Cerence (CRNC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) posted Free Cash Flow of $13.6 million for Q1 2026, down 61.78% on a QoQ basis from $35.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 3.83% year-over-year from $13.1 million in Q1 2025.
Cerence (CRNC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cerence's Free Cash Flow history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 3.83% year-over-year to $13.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $75.1 million (up 98.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $46.8 million, up 283.75% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $13.6 million for Q1 2026 at Cerence, down from $35.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $35.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$9.7 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $5.3 million and a median of $5.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 481.09% — and 2025, when it soared 1738.33%.
- Cerence's Free Cash Flow stood at -$2.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 33.74% to -$3.7 million in 2023, then surged by 310.73% to $7.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 351.55% to $35.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 61.78% to $13.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRNC's Free Cash Flow at $13.6 million in Q1 2026, $35.6 million in Q4 2025, and $9.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.39 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 235.34 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 476.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.56 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 232.77 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 306.96 Mn |
| 10 | Cerence | 397.29 Mn | 289.03 Mn | 47.30 Mn | 13.63 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -801,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -801,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.75 Mn |