Cerence (CRNC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Cerence's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.22% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.85 percentage points from -3.63% a year earlier and up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cerence (CRNC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Cerence came in at -0.41%, up 73.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -2.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -74.05% in FY2024 (-71.71 pp), -2.34% in FY2023 (+11.16 pp), -13.50% in FY2022 (-17.46 pp) and 3.96% in FY2021 (+2.34 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -129.04% (fiscal Q1 2025) and 8.50% (fiscal Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 137.54 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 131.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CRNC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.81% (Q2 2026), 8.50% (Q1 2026) and -0.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -0.47% |
| 10 | Cerence | 365.57 Mn | 359.59 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 5.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.22% |
| 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 | -22.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.93% |
API Access
Cerence Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();