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Blackline profit margin BL

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2015.

Net margin, 12 months
4.7%
Operating margin, 12 months
4.3%
Net margin on a year earlier
−8.3 pts
Peer median
8.4%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Blackline kept 4.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.3% and a gross margin of 75.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was −23.3%.

The median for 10 infrastructure software stocks of a similar size is 8.4%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20253.5%3.6%75.2%
FY202424.7%2.8%75.2%
FY20239.0%2.4%75.1%
FY2022−5.6%−10.7%75.3%
FY2021−27.1%−9.1%77.0%
FY2020−13.3%−5.7%80.4%
FY2019−11.3%−9.7%79.6%
FY2018−12.6%−13.1%77.7%
FY2017−18.8%−17.3%76.4%
FY2016−31.8%−27.6%75.5%
FY2015−29.6%n/a72.8%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY264.7%−8.3 pts4.3%
Q1 FY263.7%−19.9 pts3.9%
Q4 FY253.5%−21.2 pts3.6%
Q3 FY2511.1%−8.8 pts3.6%
Q2 FY2513.1%−6.4 pts3.8%
Q1 FY2523.6%+11.2 pts3.1%
Q4 FY2424.7%+15.7 pts2.8%
Q3 FY2419.8%+12.5 pts3.9%
Q2 FY2419.5%+17.6 pts2.5%
Q1 FY2412.4%+18.2 pts5.2%
Q4 FY239.0%+14.6 pts2.4%
Q3 FY237.3%+22.9 pts0.8%

Against its peers

Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest Blackline's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
BLBlackline4.7%
MQMarqeta1.5%
NCNOnCino5.4%
PDFSPDF Solutions4.3%
EVCMEverCommerce5.7%
BLKBBlackbaud13.1%
CXMSprinklr2.7%
XZOExzeo39.1%
NTCTNetscout Systems13.7%
ALRMAlarm.com11.1%
RDVTRed Violet16.5%
Peer median8.4%

Where Blackline ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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