Cerence Inc. CRNC Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 78.3%-0.7pp | 78.9%+6.2pp | 72.7%+2.0pp | 70.8%+0.5pp | 70.2%+2.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 8%-5.9pp | 13.9%+14.8pp | -0.9%+7.1pp | -8%+139pp | -147%+122pp | |
| Net margin | -6.5%-6.6pp | 0.1%+7.5pp | -7.4%+3.0pp | -10.5%+122pp | -132.4%+128pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 11.2%-6.0pp | 17.2%+13.9pp | 3.3%+6.8pp | -3.5%+139pp | -142.6%+122pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 24.8%+1.2pp | 23.6%+5.0pp | 18.6%+1.6pp | 17%+2.1pp | 14.9%+5.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -12.8%-13.0pp | 0.2%+13.1pp | -12.8%+3.8pp | -16.6%+93.2pp | -109.9%+39.5pp | |
| Return on assets | -3.1%-3.1pp | 0.1%+2.9pp | -2.8%+1.1pp | -3.9%+36.8pp | -40.7%+26.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.4%-3.8pp | 8.2%+9.0pp | -0.8%+5.5pp | -6.3%+71.3pp | -77.5%+30.7pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×+0.1× | 1.8×+0.3× | 1.5×+0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×+0.1× | 1.7×+0.3× | 1.5×+0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 1×+0.1× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.3×-0.2× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×-0.5× | 1.9×-0.4× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3×+0.6× | 1.8×-14.3× | 16.1×— | —— | —— | |
| Interest coverage | 3.3×-1.8× | 5.2×+5.4× | -0.2×+1.5× | -1.7×+28.6× | -30.3×+21.2× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $3.38+1.0% | $3.35-4.1% | $3.49-3.0% | $3.60+24.2% | $2.90+2.9% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $445.1M+19.4% | $480.4M-11.0% | $539.76M+25.3% | $430.85M+26.2% | $341.27M+1.5% | |
| Enterprise value | $524.39M-1.4% | $576.69M-14.3% | $672.92M+17.2% | $574.16M+14.8% | $500.33M-0.4% | |
| Price / sales | 1.5×0.0× | 1.5×-0.6× | 2.1×+0.4× | 1.8×+0.4× | 1.3×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 2.8×+0.3× | 3.2×-0.4× | 3.6×+0.8× | 2.8×+0.5× | 2.3×-0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.5×— | 10.6×-70.9× | 81.5×— | —— | —— | |
| EV / sales | 1.7×-0.4× | 1.8×-0.8× | 2.7×+0.3× | 2.3×+0.4× | 2×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 16.9%+6.7pp | 15.5%+6.8pp | 8.7%-1.0pp | 9.7%-1.4pp | 11.1%+4.0pp | |
| Earnings yield | -4.4%+85.9pp | 0.1%+3.5pp | -3.5%+2.5pp | -6%+92.6pp | -98.6%+90.6pp |
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- What are Cerence Inc.'s profit margins?
- Cerence Inc. (CRNC) runs a 78.3% gross margin and a 8.0% operating margin, with a -6.5% net margin.
- Where do Cerence Inc.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Cerence Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
