Cerence (CRNC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)

Cerence (CRNC) reported Free Cash Flow of $13.6 million for Q1 2026, up 3.83% on a YoY basis from $13.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 61.78% quarter-over-quarter from $35.6 million in Q4 2025.

Cerence (CRNC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cerence has reported Free Cash Flow for 9 years, with the latest figure at $13.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 3.83% year-over-year to $13.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $75.1 million (up 98.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $46.8 million, up 283.75% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $13.6 million, down from $35.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $35.6 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$9.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $5.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.2 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 481.09% — and 2025, when it soared 1738.33%.
  • Cerence's Free Cash Flow stood at -$2.8 million in 2022, then slumped by 33.74% to -$3.7 million in 2023, then soared by 310.73% to $7.9 million in 2024, then surged by 351.55% to $35.6 million in 2025, then sank by 61.78% to $13.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $13.6 million (Q1 2026), $35.6 million (Q4 2025), and $9.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 4.11 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - 225.50 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 2.29 Bn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 476.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 6.56 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 306.96 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 1.57 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 2.19 Bn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 2.11 Bn
10 Cerence 461.49 Mn 353.23 Mn 47.30 Mn 13.63 Mn

Historic Data

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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