CERENCE INC.

EDGAR

Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 251.8M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 331.5M.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

69.6 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

2.69%

2026 Q3 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 1875000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 69587000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

20 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 71961000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 52001000 USD Source

Free cash flow

19.6 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 71961000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 52001000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 3071000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 2731000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
Not available
Long-term debt including current maturities
173 million USD Source
Exact value

173458000 USD

Shares outstanding
45.2 million shares Source
Exact value

45188000 shares

Reported share-count change

4.45% · 1.92 million shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 43264000 shares · 2025-06-30· Source
  • 45188000 shares · 2026-06-30· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

309 million USD

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 251781000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 191142000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 115076000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 64192000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Revenue: 69587000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source

Net income

-15.4 million USD

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: -18714000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Net income: -5353000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Net income: -5239000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 1673000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Net income: 1533000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source

Operating cash flow

84.7 million USD

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 61173000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 48421000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 37894000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 52001000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 37894000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 71961000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 52001000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source

Capital expenditure

6.07 million USD

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Capital expenditure: 14356000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 11353000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2249000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2731000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2249000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 3071000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2731000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source

Free cash flow

78.6 million USD

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 61173000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 48421000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 37894000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 52001000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 37894000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 71961000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 52001000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 14356000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 11353000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2249000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2731000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2249000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 3071000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2731000 USD · 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-31 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-08-06.

Financial data available through: 2025-09-30.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Operating income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Net income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Operating cash flow: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Capital expenditure: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Total assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Total liabilities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Current assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Current liabilities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • cash and cash equivalents: No compatible figures in this window
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Shares outstanding: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    -24%

    Prior period

    USD 331.5 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 251.78 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    251781000 − 331504000 = -79723000 USD

    331504000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    251781000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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  • Net income

    +USD 569.36 million

    Prior period

    −USD 588.08 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 18.71 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -18714000 − -588078000 = 569364000 USD

    -588078000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    -18714000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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  • Operating cash flow

    +255.7%

    Prior period

    USD 17.2 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 61.17 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    61173000 − 17196000 = 43977000 USD

    17196000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    61173000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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  • Capital expenditure

    +187.3%

    Prior period

    USD 5 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 14.36 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    14356000 − 4996000 = 9360000 USD

    4996000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    14356000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

  • Revenue USD 251.78 million 100% of revenue
  • Cost of revenue USD 68.65 million 27% of revenue
  • Operating expenses USD 185.43 million 74% of revenue
  • Operating income −USD 2.29 million −0.9% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 16.42 million 6.5% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 18.71 million −7.4% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 61.17 million 24% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 14.36 million 5.7% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 46.82 million 19% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2018 11%87%
  • 2019 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2020 Net loss: net income was −5.5% of revenue.
  • 2021 12%84%
  • 2022 Operating loss: operating costs were 156% of revenue.
  • 2023 Operating loss: operating costs were 109% of revenue.
  • 2024 Operating loss: operating costs were 275% of revenue.
  • 2025 Operating loss: operating costs were 101% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2018 2017-10-01 – 2018-09-30276984000 240132000 Derived 36852000 30971000 Derived 5881000 108749000 Derived
Source
2019 2018-10-01 – 2019-09-30303315000 292463000 Derived 10852000 -89416000 Derived 100268000 83554000 Derived
Source
2020 2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30330967000 308536000 Derived 22431000 40747000 Derived -18316000 25777000 Derived
Source
2021 2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30387182000 326588000 Derived 60594000 14701000 Derived 45893000 62342000 Derived
Source
2022 2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30327891000 512236000 Derived -184345000 126481000 Derived -310826000 -19584000 Derived
Source
2023 2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30294475000 321674000 Derived -27199000 29055000 Derived -56254000 2374000 Derived
Source
2024 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30331504000 911440000 Derived -579936000 8142000 Derived -588078000 12200000 Derived
Source
2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30251781000 254072000 Derived -2291000 16423000 Derived -18714000 46817000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 251.8M 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.418.2M313.6M209.1M104.5M0.0201820222025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2018Revenue276984000
2019Revenue303315000
2020Revenue330967000
2021Revenue387182000
2022Revenue327891000
2023Revenue294475000
2024Revenue331504000
2025Revenue251781000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-24% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.20%8%-4%-15%-27%201820222025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2018Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2019Year over year9.5%
2020Year over year9.1%
2021Year over year17%
2022Year over year-15.3%
2023Year over year-10.2%
2024Year over year12.6%
2025Year over year-24%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin -0.9% 2025
Net margin -7.4% 2025
Free cash flow margin 18.6% 2025
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.57%-6%-69%-132%-195%201820222025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2018Operating margin13.3%
2019Operating margin3.6%
2020Operating margin6.8%
2021Operating margin15.7%
2022Operating margin-56.2%
2023Operating margin-9.2%
2024Operating margin-174.9%
2025Operating margin-0.9%
2018Net margin2.1%
2019Net margin33.1%
2020Net margin-5.5%
2021Net margin11.9%
2022Net margin-94.8%
2023Net margin-19.1%
2024Net margin-177.4%
2025Net margin-7.4%
2018Free cash flow margin39.3%
2019Free cash flow margin27.5%
2020Free cash flow margin7.8%
2021Free cash flow margin16.1%
2022Free cash flow margin-6%
2023Free cash flow margin0.8%
2024Free cash flow margin3.7%
2025Free cash flow margin18.6%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 61.2M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.124.7M90.6M56.6M22.5M-11.5M201820222025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2018Operating cash flow115259000
2019Operating cash flow88071000
2020Operating cash flow44789000
2021Operating cash flow74389000
2022Operating cash flow-2138000
2023Operating cash flow7498000
2024Operating cash flow17196000
2025Operating cash flow61173000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 46.8M 2025
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.119.0M81.8M44.6M7.4M-29.9M201820222025
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2018Free cash flow108749000
2019Free cash flow83554000
2020Free cash flow25777000
2021Free cash flow62342000
2022Free cash flow-19584000
2023Free cash flow2374000
2024Free cash flow12200000
2025Free cash flow46817000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

