CRNC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #82 of 189 in industry

Cerence Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $74,581 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-02
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#82/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
115:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.6M
Median worker
$74,581

Answer first

Cerence Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $8.6M ranks #631 of 1,423 complete filings; its 115:1 pay ratio ranks #568. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $74,581. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 82 of 189, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#631
$8.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#568
115:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Cerence Inc. ranks nationally

Cerence Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,576,815 Top 44% higher than 56% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cerence Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($8.6M) against pay ratio (115:1) for Cerence Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both06731238.113462476.220193714.326924952.493.7:1100.8:1108:1115.2:1122.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cerence Inc., CEO total pay: 8576815 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Cerence Inc.Docusign, Inc., CEO total pay: 25650100 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 116:1Docusign, Inc.Five9, Inc., CEO total pay: 153052 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 114:1Five9, Inc.Progress Software Corp /ma, CEO total pay: 10534808 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 112:1Progress Software Corp /maPayoneer Global Inc., CEO total pay: 11707037 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 119:1Payoneer Global Inc.Manhattan Associates Inc, CEO total pay: 16942783 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1Manhattan Associates Inc
Cerence Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cerence Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cerence Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
115:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+103:1
from FY2023 12:1
CEO $ YoY
+893%
$8.6M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2021–2025
Cerence Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $5.3M - $64,375 83:1 -
2023 $864K -84% $71,971 12:1 -71:1
2025 $8.6M +893% $74,581 115:1 +103:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1768267, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
115:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$8.6M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#82 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Cerence Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Cerence Inc. disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.6M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 115× the median employee ($74,581) in FY2025.

Median employee $74,581 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 115 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

115:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Cerence Inc.

Cerence Inc. disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.6M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Cerence Inc.'s $8.6M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #631 and ratio rank #568 split - treat 115:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.6M
Median Employee Pay
$74,581
Pay Ratio
115:1
Filing Date
2026-01-02

Company Info

Ticker
CRNC
CIK
1768267
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1768267, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cerence Inc. disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.6M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Cerence Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $2K heavier vs Cerence Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Lightwave Logic, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $20K lighter vs Cerence Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Chemours Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $23K heavier vs Cerence Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $24K lighter vs Cerence Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Docusign, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Docusign, Inc. stamps MID · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cerence Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #631/#568

Cerence Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #631 by CEO dollars and #568 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Cerence Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cerence Inc. (CIK 1768267), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.