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    Cerence Inc (CRNC)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SOFTWARE - APPLICATION • NASDAQ

    $9.17
    +0.46 (+5.22%)

    Market Cap: $394.18M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    82%(23/28)
    Avg Surprise
    +72.36%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.09
    Range$-0.05 - $0.18
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $67M
    Range$66M - $68M
    5 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.14
    Range$0.05 - $0.24
    4 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.20-27.5%
    60d ago$0.20-27.5%
    30d ago$0.20-27.5%
    7d ago$0.20-27.5%
    Current$0.14
    Revenue Consensus
    $70M
    Range$63M - $73M
    5 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.14---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.09---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.03N/A-85.00%Miss-75.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$0.18$0.14+28.57%Beat-71.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.18$0.31-41.94%Miss+700.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 19
    		$-0.12N/A+53.85%Beat-71.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.12$-0.09+233.33%Beat-36.8%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$0.63$0.30+110.00%Beat+800.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$-0.03N/A+88.46%Beat-102.7%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 21
    		$-0.07N/A+80.56%Beat-177.8%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.19$0.03+533.33%Beat+575.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$-0.09N/A+59.09%Beat-125.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.12$0.92+21.74%Beat+211.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 27
    		$0.09$0.15-40.00%Miss+164.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 8
    		$-0.04N/A+71.43%Beat-109.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    		$-0.04N/A+69.23%Beat-112.1%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.36$0.09+300.00%Beat-39.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 29
    		$-0.14$-0.23+39.13%Beat-121.2%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.43$0.42+2.38%Beat-30.6%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 10
    		$0.33$0.34-2.94%Miss-52.2%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.59$0.51+15.69%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 22
    		$0.66$0.56+17.86%Beat+8.2%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.62$0.54+14.81%Beat+100.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 10
    		$0.69$0.52+32.69%Beat+60.5%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.59$0.51+15.69%Beat+103.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.61$0.35+74.29%Beat+79.4%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.31$0.08+287.50%Beat+342.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.43$0.25+72.00%Beat+616.7%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.29$0.28+3.57%Beat-
    Sep 19
    Reported Dec 17
    		$0.34$0.48-29.17%Miss-
    Jun 19
    Reported Sep 9
    		$0.07$0.00N/ABeat-
    Mar 19
    Reported Jun 29
    		$0.06$0.00N/ABeat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio33.96EV/EBITDA12.61x
    Price/FCF5.27xFCF Yield18.98%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-4.97%Operating Margin4.50%
    ROE-9.56%ROIC5.09%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.04xInterest Coverage4.23x
    Current Ratio2.08xQuick Ratio2.08x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta3.05Avg Volume733.52K
    52-Week High$13.2852-Week Low$5.85

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$8.47
    SMA 20$8.21
    SMA 50$8.31
    SMA 200$9.15
    EMA 10$8.58
    EMA 20$8.39
    EMA 50$8.47
    EMA 200$9.10

    MACD

    Line: 0.15Signal: 0.02Hist: 0.14

    ADX

    ADX: 18.2+DI: 27.6-DI: 12.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down52.0
    PSAR$8.20

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$9.02
    Lower Band$7.40
    %B Position1967%(Upper)
    Band Width1.09

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    66.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K81.1
    Stoch %D81.8
    Williams %R-4.3
    ROC (10d)13.2%
    Momentum1.07
    CCI (20d)178.7
    MFI (14d)75.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.43(4.7%)
    StdDev (20d)0.40
    Hist Vol42.7%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$8.94
    OBV47.7M
    AD Line-3.8M
    CMF (20d)0.182

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)760.5K
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$8.28

    Pivot Points

    R3$9.34
    R2$9.17
    R1$8.94
    Pivot Point$8.77
    S1$8.54
    S2$8.37
    S3$8.14

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI11.86
    Ultimate Osc67.8
    KST23.37

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$69.59M$64.19M$115.08M$60.64M$62.24M$78.01M$50.90M$54.80M$70.54M$67.83M$138.34M$80.76M
    Cost of Revenue$16.67M$16.90M$15.73M$16.64M$16.35M$17.83M$17.82M$19.91M$20.11M$20.88M$26.34M$23.03M
    Gross Profit$52.91M$47.30M$99.35M$43.99M$45.89M$60.18M$33.07M$34.90M$50.43M$46.94M$112.00M$57.74M
    Operating Expenses$51.04M$49.74M$70.04M$45.76M$46.84M$42.83M$50.01M$54.12M$405.34M$311.33M$53.42M$53.84M
    R&D$29.24M$30.30M$24.70M$26.40M$27.15M$23.33M$20.87M$25.23M$31.18M$31.85M$33.31M$35.14M
    SG&A$14.71M$12.80M$31.99M$12.48M$12.34M$11.20M$12.75M$13.19M$9.83M$16.66M$12.79M$11.45M
    Operating Income$1.88M$-2,444,000$29.31M$-1,762,000$-948,000$17.35M$-16,933,000$-19,228,000$-354,905,000$-264,383,000$58.58M$3.90M
    Interest Income$710,000$655,000$865,000$603,000$895,000$918,000$1.44M$1.44M$1.29M$1.19M$1.43M$1.23M
    Interest Expense$1.45M$1.48M$1.67M$1.71M$2.41M$2.72M$3.39M$3.10M$3.10M$3.11M$3.24M$3.13M
    Income Before Tax$1.55M$-2,978,000$30.06M$-5,468,000$-789,000$16.05M$-18,617,000$-20,383,000$-356,096,000$-266,329,000$58.20M$346,000
    Income Tax Expense$0$-4,651,000$35.30M$7.89M$1.93M$-5,603,000$5.67M$33,000$-42,553,000$11.65M$34.34M$11.90M
    Net Income$1.53M$1.67M$-5,239,000$-13,361,000$-2,721,000$21.66M$-24,288,000$-20,416,000$-313,543,000$-277,976,000$23.86M$-11,552,000
    EBITDA$5.13M$635,000$33.05M$-2,329,000$3.44M$21.20M$-14,216,000$-16,144,000$-351,614,000$-261,710,000$62.69M$5.13M
    EBIT$2.29M$-2,156,000$30.86M$-4,366,000$725,000$17.85M$-16,661,000$-18,725,000$-354,279,000$-264,408,000$60.00M$2.25M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    CRNC Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    34.0x
    Forward P/E
    44.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    12.6x
    P/FCF
    5.3x
    P/B
    2.5x
    See GNG's fair value

    CRNC Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    78.7%
    Operating margin
    4.5%
    Net margin
    -5.0%
    ROIC
    5.1%
    ROE
    -9.6%
    FCF margin
    25.4%
    FCF yield
    19.0%

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    Sector: Technology

    CRNC Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CRNC converts 25.4% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • CRNC beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • CRNC grew quarterly revenue 11.8% year over year.

    Bear case

    • CRNC has a -5.0% net profit margin.

    CRNC Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
    Average surprise
    58.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.09

    Frequently Asked Questions About CRNC

    Does CRNC pay dividends?

    Cerence Inc (CRNC) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is CRNC's P/E ratio?

    Cerence Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.96.

    What is CRNC's market cap?

    Cerence Inc (CRNC) has a market capitalization of $394.18M with a current stock price of $9.17.

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