secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Cerence Inc. (CRNC)
CIK:        0001768267
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-053169
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cerence Q4 revenue $60.6M beats guidance; FY26 rev guidance $300-320M, +23% YoY
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- Q4 GAAP revenue $60.6M, above high-end guidance; FY25 revenue $251.8M, also above guidance.
- Q4 Adjusted EBITDA $8.3M; free cash flow $9.7M; FY free cash flow $46.8M, nearly 3x YoY.
- FY26 revenue guidance $300-320M includes Samsung patent license payment; core tech business expected up 8%.
- GAAP net loss Q4 ($13.4M) or ($0.24) diluted EPS; FY net loss ($18.7M) or ($0.43) diluted EPS.
- First Cerence xUI-powered cars expected on roads in 2026; all technology milestones met.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000162828025053169/0001628280-25-053169-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000162828025053169/crnc-20251119.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-053169

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