Cerence Inc.
CRNC Nasdaq· Services-Prepackaged Software
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$8.34
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Cerence Inc. had $252M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 24.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −5.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −0.9%, up 174.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −1 is left after running the business.
- Cerence Inc. lost $18.7M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $46.8M in fiscal 2025, 18.6% of revenue.
- Cerence Inc. returned $2.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 5% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 3.7%.
Market cap
$398M
P/E
—
Revenue
$252M
Net income
−$18.7M
Free cash flow
$46.8M
Operating margin
−0.9%
Cerence Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−24.0%
No. Sales fell 24.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−7.4%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
18.6%
Yes. 18.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 9
Mixed. It passes 5 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What Cerence Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Nov 20, 2025
- Legal name
- Cerence Inc.
- CIK
- 0001768267
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $387M | $328M | $294M | $332M | $252M |
| Revenue growth | 17.0% | −15.3% | −10.2% | 12.6% | −24.0% |
| Gross margin | 73.9% | 70.4% | 67.7% | 73.7% | 72.7% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | −56.2% | −9.2% | −174.9% | −0.9% |
| Net income | $45.9M | −$311M | −$56.3M | −$588M | −$18.7M |
| Net margin | 11.9% | −94.8% | −19.1% | −177.4% | −7.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.17 | −$7.93 | −$1.40 | −$14.12 | −$0.43 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $74.4M | −$2.1M | $7.5M | $17.2M | $61.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $12.0M | $17.4M | $5.1M | $5.0M | $14.4M |
| Free cash flow | $62.3M | −$19.6M | $2.4M | $12.2M | $46.8M |
| FCF margin | 16.1% | −6.0% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 18.6% |
| Share buybacks | $45.8M | $49.0M | $4.9M | $9.9M | $2.4M |
| Share count change | 7.9% | −0.3% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Debt incl. finance leases | $273M | $272M | $277M | $282M | $200M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $713M | $695M | $141M | $151M |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.2x | 1.9x |
| Interest coverage | 4.3x | −12.8x | −1.8x | −46.2x | −0.2x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 4.6% | −35.6% | −8.0% | −140.7% | −12.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.4 | −0.0 | 0.6 | −9.1 | −3.6 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$3.4M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $8.34 a share, the company is worth $398M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001768267). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.