CRNC
Cerence Inc.
CRNC lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to decline.
CRNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRNC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
CRNC PE Valuation
CRNC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CRNC's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability holding steady.
CRNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.40 | +$7.70 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | +$15.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.43 | +$13.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.66 | +$13.26 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.10 | -$1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.22 | -$14.40 |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.12 | -$12.72 |
CRNC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $15.22 at its worst in late 2024.
CRNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $69.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.2M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $115.1M | +126% |
| Q3 2025 | $60.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $62.2M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $78M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.9M | -63% |
| Q3 2024 | $54.8M | -32% |
CRNC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $70M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8% | -26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +59 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9% | +32 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5% | +502 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +412 points |
| Q4 2024 | -33% | -76 points |
| Q3 2024 | -35% | -40 points |
CRNC's operating margin was 2.7% last quarter, up 4.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CRNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.6M | +352% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7M | +109% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.1M | +$13.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9M | +$11.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $4.7M | -52% |
CRNC generated $79M in free cash flow over the past year, up 88% from the year before.
CRNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.8% | +845K shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +4.5M shares |
| 3 years | +18% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +8.4M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +11.4M shares |
CRNC has 48M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago, despite $8M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $52,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $13,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $180,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $802,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $8,000 |
CRNC spent $8M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
CRNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2019 | 0.0x | Very low |
CRNC has more cash than debt.
CRNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.1 | Neutral |
CRNC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
CRNC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CRNC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.27 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.62 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.28 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.87 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.9 | 37% below |
CRNC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 37% below its 200-week average.
CRNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.0 | $105.1 | +401% |
| 2021 | $105.1 | $78.9 | -25% |
| 2022 | $78.9 | $18.6 | -76% |
| 2023 | $18.6 | $19.7 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | $19.7 | $8.49 | -57% |
| 2025 | $8.49 | $11.1 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $8.16 | -26% |
CRNC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +401% in 2020 to −76% in 2022. It's down 26% so far in 2026.