Cerence (CRNC) Net Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) recorded Net Margin of 2.20% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.58 percentage points from -4.37% a year earlier but down 0.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cerence (CRNC) Net Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cerence's Net Margin came in at -4.97% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was -7.43%, up 169.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of -1.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Net Margin came in at -177.40% in FY2024 (-158.29 pp), -19.10% in FY2023 (+75.69 pp), -94.80% in FY2022 (-106.65 pp) and 11.85% in FY2021 (+17.39 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has ranged from -444.50% in fiscal Q3 2024 to 27.76% in fiscal Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +103.70 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 440.12 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025, against a drop of 417.81 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 2.61% (Q2 2026), -4.55% (Q1 2026) and -22.03% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -8.27% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.36% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 29.61% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -12.39% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 3.97% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 3.25% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 14.41% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 7.38% |
| 10 | Cerence | 352.47 Mn | 346.49 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 2.20% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -22.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -47.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -444.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -409.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -395.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -111.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.15% |
API Access
Cerence Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();