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Cerence vs OneSpan

Cerence CRNC · OneSpan OSPN · Application Software

Cerence reported revenue of $252 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as OneSpan's $243 million in fiscal 2025. Cerence's revenue fell 24.1% in its latest year, and OneSpan's grew 0.0%. Cerence had an operating margin of -0.9%, against 19.9% at OneSpan. Free cash flow was $47 million at Cerence and $50 million at OneSpan. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.

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CerenceOneSpan
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Sep 30, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$252M$243M
Revenue growth−24.1%0.0%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years−5.3%2.4%
Gross margin72.7%73.8%
Operating margin−0.9%19.9%
Net margin−7.4%30.0%
Free cash flow$47M$50M
Free cash flow margin18.6%20.8%
Return on capital——
Net debt to EBITDA——
Dividends and buybacks$2M$32M
Change in diluted share count3.7%−0.5%
Last close$8.15$21.59
P/E at the last close—12.0×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $229,562bought $34,782, sold $573,650
Piotroski F-score5 of 9—
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
CerenceOneSpan
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
CerenceOneSpan
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cerence and OneSpan pages.