---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032114"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRNC"
cik: "0001768267"
company_name: "Cerence Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:56:31.787963+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cerence AI Q2 revenue $64.2M beats guidance; raises full-year outlook

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $64.2M, Adjusted EBITDA $7.2M, both above high end of guidance.
- GAAP net income $1.7M ($0.04 diluted EPS); operating cash flow $14.1M; free cash flow $13.6M.
- First Cerence xUI-powered vehicles entering production; expanding adoption across Audio AI and generative AI.
- Raised midpoints of full-year revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032114
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRNC
- cik: 0001768267
- company_name: Cerence Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000162828026032114/0001628280-26-032114-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000162828026032114/crnc-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 26f13337b8ac9378a5d1a38400e34b24e4444e45
  claim: Cerence Inc. reported the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $64.2 million, net income $1.7 million, EPS $0.04. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Cerence AI Delivers Strong Q2 FY26 Results with Revenue Above Guidance; Raises and Refines Full-Year Outlook Headlines • Exceeded Q2 expectations with $64.2 million in revenue and $7.2 million in Adjusted EBITDA, both above the high end of guidance; net income within range at $1.7 million; $14.1 million in operating cash flow; and $13.6
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000162828026032114/0001628280-26-032114-index.htm

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