Cerence Inc. (CRNC) stock
CRNCNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 9/303% below fair value
$7.92−0.24 (-2.94%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $358.22MP/E –Yield –
Cerence statistics
98 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 18, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 4.23
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.72
- 2.10
- EV / EBIT
- 19.71
- 21.00
- EV / FCF
- 6.76
- 15.48
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.88%
- 1.88%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.04%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 41M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 8.33%
- 13.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 82.9%
- 62.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -13.2%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 12.2%
- 5.82%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 11.1%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 8.86
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $13.28
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $5.85
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $8.43
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $8.32
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $8.81
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.44
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.82%
- 0.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -13.6%
- -1.81%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -7.04%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -19.1%
- 0.47%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -25.9%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -13.1%
- -13.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -57.3%
- -16.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -92.5%
- -57.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 520,036
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 531,177
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 678,354
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.70
- 0.64
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.5
- 47.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 75.1%
- 65.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 2.00
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.48%
- -0.85%
- EBITDA Margin
- 11.9%
- 0.72%
- FCF Margin
- 25.4%
- 9.88%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -9.56%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.45%
- -3.24%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 3.92%
- -0.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.20%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.08
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 0.45
- 0.94
- Debt / Equity
- 1.04
- 0.51
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.71
- 2.60
- Debt / FCF
- 2.21
- 2.79
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.71
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 4.28
- -0.55
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 25.8%
- 9.45%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 88.4%
- 14.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -8.43%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -5.32%
- 12.3%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.49
- 0.64
- Inventory Turnover
- 48.84
- 13.44
- Revenue Per Employee
- $238.07K
- $394.08K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$11.84K
- -$7.02K
- Employee Count
- 1,300
- 525
- WACC
- 11.3%
- 10.3%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $23.16M
- -$315.88K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$173.46M
- $1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.83
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $166.35M
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.68
- $1.98
- Tangible Book Value
- -$129.62M
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- $110.32M
- $16.25M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$6.07M
- -$5.67M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.74
- $0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -4.30%
- 0.37%
- FCF Yield
- 22.0%
- 4.39%
- Buyback Yield
- -0.28%
- 3.39%
- Shareholder Yield
- -0.28%
- 3.74%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $6.30M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- $38.56M
- $1.63M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 166.5%
- 22.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.80
- 1.96
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.99
- -2.82
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CRNC | S&P 500 | Difference | CRNC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -10.9% | -3.0% | −7.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -8.0% | -2.8% | −5.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -25.9% | +11.5% | −37.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | -7.3% | +13.5% | −20.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | -51.8% | +77.7% | −129.5 pts | -21.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -92.5% | +72.6% | −165.1 pts | -40.4% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M CRNC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.2% from the previous report, or 12.15% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,038,284 | -13.2% | 568,729 | 8.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,807,316 | -7.3% | 866,436 | 6.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,263,551 | +3.2% | 581,264 | 10.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,071,955 | -0.7% | 602,638 | 10.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6,111,791 | -3.9% | 711,730 | 8.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,362,428 | +0.2% | 750,357 | 8.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,349,131 | +3.9% | 817,096 | 7.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,110,397 | -6.9% | 530,222 | 11.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,562,116 | +5.4% | 1,016,639 | 6.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,227,871 | -0.3% | 1,051,956 | 5.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,243,933 | +3.0% | 1,413,750 | 4.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,061,537 | +2.1% | 1,305,140 | 4.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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