Cerence Inc.
Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC) develops conversational and agentic AI software for automotive voice assistants and other transportation and consumer applications. Its products include customizable generative AI platforms, voice assistants, speech recognition and text-to-speech, and audio and communications tools that… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cerence Inc. reported revenue of $309.49M, up 25.8% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $15.39M. Its operating margin was 8.7%, and operations generated $84.71M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $251.78M, down 24.0% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $18.71M.
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What Cerence Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC) develops conversational and agentic AI software for automotive voice assistants and other transportation and consumer applications. Its products include customizable generative AI platforms, voice assistants, speech recognition and text-to-speech, and audio and communications tools that reduce noise and support in-vehicle interaction. The software combines embedded, edge components with cloud-connected services, and the company also provides design, development, integration, maintenance and enhancement services. Customers are automakers and tier-one suppliers, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, HARMAN and Bosch; its solutions are also applicable to trucks, two-wheeled vehicles, televisions, smart watches and voice-enabled kiosks. Cerence licenses software and sells connected services, generally on a per-vehicle or device basis, alongside project-based professional services. It operates as one business and serves more than 80 OEMs and tier-one suppliers in over 70 languages and dialects. Its technology had shipped in more than 525 million automobiles by September 30, 2025, and fiscal 2025 revenue was $251.8 million. Cerence was spun off from Nuance Communications in 2019. Its website is www.cerence.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry (SIC)
- Prepackaged Software
- Headquarters
- BURLINGTON, MA
- Fiscal year end
- September
- CIK
- 1768267
- SIC
- 7372
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2020–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Cerence Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Cerence Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Cerence Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 1 issues of Cerence Inc.’s debt, $17.84M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 1.50%, maturing 2028 to 2028.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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