Last 32 quarters of trend data · Technology · Software - Application
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -18.77 | 94.33 | 44.19 | — | — | — | 4.29 | — | 0.06 | — | — | 9.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.77 | 120.14 |
| — | — | +929.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.0% | +67.2% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.45 | 1.94 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 2.23 | 1.77 | 1.30 | 1.65 | 0.60 | 0.42 | 2.42 | 1.75 | 2.54 | 4.78 | 4.13 | 2.21 | 2.67 | 2.78 | 4.10 | 9.00 | 9.74 |
| — | +9.4% | -11.7% | -36.9% | +270.1% | +323.3% | -46.1% | -5.5% | -76.4% | -91.2% | -41.3% | -20.9% | -4.6% | +71.6% | +0.7% | -75.4% | -72.6% | -74.3% | -53.9% | -22.6% | +86.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.31 | 3.25 | 1.87 | 3.19 | 3.58 | 2.84 | 2.73 | 2.79 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 1.18 | 1.68 | 1.59 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 3.24 | 3.70 |
| — | +14.5% | -31.6% | +14.5% | +283.4% | +269.9% | +92.3% | +110.6% | -21.0% | -54.3% | -11.0% | +28.8% | +35.9% | +60.6% | +18.9% | -68.3% | -76.5% | -74.6% | -61.7% | -26.1% | +85.8% | |
| P/FCF | 7.79 | 1.96 | 5.43 | 3.37 | 13.85 | 6.88 | 7.76 | 10.66 | 7.06 | 2.45 | — | — | 21.12 | — | 54.73 | — | — | — | — | 1156.64 | 49.41 |
| — | -71.5% | -30.0% | -68.4% | +96.1% | +181.0% | — | — | -66.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +796.2% | +141.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.58 | 15.47 | 197.89 | 3.75 | 180.97 | 55.79 | 6.01 | — | — | 11.69 | — | 4.68 | 33.12 | — | — | 32.81 | — | 13.17 | 30.38 | 25.48 | 48.66 |
| — | -72.3% | +3191.6% | — | — | +377.0% | — | — | — | — | — | -85.7% | — | — | — | +28.8% | — | -71.0% | -16.8% | -42.5% | +147.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 38.92 | 50.03 | — | 4.64 | — | 90.26 | 7.54 | — | — | — | — | 4.72 | 72.62 | — | — | 90.90 | — | 18.86 | 62.98 | 39.23 | 91.07 |
| — | -44.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -94.8% | — | — | — | +131.7% | — | -73.8% | +42.7% | -47.1% | +134.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 72.1% | 76.0% | 73.7% | 86.3% | 72.6% | 73.7% | 77.1% | 65.0% | 62.7% | 70.7% | 68.4% | 80.6% | 70.8% | 65.1% | 59.9% | 65.9% | 54.0% | 69.5% | 68.2% | 71.0% | 72.2% |
| — | +3.1% | -4.5% | +32.9% | +15.8% | +4.3% | +12.8% | -19.3% | -11.5% | +8.6% | +14.1% | +22.3% | +31.1% | -6.3% | -12.1% | -7.2% | -25.2% | -3.5% | -2.8% | +4.5% | +5.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.2% | 2.7% | -3.6% | 32.2% | -1.8% | -0.2% | 25.9% | -11.5% | -16.2% | 5.2% | -11.4% | 42.9% | 5.9% | -11.9% | -21.8% | 2.6% | -22.8% | 19.1% | 7.8% | 29.5% | 13.3% |
| — | +1810.8% | -114.0% | +379.5% | +88.9% | -103.0% | +326.8% | -126.9% | -376.7% | +143.7% | +47.7% | +1520.8% | +125.8% | -162.4% | -378.4% | -91.0% | -270.8% | +10.4% | -56.8% | +53.2% | -36.0% | |
| Net Margin | -7.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | -4.6% | -22.0% | -4.4% | 27.8% | -47.7% | -37.3% | -444.5% | -409.8% | 17.2% | -14.3% | -26.7% | -38.1% | -2.6% | -395.8% | -111.5% | -0.6% | 20.2% | 8.1% |
