Cerence Inc.
CRNCNasdaq
$8.63
↓ -6.6%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -5.7%
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Key statistics
Market Cap
$404.7M
Enterprise Value
$577.4M
P/E
—
P/S
1.3
P/B
2.6
EV/EBITDA
17.0
PEG
—
FCF Yield
18.6%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$302.1M
Net Income (TTM)
-$19.6M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$75.1M
Gross Margin
78.3%
Operating Margin
8.0%
Net Margin
-6.5%
ROE
-12.4%
ROIC
3.6%
Debt / Equity
1.1
Net Cash
-$172.7M
Return 1Y
-9.3%
Company profile
Cerence Inc. provides AI powered virtual assistants for the mobility/transportation market worldwide. The company offers edge software components; cloud-connected components and related toolkits and applications. It also provides conversational artificial intelligence-based solutions.
- CEO
- Stefan Ortmanns
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Employees
- 1,700
- Headquarters
- Massachusetts
- Website
- cerence.com
Management & directors
- Krzanich Brian MChief Executive Officer
- Mentz ChristianEVP, Chief Revenue Officer
- Rodriquez AntonioCFO
- Salinas JenniferEVP Chief Admin Officer
- Schanz NilsEVP Product & Technology
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
CRNC Q2 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$64.2M↓ -17.7%
Diluted EPS$0.04↓ -91.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $331.0M | $387.2M | $327.9M | $294.5M | $331.5M | $251.8M |
| Gross profit | $223.1M | $286.1M | $230.7M | $199.3M | $244.3M | $183.1M |
| Operating income | $22.4M | $60.6M | -$184.3M | -$27.2M | -$579.9M | -$2.3M |
| Net income | -$18.3M | $45.9M | -$310.8M | -$56.3M | -$588.1M | -$18.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.50 | $1.17 | -$7.93 | -$1.40 | -$14.12 | -$0.43 |
| Operating cash flow | $44.8M | $74.4M | -$2.1M | $7.5M | $17.2M | $61.2M |
| Free cash flow | $25.8M | $62.3M | -$19.6M | $2.4M | $12.2M | $46.8M |
| Gross margin | 67.4% | 73.9% | 70.4% | 67.7% | 73.7% | 72.7% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 15.7% | -56.2% | -9.2% | -174.9% | -0.9% |
| Net margin | -5.5% | 11.9% | -94.8% | -19.1% | -177.4% | -7.4% |
| Line item | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.5M | $54.8M | $50.9M | $78.0M | $62.2M | $60.6M | $115.1M | $64.2M |
| Gross profit | $50.4M | $34.9M | $33.1M | $60.2M | $45.9M | $44.0M | $99.3M | $47.3M |
| Operating income | -$354.9M | -$19.2M | -$16.9M | $17.4M | -$948,000.00 | -$1.8M | $29.3M | -$2.4M |
| Net income | -$313.5M | -$20.4M | -$24.3M | $21.7M | -$2.7M | -$13.4M | -$5.2M | $1.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$7.50 | -$0.49 | -$0.57 | $0.46 | -$0.06 | -$0.26 | -$0.12 | $0.04 |
| Operating cash flow | $12.9M | $6.1M | $9.3M | $15.5M | $23.7M | $12.8M | $37.9M | $14.1M |
| Free cash flow | $12.1M | $4.7M | $7.9M | $13.1M | $16.1M | $9.7M | $35.6M | $13.6M |
| Gross margin | 71.5% | 63.7% | 65.0% | 77.1% | 73.7% | 72.6% | 86.3% | 73.7% |
| Operating margin | -503.1% | -35.1% | -33.3% | 22.2% | -1.5% | -2.9% | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| Net margin | -444.5% | -37.3% | -47.7% | 27.8% | -4.4% | -22.0% | -4.6% | 2.6% |
Company news
May 13, 2026
May 7, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Matus Kristi Ann | Award | 12,968 | $0.01 | $129.68 | filing |
| 2026-02-12 | Budnik Marianne | Award | 12,968 | $0.01 | $129.68 | filing |
| 2026-02-12 | DAVIS DOUGLAS LEE | Award | 12,968 | $0.01 | $129.68 | filing |
| 2026-02-12 | Klevorn Marcy S | Award | 12,968 | $0.01 | $129.68 | filing |
| 2026-02-12 | Harris Marion | Award | 12,968 | $0.01 | $129.68 | filing |
| 2026-01-09 | Krzanich Brian M· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 263,338 | $12.35 | $3.3M | filing |
| 2026-01-09 | Mentz Christian· EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | Award | 131,694 | $12.35 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-01-09 | Salinas Jennifer· EVP Chief Admin Officer | Award | 131,694 | $12.35 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-01-09 | Rodriquez Antonio· CFO | Award | 131,694 | $12.35 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-01-09 | Schanz Nils· EVP Product & Technology | Award | 87,796 | $12.35 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2025-11-21 | Krzanich Brian M· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 552,766 | $10.35 | $5.7M | filing |
| 2025-11-21 | Salinas Jennifer· EVP Chief Admin Officer | Award | 242,044 | $10.35 | $2.5M | filing |
| 2025-11-21 | Rodriquez Antonio· CFO | Award | 166,821 | $10.35 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2025-11-21 | Mentz Christian· EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | Award | 49,905 | $10.35 | $516,516.75 | filing |
| 2025-11-21 | Schanz Nils· EVP Product & Technology | Award | 49,905 | $10.35 | $516,516.75 | filing |
| 2025-10-09 | Krzanich Brian M· Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 132,075 | $11.46 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2025-10-07 | Salinas Jennifer· EVP Chief Admin Officer | Sale | 77,994 | $12.31 | $960,277.73 | filing |
| 2025-10-06 | Salinas Jennifer· EVP Chief Admin Officer | Sale | 64,784 | $12.76 | $826,468.92 | filing |
| 2025-10-06 | Rodriquez Antonio· CFO | Sale | 38,347 | $12.76 | $489,204.18 | filing |
| 2025-10-06 | Schanz Nils· EVP Product & Technology | Sale | 30,560 | $12.76 | $389,863.09 | filing |
| 2025-10-06 | Mentz Christian· EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | Sale | 26,872 | $12.76 | $342,814.17 | filing |
| 2025-10-01 | Schanz Nils· EVP Product & Technology | Award | 90,252 | $0.01 | $902.52 | filing |
| 2025-08-15 | Rodriquez Antonio· CFO | Award | 1,795 | $10.06 | $18,057.70 | filing |
| 2025-08-14 | Mentz Christian· EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | Sale | 4,000 | $12.74 | $50,943.20 | filing |
Latest 24 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.