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Cerence Inc. CRNC
Cerence Inc. (CRNC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $251.8M at a -7.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
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How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.142 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -1.491 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.004 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.314 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRNC | Cerence Inc. | 5/9 | -3.62 | — | -24% |
| AI | C3.ai, Inc. | 1/9 | -2.43 | — | -35.7% |
| LPSN | LIVEPERSON INC | 3/9 | -8.64 | — | -22% |
| DH | Definitive Healthcare Corp. | 5/9 | -3.49 | — | -4.2% |
| VTEX | VTEX | 7/9 | 5.07 | 30.9 | +6.1% |
| WEAV | Weave Communications, Inc. | 5/9 | -4.66 | — | +17% |
| GCL | GCL Global Holdings Ltd | 5/9 | 2.01 | — | +68.2% |
About Cerence Inc.
Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants for the mobility/transportation market in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company offers edge software components, cloud-connected components, virtual assistant, and professional services. It also provides conversational and generative artificial intelligence-based solutions, including speech recognition, natural language understanding, speech signal enhancement, text-to-speech, and acoustic tuning. The company has a strategic partnership with Arm Kleidi; and SiMa.ai to advance the capabilities and performance of CaLLM Edge. Cerence Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is CRNC financially healthy?
Cerence Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CRNC pay a dividend?
No, Cerence Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CRNC?
In FY2025, Cerence Inc. had a net margin of -7.4% and a return on equity of -12.4%.
What is the analyst price target for CRNC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Cerence Inc. is $10.75, about 24.4% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is CRNC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Cerence Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.