Cerence Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Cerence Inc.'s operations generated $61.2m of cash; it spent $14.4m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $46.8m. It returned $2.4m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Cerence Inc.: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Sept 2020	2021Sept 2021	2022Sept 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Sept 2025	LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations	115	88	45	74	−2	7	17	61	85
Depreciation and amortisation	26	29	30	30	24	16	11	11	10
Stock-based pay	22	30	47	61	28	41	24	27	27
Capital spending	7	5	19	12	17	5	5	14	6
Free cash flow	109	84	26	62	−20	2	12	47	79
Free cash flow after stock pay	87	54	−22	2	−48	−38	−11	19	52
Share buybacks	—	—	9	46	49	5	10	2	8
Shares issued	—	—	1	12	36	6	11	3	9

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Cerence Inc.: cash flow statement, quarterly
Quarter	2024 Q4Sept 2024	2025 Q1Dec 2024	2025 Q2Mar 2025	2025 Q3Jun 2025	2025 Q4Sept 2025	2026 Q1Dec 2025	2026 Q2Mar 2026	2026 Q3Jun 2026
Cash from operations	6	9	15	24	13	38	14	20
Depreciation and amortisation	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
Stock-based pay	4	8	6	6	7	5	7	8
Capital spending	1	1	2	8	3	2	0	0
Free cash flow	5	8	13	16	10	36	14	20
Free cash flow after stock pay	0	0	7	10	2	30	7	12
Shares issued	0	1	1	0	1	7	1	0

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cerence Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cerence Inc.