Blackline Inc (BL) financials
Blackline revenue and earnings by year
Blackline's revenue was $700 million in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, up 7.2% from the year before. Net income was $24.5 million, 3.5% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 20.8% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 700 | 653 | 590 | 523 | 426 | 352 | 289 | 228 | 176 | 128 |
| Revenue growth | 7.2% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 22.8% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 26.9% | 29.7% | 37.2% | — |
| Gross profit | 527 | 491 | 443 | 394 | 328 | 283 | 230 | 177 | 134 | 98 |
| Gross margin | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.1% | 75.3% | 77.0% | 80.4% | 79.6% | 77.7% | 76.4% | 76.4% |
| Operating income | 26 | 19 | 14 | -56 | -39 | -20 | -28 | -30 | -30 | -23 |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | -10.7% | -9.1% | -5.7% | -9.7% | -13.1% | -17.3% | -18.1% |
| Net income | 25 | 161 | 53 | -29 | -115 | -47 | -33 | -29 | -33 | -26 |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 24.7% | 9.0% | -5.6% | -27.1% | -13.3% | -11.3% | -12.6% | -19.0% | -20.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.39 | — | $0.81 | -$0.49 | -$1.97 | -$0.83 | -$0.59 | -$0.54 | -$0.64 | — |
| Free cash flow | 135 | 164 | 99 | 26 | 57 | 38 | 20 | 4 | -2 | -10 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open BL in Markets.
How Blackline makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to December 31, 2025, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription & Circulation | $173M | 94.6% |
| Technology Service | $9.95M | 5.4% |
See also: BL valuation and P/E history · BL returns
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