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BlackLine, Inc. BL
$27.41 -0.25% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $1.61B
Weak trend
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.56, down 56.1% year over year.
- The diluted share count fell 8.6% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- Net debt is 4.5× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 39%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 18%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 42%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 49%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 45%
- Gross marginTop 18%
- Operating marginTop 46%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 37%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 8%
- Interest coverTop 49%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 39%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 11%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 37%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 38%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 38%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 16%
- 6-month returnBottom 9%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 13%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 17%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 10%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 17%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 48%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 42%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 45%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 8%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 8%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.1% | 8.6% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -80.9% | -56.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 75.4% | 75.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 5.6% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 22.3% | 23.3% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 8.6% | 8.1% | ↑ | Bottom 39% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -56.1% | -80.9% | ↑ | Bottom 18% |
| Gross margin | 75.5% | 75.4% | ↑ | Top 18% |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 3.8% | ↑ | Top 46% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 13.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 23.3% | 22.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.4% | — | Bottom 45% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 10.2% | — | Top 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 7.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.47×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 13.94%
- Shareholder yield
- 13.94%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -8.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -6.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +9.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $35.00
- Target vs current price
- +27.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 25
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 40%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +6.5% | +1.0% | -10.6% | +1.3% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +24.4% | -3.3% | -17.7% | -8.8% | -8.3% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | +8.6% | +3.0% | -13.2% | -15.9% | -31.3% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +0.0% | -0.2% | -1.4% | +2.0% | -21.9% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +2.0% | +1.7% | -10.2% | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| May 6, 2025 | +52.6% | -1.1% | +16.5% | +22.1% | +14.1% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | -6.0% | -1.6% | -19.9% | -25.4% | -21.3% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +15.4% | +1.4% | +6.4% | +7.3% | +12.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.61 | $0.57 | +6.5% | $187.8M |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.56 | $0.45 | +24.4% | $183.2M |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.63 | $0.58 | +8.6% | $183.2M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.51 | +0.0% | $178.3M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.50 | +2.0% | $172.0M |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.58 | $0.38 | +52.6% | $166.9M |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.47 | $0.50 | -6.0% | $169.5M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.52 | +15.4% | $165.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 48.6× | 54.1× | 38th | Top 39% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.5× | — | — | Top 37% |
| EV / Sales | 2.81× | — | — | Top 38% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.59% | — | — | Top 11% |
| Earnings yield | 2.06% | — | — | Top 39% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 21.6× – 305.8× since Jun 30, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -46.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -56.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +33.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -7.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -22.6%
- RSI (14)
- 42.1
- Relative volume
- 0.74×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 56.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 78th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.68
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.24
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -53.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -63.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2021 | May 13, 2026 | -83.2% | 1318 days | Not yet recovered |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | -10.4% | 16 days | 13 days (Feb 4, 2021) |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Oct 26, 2020 | -10.3% | 5 days | 7 days (Nov 4, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.61B
- P/E (TTM)
- 48.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.56
- Revenue (TTM)
- $732.4M
- 52-week range
- $24.70 – $59.57
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $425.7M | $522.9M | $590.0M | $653.3M | $700.4M |
| Gross profit | $327.8M | $393.6M | $443.2M | $491.4M | $526.8M |
| Operating income | -$38.6M | -$56.2M | $14.3M | $18.5M | $33.4M |
| Net income | -$115.2M | -$29.4M | $52.8M | $161.2M | $24.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.97 | -$0.49 | $0.73 | $1.45 | $0.39 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $165.9M | $169.5M | $166.9M | $172.0M | $178.3M | $183.2M | $183.2M | $187.8M |
| Net income | $17.2M | $56.4M | $6.1M | $8.3M | $5.3M | $4.9M | $8.1M | $16.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.27 | $0.79 | $0.09 | $0.13 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.13 | $0.27 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $80.1M | $56.0M | $126.6M | $190.8M | $169.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$23.3M | -$30.2M | -$27.6M | -$2.1M | -$8.1M |
| Free cash flow | $56.8M | $25.8M | $99.0M | $188.7M | $161.5M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$17.0M | -$9.5M | -$15.0M | -$17.5M | -$223.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $527.8M
- Total assets
- $1.47B
- Total liabilities
- $1.15B
- Total debt
- $690.7M
- Net debt
- $447.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $316.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,761,952
- Days to cover
- 7.00
- Change vs previous report
- -1.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.