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Cerence Inc

Technology · Software - Application · listed since 2019

8.20$ +3.8% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026
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Price history

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52-week range: 6.00 $ to 13.30 $ · Last price: 8.20 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)

Key figures

Key figures at a glance

Every figure we hold for this stock, grouped by topic. The question mark next to a label explains what the number means.

Basics

Market Cap ?The value of the entire company on the market: share price times total shares outstanding. 0.4$B
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 45m
Float ?Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders. 97.1%
Beta ?Volatility versus the overall market: 1 = moves like the market, 2 = twice as much, under 1 = calmer than the market. 3.0

Performance

Perf. 1M ?Price performance over the last month. -8.60%
Perf. 3M ?Price performance over the last 3 months. 79.00%
Perf. 6M ?Price performance over the last 6 months. -4.20%
YTD Performance (%) ?Price performance since the start of the year (Year to Date). -5.70%
52-Week-High Distance ?How far the price sits below its highest point over the last 52 weeks. 0% means the stock is at its year high. -28.3%
Perf. 1Y ?Price performance over the last 12 months. -30.58%
Perf. 3Y ?Price performance over the last 3 years. -61.68%
Perf. 5Y ?Price performance over the last 5 years. -92.29%
Perf. Since Inception ?Price performance since the first available trading day (09/16/2019) — with a complete history, that is since the IPO. -68.04%

Technical Indicators

MA 38 Days ?Moving average of the last 38 trading days: the smoothed price path. A price above it signals short-term strength. 8.40$
MA 50 Days ?Moving average of the last 50 trading days — the most widely watched medium-term trend line. 8.70$
MA 200 Days ?Moving average of the last 200 trading days — the dividing line between a long-term uptrend and downtrend. 9.50$
RSI (14) ?Relative Strength Index over 14 days, scale 0 to 100: above 70 counts as overbought, below 30 as oversold. A hint on timing, not a verdict on the company. 45.5
Volatility 30 Days ?Price swings over the last 30 trading days, annualized. The higher the value, the more the price fluctuates. 49.8%
Volatility 250 Days ?Price swings over the last 250 trading days (roughly one market year), annualized. 80.6%

Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026

Valuation

P/E ?Price-to-earnings ratio: how many years of profit does the stock cost? The lower, the cheaper the valuation. No earnings means no P/E. –
Forward P/E ?P/E based on expected earnings for the next 12 months instead of past earnings — analysts' bet on the future. 44.2
PEG ?P/E divided by expected earnings growth: puts valuation in relation to growth. Around 1 is considered fair, well above that is pricey. –
P/B ?Price-to-book ratio: market value relative to book equity. 2.4
P/S ?Price-to-sales ratio: market value divided by annual sales. Important for companies that aren't (yet) profitable. 1.3
EV/EBITDA ?Enterprise value including debt (EV) relative to operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — more comparable than P/E because debt counts too. Extreme values arise when EBITDA is near zero. 11.3
Price/FCF ?Market value divided by free cash flow: how many years of freely available cash does the stock cost? More honest than P/E because cash flow is harder to dress up. 5.0

Profitability

Gross Margin ?Gross margin: what's left of sales after only direct production costs are deducted — the product's pricing power. 78.7%
EBIT Margin ?EBIT margin: operating profit as a percentage of sales — the earning power of the core business before interest and taxes. –
Net Margin ?Net margin: what's left of sales as profit after ALL costs, interest, and taxes. -5.0%
Return on Equity ?Return on equity: how much profit does the company generate per year on shareholders' equity? -12.8%
Return on Assets ?Return on assets: how much profit the company generates from its total assets (equity and debt combined). 3.7%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio ?Equity ratio: equity as a share of total assets. The higher, the more resilient the balance sheet. –
Debt/Equity ?Leverage ratio: financial debt divided by equity. Under 1 is generally seen as solid; negative values mean negative equity. 1.2
Altman Z″ ?Edward Altman's bankruptcy early-warning score. We use the Z″ variant, built from four balance-sheet ratios — it is designed for service companies and non-manufacturers and uses book value instead of market value. On that scale: below 1.1 = danger zone, 2.6 and up = safe zone, in between a grey area. Because the classic Altman Z is calculated differently, the two numbers are not directly comparable. The formula does not fit banks, insurers, or real-estate stocks. warning zone -0.04
Piotroski ?Balance-sheet health check by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria on profit, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency. 7+ is very solid, under 3 is a red flag. 6 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter ?Sales growth in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). -17.70%
EPS Growth Last Quarter ?Growth in earnings per share in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). -92.00%
Sales Growth (Year) ?Sales growth in the last fiscal year versus the year before. -24.05%
Forward Sales Growth ?Sales growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. -7.45%
Forward EPS Growth ?Earnings-per-share growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. 7.90%

Dividend

This stock currently pays no dividend.

