Cerence Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, Cerence stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.75. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 1.32% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $9.00 (-15.17%) and the highest is $12 (+13.10%).

Price Target: $10.75 (+1.32%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$9.00	$10.75	$11	$12
Change	-15.17%	+1.32%	+3.68%	+13.10%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Cerence stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '25	Sep '25	Nov '25	Feb '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	1	1
Buy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	4	4	4	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	4	4	4	5	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jeff Van Rhee Craig-Hallum	Craig-Hallum	Hold Maintains $10	Hold	Maintains	$10	-5.75%	May 8, 2026
Mark Delaney Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold Maintains $8 → $9	Hold	Maintains	$8 → $9	-15.17%	May 8, 2026
Thomas Blakey Cantor Fitzgerald	Cantor Fitzgerald	Buy Initiates $11	Buy	Initiates	$11	+3.68%	Apr 2, 2026
Itay Michaeli TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $13 → $12	Hold	Maintains	$13 → $12	+13.10%	Feb 5, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

315.55M

from 251.78M

25.33%

from 251.78M

Revenue Next Year

292.06M

from 315.55M

-7.45%

from 315.55M

EPS This Year

0.71

from 0.53

34.70%

from 0.53

EPS Next Year

0.77

from 0.71

7.89%

from 0.71

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2025	Sep 30, 2026
Revenue	387.18M	327.89M	294.48M	331.50M	251.78M	315.55M
Revenue Growth	16.99%	-15.31%	-10.19%	12.58%	-24.05%	25.33%
Gross Profit	293.62M	233.71M	199.73M	244.38M	183.14M	250.65M
Gross Margin	75.84%	71.28%	67.82%	73.72%	72.74%	79.43%
Operating Income	65.69M	38.34M	-15.28M	46.31M	13.13M	55.93M
Net Income	45.89M	-310.83M	-56.25M	-588.08M	-18.71M	2.69M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.53	0.71
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-57.15%	34.70%
Forward PE	37.62	58.92	20.07	-	64.73	14.94
Free Cash Flow	54.32M	39.88M	41.53M	9.82M	32.58M	73.85M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	5

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	319.8M
Avg	315.6M
Low	310.9M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	27.0%
Avg	25.3%
Low	23.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	0.71
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	34.7%
Low	-