Cerence (CRNC) EBITDA Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) reported EBITDA Margin of 6.79% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.94 percentage points from 2.85% a year earlier and up 6.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cerence (CRNC) EBITDA Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cerence's EBITDA Margin came in at 11.90%, up 15.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 3.28%, up 175.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -12.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA Margin came in at -171.73% in FY2024 (-167.94 pp), -3.79% in FY2023 (+45.13 pp), -48.92% in FY2022 (-72.23 pp) and 23.31% in FY2021 (+7.46 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of -499.35% in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of 44.29% in fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +108.46 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 502.20 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 490.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.54% (Q2 2026), 27.37% (Q1 2026) and 0.45% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 20.32% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 40.40% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 4.19% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 20.62% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cerence | 352.47 Mn | 346.49 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 6.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -28.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -499.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -385.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -385.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.50% |
Cerence EBITDA 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();