Quality & Screener

Stage ?Weinstein phases 1 through 4: 1 = basing, 2 = uptrend (the only buy phase), 3 = topping, 4 = downtrend. Measured against the 30-week line. 3
RS Rating ?Relative strength from 1 to 99: an RS of 95 means the stock has outperformed 95% of all stocks. 57
EPS Rating ?Earnings growth rating from 1 to 99 versus all stocks — high values mean above-average earnings growth. 3
Fundamental Rating ?Our own Fundamental Rating: 0 to 100 points with an A+ to F grade. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. It scores growth, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet safety — every stock percentile-ranked against all others. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below. D (42 out of 100)

Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.

Comparison

Industry comparison

The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.

Industry: Software - Application

Industry comparison
Company Market cap ($B) P/E EV/EBITDA Gross Margin % EBIT Margin % Sales Growth (Year) % Perf. 1Y %
Cerence Inc CRNC 0.4 – 11.3 78.7 – -24.1 -30.6
Salesforce.com Inc CRM 194.7 24.2 14.3 77.3 21.8 9.6 1.1
Uber Technologies Inc UBER 144.3 18.9 19.7 40.8 14.6 18.3 -23.8
ServiceNow Inc NOW 138.5 82.3 40.2 74.8 13.3 20.9 -27.2
Snowflake Inc. SNOW 115.4 – -76.6 67.0 -22.2 29.2 55.3
Automatic Data Processing Inc ADP 108.8 25.1 16.4 48.7 30.2 7.1 -3.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated ADBE 99.2 14.3 9.8 89.3 35.3 10.5 -30.2
Intuit Inc INTU 86.0 20.0 12.2 81.0 47.0 15.6 -52.2
Datadog Inc DDOG 84.3 631.8 268.8 79.5 0.8 27.7 75.8
Median of companies shown 108.8 24.2 14.3 77.3 18.2 15.6 -23.8

Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →

Fiscal years

Annual Figures

Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.

Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M

Revenue Operating income Net income

2016 · Revenue: 211 $M 2016 · Operating income: 50 $M 2016 · Net income: 35 $M 2017 · Revenue: 245 $M 2017 · Operating income: 66 $M 2017 · Net income: 47 $M 2018 · Revenue: 277 $M 2018 · Operating income: 54 $M 2018 · Net income: 6 $M 2019 · Revenue: 303 $M 2019 · Operating income: 36 $M 2019 · Net income: 100 $M 2020 · Revenue: 331 $M 2020 · Operating income: 39 $M 2020 · Net income: -18 $M 2021 · Revenue: 387 $M 2021 · Operating income: 66 $M 2021 · Net income: 46 $M 2022 · Revenue: 328 $M 2022 · Operating income: 38 $M 2022 · Net income: -311 $M 2023 · Revenue: 294 $M 2023 · Operating income: -15 $M 2023 · Net income: -56 $M 2024 · Revenue: 332 $M 2024 · Operating income: 46 $M 2024 · Net income: -588 $M 2025 · Revenue: 252 $M 2025 · Operating income: 13 $M 2025 · Net income: -19 $M
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Annual Figures
Fiscal Year Revenue ($M) EBIT ($M) Net Income ($M) EPS ($) Operating Cash Flow ($M) Equity ($M) Total Assets ($M)
2016 211 50 35 0.96 114 1,011 1,293
2017 245 66 47 1.30 97 997 1,336
2018 277 54 6 0.16 115 993 1,398
2019 303 36 100 2.75 88 1,068 1,484
2020 331 39 -18 -0.50 45 958 1,687
2021 387 66 46 1.17 74 1,032 1,706
2022 328 38 -311 -7.93 -2 713 1,318
2023 294 -15 -56 -1.40 8 695 1,298
2024 332 46 -588 -14.12 17 141 702
2025 252 13 -19 -0.43 61 151 631

Quarters

Quarterly Figures

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Revenue & Profit

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Margins

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)
2024: Q4 · 50.9 $M Q4 2025: Q1 · 78.0 $M Q1 2025: Q2 · 62.2 $M Q2 2025: Q3 · 60.6 $M Q3 2025: Q4 · 115.1 $M Q4 2026: Q1 · 64.2 $M Q1 2026: Q2 · 69.6 $M Q2

