Cerence (CRNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.00% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.35 percentage points from -5.35% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Cerence (CRNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cerence posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.59%, up 82.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of -5.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -83.21% in FY2024 (-80.43 pp), -2.78% in FY2023 (+13.34 pp), -16.12% in FY2022 (-20.67 pp) and 4.54% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -157.64% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 4.44% in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 157.75 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 157.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.00% (Q2 2026), 0.11% (Q1 2026) and -0.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.11% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 111.71% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.45% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | - |
| 10 | Cerence | 365.57 Mn | 359.59 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -87.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -157.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -135.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -94.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -23.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.44% |
API Access
Cerence Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();