Cerence (CRNC) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) reported Operating Margin of 3.81% for Q1 2026, down 2605.0% on a YoY basis from 0.15% in Q1 2025, and down 114.95% quarter-over-quarter from 25.47% in Q4 2025.
Cerence (CRNC) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cerence has reported Operating Margin for 9 years, with the latest figure at 3.81% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 2605.0% year-over-year to 3.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.0% (up 15498.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.91%, up 17403.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.81%, down from 25.47% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 42.35% in Q4 2023, with the low at 503.13% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 61.48% across 5 years, with a median of 2.91% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin sank 48935 bps — and 2025, when it soared 50161 bps.
- Cerence's Operating Margin stood at 2.36% in 2022, then surged by 1892 bps to 42.35% in 2023, then sank by 179 bps to 33.27% in 2024, then jumped by 177 bps to 25.47% in 2025, then slumped by 115 bps to 3.81% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.81% (Q1 2026), 25.47% (Q4 2025), and 2.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 21.08% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 13.34% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 33.82% |
| 10 | Cerence | 461.49 Mn | 353.23 Mn | 47.30 Mn | -3.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -35.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -503.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -389.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -149.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -40.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.44% |