Cerence (CRNC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Cerence (CRNC) reported Operating Expenses of $49.7 million for Q1 2026, up 16.14% on a YoY basis from $42.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.98% quarter-over-quarter from $70.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cerence (CRNC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cerence has reported Operating Expenses for 9 years, with the latest figure at $49.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 16.14% year-over-year to $49.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $212.4 million (down 61.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $185.4 million, down 77.5% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $49.7 million, down from $70.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $405.3 million in Q2 2024, with the low at $42.8 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $101.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $53.8 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses soared 723.47% — and 2025, when it sank 88.45%.
  • Cerence's Operating Expenses stood at $59.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 10.15% to $53.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 6.39% to $50.0 million in 2024, then soared by 40.06% to $70.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 28.98% to $49.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $49.7 million (Q1 2026), $70.0 million (Q4 2025), and $45.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -7.98 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -269.42 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 11.28 Bn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 6.22 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.04 Bn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 2.33 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 4.23 Bn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 3.67 Bn
10 Cerence 461.49 Mn 353.23 Mn 47.30 Mn 49.74 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 49.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 70.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 42.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 54.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 405.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 311.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 53.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 49.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 64.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 59.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 263.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 49.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 55.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 47.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 63.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 58.02 Mn