| — | +150.4% | -90.6% | +90.5% | +40.9% | +99.0% | +106.8% | -376.7% | -160.4% | -1565.6% | -974.4% | +768.5% | +96.4% | +76.1% | -6814.2% | -112.8% | -4957.6% | -1961.3% | -104.9% | -9.8% | -9.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -12.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | -3.5% | -8.7% | -1.8% | 16.0% | -18.6% | -13.8% | -101.5% | -46.5% | 3.3% | -1.7% | -2.3% | -3.7% | -0.3% | -27.7% | -9.9% | -0.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| — | +152.9% | -93.3% | +81.2% | +36.9% | +98.2% | +134.5% | -654.5% | -736.5% | -4257.2% | -1174.9% | +1210.9% | +94.0% | +76.5% | -7976.8% | -116.5% | -3656.3% | -1828.2% | -104.0% | -14.8% | -10.1% | |
| ROA | -2.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -0.9% | -2.1% | -0.4% | 3.4% | -3.7% | -3.0% | -37.8% | -24.7% | 1.9% | -0.9% | -1.2% | -1.9% | -0.2% | -15.9% | -6.1% | -0.0% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| — | +159.3% | -91.9% | +76.9% | +28.9% | +98.9% | +113.7% | -297.7% | -235.1% | -2937.2% | -1169.8% | +1250.8% | +94.4% | +79.5% | -6843.6% | -114.4% | -3496.7% | -1874.3% | -104.3% | -9.3% | -4.3% | |
| ROIC | 3.2% | 0.6% | -0.7% | 10.0% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 5.1% | -1.5% | -2.1% | 0.6% | -0.7% | 4.9% | 0.4% | -0.6% | -1.2% | 0.2% | -1.0% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| — | +2607.0% | -113.8% | +784.7% | +86.7% | -104.4% | +792.9% | -129.7% | -620.5% | +192.0% | +39.7% | +2618.0% | +140.6% | -156.2% | -395.5% | -89.5% | -218.6% | +1.6% | -63.8% | +46.9% | -35.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.53 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 1.53 | 1.39 | 1.85 | 2.24 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| — | -19.3% | -36.1% | -40.5% | -27.1% | -26.7% | +193.9% | +461.8% | +403.3% | +354.1% | +51.8% | -3.7% | +3.5% | +37.6% | +50.3% | +49.9% | +43.3% | +7.1% | -5.0% | -7.3% | -9.3% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 9.73 | 19.29 | 395.61 | 5.10 | 242.89 | 82.73 | 11.74 | — | — | 46.34 | — | 4.70 | 37.95 | — | — | 41.23 | — | 12.99 | 22.21 | 8.26 | 14.16 |
| — | -76.7% | +3271.0% | — | — | +78.5% | — | — | — | — | — | -88.6% | — | — | — | +399.3% | — | +7.6% | +92.1% | -28.3% | +25.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.84 | 2.08 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.77 | 1.47 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 2.13 | 1.90 | 1.52 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.99 | 1.74 |
| — | +17.8% | +29.5% | +42.5% | +50.3% | +35.2% | -31.0% | -30.8% | -19.7% | +0.5% | +52.6% | +29.9% | -1.5% | -21.3% | -17.8% | -26.3% | -10.9% | +2.7% | +8.0% | +44.6% | +39.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.84 | 2.08 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.77 | 1.47 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 2.12 | 1.90 | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.99 | 1.74 |
| — | +17.8% | +29.5% | +42.5% | +50.3% | +35.8% | -30.7% | -30.8% | -17.1% | +3.6% | +51.9% | +29.9% | -4.5% | -24.0% | -17.8% | -26.3% | -10.9% | +2.7% | +8.0% | +44.6% | +39.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.14 | 2.07 | -1.02 | 19.05 | -2.21 | 0.67 | 6.91 | -4.49 | -5.57 | -113.72 | -84.61 | 18.98 | 1.11 | -2.26 | -4.59 | 0.74 | -60.39 | 4.07 | 1.88 | 6.64 | 3.19 |
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Cerence Inc.'s current P/E is -18.8x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 69.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Cerence Inc.'s current operating margin is 5.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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