Cerence (CRNC) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.81% for Q1 2026, up 8208.0% on a YoY basis from 0.06% in Q1 2025, and down 43.41% quarter-over-quarter from 8.5% in Q4 2025.
Cerence (CRNC) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cerence has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 4.81% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 8208.0% year-over-year to 4.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.81% (up 8208.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.41%, up 7364.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.81%, down from 8.5% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.5% in Q4 2025, with the low at 129.04% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 26.63% across 5 years, with a median of 3.63% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 13191 bps — and 2025, when it surged 13754 bps.
- Cerence's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.71% in 2022, then soared by 150 bps to 2.87% in 2023, then tumbled by 4592 bps to 129.04% in 2024, then soared by 107 bps to 8.5% in 2025, then plunged by 43 bps to 4.81% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.81% (Q1 2026), 8.5% (Q4 2025), and 0.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Cerence | 461.49 Mn | 353.23 Mn | 47.30 Mn | 4.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -77.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -129.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -123.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -86.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -20.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.54% |