Cerence Inc. employees and revenue per employee

CRNC · Software - Application · $381M market cap

Cerence Inc. had 1,300 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, down 7.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $252M, down 24.0% from a year earlier, or $194K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

1,300

-7.1% YoY

Revenue

$252M

-24.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$194K

Peer median $387K

Rank in industry

93 of 100

Software - Application

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Sep 2019
79105131'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 83Staff 93

Hover a year for the numbers.

CRNC employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Sep 20251,300$252M$194K-7.1%-24.0%
Sep 20241,400$332M$237K-17.6%+12.6%
Sep 20231,700$294M$173K+0.0%-10.2%
Sep 20221,700$328M$193K+0.0%-15.3%
Sep 20211,700$387M$228K+13.3%+17.0%
Sep 20201,500$331M$221K+7.1%+9.1%
Sep 20191,400$303M$217K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,500'201,700'211,700'221,700'231,400'241,300'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$221K'20$228K'21$193K'22$173K'23$237K'24$194K'25

Cerence Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Software - Application.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
MNTN
MNTN, Inc Class A
534$290M$543K—
AMPL
Amplitude, Inc.
780$343M$440KEfficient growth
PDFS
PDF Solutions, Inc.
600$219M$365KEfficient growth
AI
C3.ai, Inc.
764$250M$328KContracting
SDGR
Schrödinger, Inc.
850$256M$301KLeaner
PUBM
PubMatic, Inc.
1,030$283M$275KContracting
WEAV
Weave Communications, Inc.
904$239M$264KEfficient growth
CRNC
Cerence Inc.
1,300$252M$194KContracting
AGYS
Agilysys, Inc.
2,413$319M$132KEfficient growth
Every Technology company

Questions about Cerence Inc.

How many employees does Cerence Inc. have?
Cerence Inc. reported 1,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 20, 2025. That is down 7.1% from a year earlier.
What is Cerence Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Cerence Inc. brought in $252M of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $194K per employee. That ranks 93 of 100 companies we track in Software - Application, where the median is $387K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Think you can pick better than the S&P 500?

Pick 15 stocks, lock them in, and we score them against the index every trading day for ten years. Free, with a public leaderboard.

Enter the challenge

Compare CRNC with the rest of the market

See who earns the most per employee, who is hiring, and who is cutting, across every company we track.

Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cerence Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 20, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CRNC.