Cerence (CRNC) Short-term Investments (2020 - 2025)
Cerence (CRNC) reported Short-term Investments of $2.54 million for fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 34.6% from $3.89 million a year earlier and down 25.9% from the prior quarter.
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Cerence (CRNC) Short-term Investments (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cerence posted Short-term Investments of $3.43 million, down 37.6% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Short-term Investments came in at $5.5 million in FY2024 (-40.3%), $9.21 million in FY2023 (-54.7%), $20.32 million in FY2022 (-33.2%) and $30.44 million in FY2021 (+161.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 37.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 161.0%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 67.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2026 came in at $3.43 million (Q4 2025), $5.45 million (Q3 2025) and $5.41 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 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 |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 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 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.10 Mn |
API Access
Cerence Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();