Cerence Earnings & Forecasts

Cerence (CRNC) earnings history, EPS estimates, revenue forecasts and company guidance.

Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)

Quarterly Earnings Surprise Amount

Fiscal Quarter	Date Reported	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS	Surprise %
Q3	Aug 6, 2026	$0.03	$0.18	-83.3 %
Q2	May 7, 2026	$0.04	$0.12	-66.7 %
Q1	Feb 4, 2026	$-0.12	$0.13	-192.3 %
Q4	Nov 19, 2025	$-0.31	$-0.44	29.5 %

Quarterly Revenue (Billions)

Quarterly Revenue Surprise Amount

Fiscal Quarter	Date Reported	Actual Revenue	Estimated Revenue	Surprise %
Q3	Aug 6, 2026	$69.59M	$69.70M	-0.16 %
Q2	May 7, 2026	$64.19M	$60.88M	5.44 %
Q1	Feb 4, 2026	$115.08M	$114.26M	0.72 %
Q4	Nov 19, 2025	$60.64M	$55.23M	9.80 %

Cerence Guidance

Cerence (CRNC) last issued guidance on August 6, 2026 for Q4 2026. The company guided earnings per share in the range of $0.02 - $0.1, compared to a consensus EPS estimate of $0.18. Cerence also guided revenue in the range of $61M - $65M for the period.

Compared to prior guidance, Cerence lowered its revenue forecast from a prior range of $310M - $314M.

Cerence has issued 38 guidance updates between November 29, 2022 and August 6, 2026. During this period, the company raised its outlook 11 times and lowered it 19 times, providing investors with insight into management's evolving expectations.

Recent Earnings Results

Metric	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25
Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)
Estimate	$0.18	$0.12	$0.13	$-0.44
Actual	$0.03	$0.04	$-0.12	$-0.31
Surprise	-83.3%	-66.7%	-192.3%	+29.5%
Revenue
Estimate	$69.7M	$60.9M	$114.3M	$55.2M
Actual	$69.6M	$64.2M	$115.1M	$60.6M
Surprise	-0.16%	+5.44%	+0.72%	+9.80%

Analyst Estimates — Forward PeriodsSource: Wall Street consensus

Metric	Q4 '26E	Q1 '27E	Q2 '27E	Q3 '27E
Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)
Consensus	$0.18	$0.14	$0.11	$0.12
Revenue
Consensus	$64.0M	$70.1M	—	—

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Cerence Sees Q4 GAAP EPS $0.02-$0.10 vs $0.09 Est; Sees Sales $61.000M-$65.000M vs $66.233M Est

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) is looking for Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.02-$0.10 vs $0.09 analyst estimate. sees sales of $61.000 million-$65.000 million vs $66.233 million analyst estimate.

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Cerence Narrows FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $(0.07)-$0.15 to $(0.02)-$0.06 vs $0.03 Est; Narrows FY2026 Sales Guidance from $305.000M-$320.000M to $310.000M-$314.000M vs $315.340M Est

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) narrows FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance from $(0.07)-$0.15 to $(0.02)-$0.06 vs $0.03 analyst estimate. Narrows FY2026 sales outlook from $305.000 million-$320.000 million to $310.000 million-$314.000

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Cerence Q3 EPS $0.03 Misses $0.06 Estimate, Sales $69.587M Miss $70.051M Estimate

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.03 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.06 by 50 percent. This is a 150 percent increase over losses of $(0.06) per share from the same

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Cerence Narrows FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $(0.18)-$0.25 to $(0.07)-$0.15 vs $0.10 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $300.000M-$320.000M to $305.000M-$320.000M vs $313.935M Est

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) narrows FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance from $(0.18)-$0.25 to $(0.07)-$0.15 vs $0.10 analyst estimate. Raises FY2026 sales outlook from $300.000 million-$320.000 million to $305.000 million-$320.000

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Cerence Sees Q3 GAAP EPS $(0.02)-$0.07 vs $0.10 Est; Sees Sales $68.000M-$72.000M vs $68.216M Est

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) is looking for Q3 GAAP EPS of $(0.02)-$0.07 vs $0.10 analyst estimate. sees sales of $68.000 million-$72.000 million vs $68.216 million analyst estimate.

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Cerence Q2 EPS $0.04 Beats $0.02 Estimate, Sales $64.192M Beat $60.875M Estimate

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.02 by 100 percent. This is a 91.3 percent decrease over earnings of $0.46 per share from the same

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