	85.48%
Shares outstanding	45.2M
Short % of float	14.37%
Short % of shares	13.85%
Short ratio	10.6 days

Deeper analysis on CRNC

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Cerence Inc. (CRNC)

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Performance and technicals

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