76.1% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.86%65%43%22%0%2018-09-3020222025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2018-09-30Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2019Liabilities / assets28%
2020Liabilities / assets43.1%
2021Liabilities / assets39.5%
2022Liabilities / assets45.9%
2023Liabilities / assets46.4%
2024Liabilities / assets79.9%
2025Liabilities / assets76.1%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.89× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.04×1.53×1.02×0.51×0.00×2018-09-3020222025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2018-09-30Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2019Current assets / current liabilities0.72×
2020Current assets / current liabilities1.26×
2021Current assets / current liabilities1.74×
2022Current assets / current liabilities1.55×
2023Current assets / current liabilities1.52×
2024Current assets / current liabilities1.22×
2025Current assets / current liabilities1.89×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2018 2017-10-01 – 2018-09-30
USD 5.88 million
Exact value

Exact value: 5881000 USD

2017-10-01 – 2018-09-30: 5881000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 115.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 115259000 USD

2017-10-01 – 2018-09-30: 115259000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 6.51 million
Exact value

Exact value: 6510000 USD

2017-10-01 – 2018-09-30: 6510000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 108.75 million
Calculation and evidence

115259000 − 6510000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 108749000 USD

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2019 2018-10-01 – 2019-09-30
USD 100.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 100268000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-30: 100268000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 88.07 million
Exact value

Exact value: 88071000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-30: 88071000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 4.52 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4517000 USD

2018-10-01 – 2019-09-30: 4517000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 83.55 million
Calculation and evidence

88071000 − 4517000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 83554000 USD

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2020 2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30
−USD 18.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: -18316000 USD

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USD 44.79 million
Exact value

Exact value: 44789000 USD

2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30: 44789000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 19.01 million
Exact value

Exact value: 19012000 USD

2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30: 19012000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 25.78 million
Calculation and evidence

44789000 − 19012000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 25777000 USD

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2021 2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30
USD 45.89 million
Exact value

Exact value: 45893000 USD

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USD 74.39 million
Exact value

Exact value: 74389000 USD

2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30: 74389000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 12.05 million
Exact value

Exact value: 12047000 USD

2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30: 12047000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 62.34 million
Calculation and evidence

74389000 − 12047000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 62342000 USD

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2022 2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30
−USD 310.83 million
Exact value

Exact value: -310826000 USD

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−USD 2.14 million
Exact value

Exact value: -2138000 USD

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USD 17.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: 17446000 USD

2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30: 17446000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 19.58 million
Calculation and evidence

-2138000 − 17446000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -19584000 USD

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2023 2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30
−USD 56.25 million
Exact value

Exact value: -56254000 USD

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USD 7.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7498000 USD

2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30: 7498000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 5.12 million
Exact value

Exact value: 5124000 USD

2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30: 5124000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 2.37 million
Calculation and evidence

7498000 − 5124000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 2374000 USD

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2024 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30
−USD 588.08 million
Exact value

Exact value: -588078000 USD

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USD 17.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 17196000 USD

2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30: 17196000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4996000 USD

2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30: 4996000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 12.2 million
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17196000 − 4996000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 12200000 USD

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2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30
−USD 18.71 million
Exact value

Exact value: -18714000 USD

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USD 61.17 million
Exact value

Exact value: 61173000 USD

2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30: 61173000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 14.36 million
Exact value

Exact value: 14356000 USD

2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30: 14356000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 46.82 million
Calculation and evidence

61173000 − 14356000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 46817000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

59 filings · 2,456 latest values · 2,456 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0001768267, 1768267, CRNC, edgar:1768267

Also known as CERENCE INC., Cerence Inc., Cerence LLC