Cerence (CRNC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) posted Operating Expenses of $49.7 million for Q1 2026, down 28.98% on a QoQ basis from $70.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 16.14% year-over-year from $42.8 million in Q1 2025.
Cerence (CRNC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cerence's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $49.7 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 16.14% year-over-year to $49.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $212.4 million (down 61.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $185.4 million, down 77.5% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $49.7 million for Q1 2026 at Cerence, down from $70.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $405.3 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $42.8 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $101.4 million and a median of $53.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses soared 723.47% — and 2025, when it plunged 88.45%.
- Cerence's Operating Expenses stood at $59.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.15% to $53.4 million in 2023, then declined by 6.39% to $50.0 million in 2024, then surged by 40.06% to $70.0 million in 2025, then declined by 28.98% to $49.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRNC's Operating Expenses at $49.7 million in Q1 2026, $70.0 million in Q4 2025, and $45.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Cerence | 397.29 Mn | 289.03 Mn | 47.30 Mn | 49.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |