Cerence (CRNC) EBIT Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence's EBIT Margin was 2.69% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.22 percentage points from -1.52% a year earlier and up 6.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cerence (CRNC) EBIT Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cerence's EBIT Margin was 8.72% through Jun 30, 2026, up 16.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was -0.91%, up 174.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -7.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was -174.94% in FY2024 (-165.70 pp), -9.24% in FY2023 (+46.98 pp), -56.22% in FY2022 (-71.87 pp) and 15.65% in FY2021 (+8.87 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -503.13% (fiscal Q3 2024) and 42.35% (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +108.40 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 501.61 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 489.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CRNC's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -3.81% (Q2 2026), 25.47% (Q1 2026) and -2.91% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.62% |
| 10 | Cerence | 352.47 Mn | 346.49 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 2.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -35.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -503.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -389.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -394.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.97% |
Cerence EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CRNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();