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SEC registrant · CIK 0001002517

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (CIK 0001002517, EIN 94-3156479) reported revenue of $1.36 billion ($1,362,379,000) for FY2021 (2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30) and net income of -$26.73 million (-$26,726,000) for FY2021 (2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30), as filed in its 10-K filed 2021-11-18 (accession 0001002517-21-000052).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends September 30).

Data as of Oct 21, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version

  • Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

IdentifierValue
CIK0001002517
EIN94-3156479
SIC industry code7372 Services-Prepackaged Software
State or country of incorporationDE
Fiscal year endSeptember 30
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer
Entity typeoperating
Olympus entity IDorg_62qzrwfa263hpwbrpk69e4t3pt
  • The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

MetricValueFiscal periodPeriodFormFiledAccession numberXBRL concept
Revenue$1,362,379,000FY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052Revenues
Net income-$26,726,000FY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052NetIncomeLoss
Total assets$3,386,653,000FY2021as of 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052Assets
Total liabilities$1,706,681,000FY2021as of 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052Liabilities
Stockholders' equity$1,634,934,000FY2021as of 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052StockholdersEquity
Operating cash flow$247,639,000FY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Diluted earnings per share-$0.09 per shareFY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-3010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052EarningsPerShareDiluted
Shares outstanding319,452,053 sharesFY2021as of 2021-10-3110-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
  • Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2012-2021, newest first, each with its filing.

MetricFiscal periodPeriodValueFormFiledAccession number
RevenueFY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-30$1,362,379,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
RevenueFY20202019-10-01 to 2020-09-30$1,283,792,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
RevenueFY20192018-10-01 to 2019-09-30$1,271,249,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
RevenueFY20182017-10-01 to 2018-09-30$1,567,600,00010-K2020-11-190001002517-20-000058
RevenueFY20172016-10-01 to 2017-09-30$1,728,175,00010-K2019-11-260001002517-19-000039
RevenueFY20162015-10-01 to 2016-09-30$1,979,593,00010-K2018-11-200001002517-18-000064
RevenueFY20152014-10-01 to 2015-09-30$1,979,069,00010-K2017-11-290001002517-17-000040
RevenueFY20142013-10-01 to 2014-09-30$1,987,085,00010-K2016-11-220001002517-16-000088
RevenueFY20132012-10-01 to 2013-09-30$1,957,630,00010-K2015-11-190001002517-15-000032
RevenueFY20122011-10-01 to 2012-09-30$1,738,065,00010-K2014-11-280001002517-14-000049
Net incomeFY20212020-10-01 to 2021-09-30-$26,726,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
Net incomeFY20202019-10-01 to 2020-09-30$21,396,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
Net incomeFY20192018-10-01 to 2019-09-30$213,810,00010-K2021-11-180001002517-21-000052
Net incomeFY20182017-10-01 to 2018-09-30-$159,928,00010-K2020-11-190001002517-20-000058
Net incomeFY20172016-10-01 to 2017-09-30-$150,996,00010-K2019-11-260001002517-19-000039
Net incomeFY20162015-10-01 to 2016-09-30-$12,458,00010-K2018-11-200001002517-18-000064
Net incomeFY20152014-10-01 to 2015-09-30-$115,010,00010-K2017-11-290001002517-17-000040
Net incomeFY20142013-10-01 to 2014-09-30-$150,343,00010-K2016-11-220001002517-16-000088
Net incomeFY20132012-10-01 to 2013-09-30-$115,238,00010-K2015-11-190001002517-15-000032
Net incomeFY20122011-10-01 to 2012-09-30$207,135,00010-K2014-11-280001002517-14-000049
  • Revenue for FY2020 was restated: first reported as $1,478,899,000 (accession 0001002517-20-000058, filed 2020-11-19).
  • Revenue for FY2019 was restated: first reported as $1,823,092,000 (accession 0001002517-19-000039, filed 2019-11-26).
  • Revenue for FY2018 was restated: first reported as $2,069,382,000 (accession 0001002517-18-000064, filed 2018-11-20).
  • Revenue for FY2017 was restated: first reported as $1,977,391,000 (accession 0001002517-17-000040, filed 2017-11-29).

Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

FormFiledPeriod of reportAccession numberDocument
10-Q2022-02-072021-12-310001002517-22-000017nuan-20211231.htm
10-K2021-11-182021-09-300001002517-21-000052nuan-20210930.htm
10-Q2021-08-062021-06-300001002517-21-000046nuan-20210630.htm
10-Q2021-05-102021-03-310001002517-21-000033nuan-20210331.htm
10-Q2021-02-092020-12-310001002517-21-000018nuan-20201231.htm
10-K2020-11-192020-09-300001002517-20-000058nuan0930202010-k.htm
10-Q2020-08-062020-06-300001002517-20-000050nuan0630202010-q.htm
10-Q2020-05-082020-03-310001002517-20-000034nuan0331202010-q.htm
10-Q2020-02-072019-12-310001002517-20-000018nuan1231201910-q.htm
10-K2019-11-262019-09-300001002517-19-000039nuan0930201910-k.htm
10-Q2019-08-092019-06-300001002517-19-000024nuan0630201910-q.htm
10-Q2019-05-092019-03-310001002517-19-000011nuan0331201910-q.htm

Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

SchemeValueHow linkedSourcePublished
SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK0001002517published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001002517.json2026-10-21
Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN94-3156479published by the sourcedata.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001002517.json2026-10-21

Former names

NameFromTo
SCANSOFT INC1999-07-142005-09-26
VISIONEER INC1996-05-151999-01-14

Sources

  • EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001002517.json
  • EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20. https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001002517.json
  • Published by Olympus on Oct 21, 2026.
  • Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
  • Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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