Source: fundamental data

Quarterly Figures
Quarter EPS (Earnings Per Share) EPS YoY (%) Sales ($M) Sales YoY (%) Net Margin (%) OCF ($M) FCF ($M)
2024: Q4 -0.57 -216.90 51 -63.20 -47.70 9 8
2025: Q1 0.46 – 78 15.00 27.80 16 13
2025: Q2 -0.06 – 62 -11.80 -4.40 24 16
2025: Q3 -0.31 – 61 10.60 -22.00 13 10
2025: Q4 -0.12 – 115 126.10 -4.60 38 36
2026: Q1 0.04 -91.30 64 -17.70 2.60 14 14
2026: Q2 0.03 150.00 70 11.90 2.20 20 20

What Do These Terms Mean?

EPS (Earnings Per Share):
Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):
Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:
All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:
What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

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Screening

Appears in These Scanners

This stock currently matches 2 of our scanner strategies — each hit links to the scanner.

Quality & Balance Sheet

Momentum & Trend

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Outlook

Analysts & Price Target

Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.

Consensus Hold 1 = Strong buy … 5 = Strong sell
Analyst Ratings 7
Price Target (average) 10.75$
Distance to price 31.1% The price target sits 31.1% above the current price.

Distribution of Recommendations

Strong Buy 0
Buy 1
Hold 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0

Estimates by Fiscal Year

Estimates by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EPS Estimate ($) EPS Range ($) Revenue Estimate ($M) Expected Growth Analysts
09/30/2026 0.73 0.59 – 0.82 313 39.0% 4
09/30/2027 0.79 0.40 – 1.13 289 7.2% 4

Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.

Valuation

What is priced in?

Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.

Today’s market value implies roughly -12.2% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).

What is priced in?
Free cash flow (last twelve months) $78.6M
Market cap $391.0M
Free cash flow in year ten $21.4M
Terminal value as a share of market value 28.8%

For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow grew by 12.7% per year.

It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.

A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.

AI classification

AI Rating

Not yet rated — we only show a category once an SEC-backed file with at least two cited passages is available.

How the Rating Is Built

Growth

Growth Score

Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.

4 of 10 Weak growth
  • Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years -8.4%
  • More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year -7.5%
  • Share count grows by less than 3% a year 3.3%
  • Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") -5.5%
  • Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 72.1%
  • Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 47.4%
  • Net debt below twice EBITDA 12.0 x EBITDA
  • Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 749 m
  • Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 2.5%
  • Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 3.5%

A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail

Quality check

AAQS

3/10

The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).

  • Sales growth 10Y > 5% 2.0%
  • Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 7.1%
  • EBIT growth 10Y > 5% -13.8%
  • Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 7.1%
  • Net debt < 4x EBIT 10.9x
  • EBIT positive, 10Y straight 9
  • Max. EBIT decline < 50% 100.0%
  • Return on equity > 15% –
  • ROCE > 15% 2.5%
  • Expected return > 10% 19.9%

View stocks with the full AAQS score · Read the methodology at AlleAktien

Source: fundamental data

Insiders

Insider Transactions

Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.

Insider Transactions
Date Person Role Type Shares Price Value
Aug 10, 2026 Salinas Jennifer EVP Chief Admin Officer Sell 25,998 8.83 229,508

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The company

About the Company

Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants for the mobility/transportation market in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific.

Employees
1,300
Headquarters
Burlington, MA
Address
1500 District Avenue, 01803 Burlington, United States
Phone
857 362 7300
IPO Date
10/02/2019
ISIN
US1567271093

Management

Management
Name Title Birth Year
Brian Matthew Krzanich President, CEO & Director 1960
Antonio Rodriquez Executive VP & CFO 1966
Nils Schanz Executive VP of Product & Technology 1983
Jennifer Salinas Executive VP, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary 1973
Christian Mentz Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer 1981
Katherine Roman VP, Corporate Controller & Interim Principal Accounting Officer 1982
Kate Hickman VP of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations –
Sujal Shah Head of Professional Services –
Dennis J. Close VP & Treasurer –
Nils Lenke VP & GM of Applications –

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

Filings

Company Filings (8-K)

An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  • 08/26/2026 Cerence Inc. (CRNC): Other Events SEC ↗
  • 08/06/2026 Cerence Inc. (CRNC): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗

Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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