BILL vs BLKB vs BL Stock Comparison

BILL Holdings, Blackbaud and Blackline Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BILL BILL Holdings, Inc.
$50.69 +10.4% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
4 wins
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$55.54 +29.5% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
7 wins
BL Blackline, Inc.
$34.80 +23.7% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
82.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$732.45M
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackbaud leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blackbaud 7, BILL Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBILLBLKBBLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.99B $2.47B $2.00B BILL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -443.7x 16.4x 82.0x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 11.2x 14.6x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +0.7% +8.6% BILL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 13.1% 3.3% BLKB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.8% 16.4% 6.0% BLKB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -94.9x 3.6x — BILL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -14.2% -34.1% BILL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.0%/yr -5.5%/yr -22.6%/yr BLKB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.9% 49.3% 54.3% BLKB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 71/100 64/100 BLKB

Percentile Scorecard

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Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBILLBLKBBL
Valuation 83 #18 of 101 92 #9 of 101 74 #27 of 101
Growth 66 #34 of 97 77 #23 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Profitability 47 #50 of 94 85 #15 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Financial Health 63 #41 of 109 16 #92 of 109 56 #49 of 109
Shareholder Returns 87 #9 of 64 84 #11 of 64 86 #10 of 64
Overall 69 71 64
  • BILL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BLKB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBILLBLKBBLSPY
1 month +10.4%+29.5%+23.7% -1.0%
3 months +16.5%+69.8%+21.1% +2.9%
6 months +36.3%+48.1%+13.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.1%-12.3%-37.1% +11.4%
1 year -0.2%-14.2%-34.1% +13.1%
3 years -50.0%-18.3%-34.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -20.7%-6.5%-13.2% +21.5%
5 years -83.2%-24.5%-72.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -30.0%-5.5%-22.6% +10.9%
10 years —-13.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-1.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBILLBLKBBLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.9%49.3%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%51.0%57.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.270.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.29-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-69.8%-80.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-18.3%-40.8% -2.5%
52-week high $56.31$67.95$58.83 $779.14
52-week low $31.96$26.54$25.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBILLBLKBBL
P/E now vs peer median -450.6xmedian 29.9x 16.5xmedian 29.9x 83.5xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 203.4xmedian 17.4x 11.6xmedian 17.4x 18.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 16.9x 7.7xmedian 16.9x 11.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 3.1x 37.7xmedian 3.1x 6.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -7.22median 0.86 0.20median 0.86 3.18median 0.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBILLBLKBBL
Revenue $1.65B $1.15B $732.45M
Gross profit $1.34B $684.50M $553.46M
Operating income -$73.45M $227.18M $31.66M
Net income -$11.24M $150.68M $39.20M
Free cash flow $412.50M $329.16M $176.58M
R&D $300.57M $142.75M $117.37M
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $3.36 $0.36
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $34.39M $242.90M
Total debt $1.48B $4.56B $459.83M
Shares (diluted) 99.92M 44.88M 68.56M
Enterprise value -$3.68B $2.32B -$634.99M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBILLBLKBBL
P/E -450.6x 16.5x 83.5x
P/FCF 11.3x 7.7x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.4x 11.2x
P/S 2.8x 2.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 37.7x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -95.9x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 203.4x 11.6x 18.1x
EV/EBIT -43.3x 16.0x 47.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 7.7x 11.1x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 10.7x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.22 0.20 3.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBILLBLKBBL
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 0.7% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 2.4% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 6.4% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% 9.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 191.2% 23.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 108.4% 59.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.2% 150.7% -58.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.1% 75.6% 61.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -149.1% 154.5% -74.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.4% 82.5% 26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 38.2% 1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 19.9% 23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% 35.3% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 20.2% 24.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBILLBLKBBL
Gross margin 80.9% 59.6% 75.6%
EBITDA margin 0.9% 27.3% 11.3%
Operating margin -4.4% 19.8% 4.3%
Pretax margin -0.6% 14.9% 6.5%
Net margin -0.7% 13.1% 3.3%
FCF margin 25.0% 28.7% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 29.6% 24.8%
Return on equity -0.3% 296.7% 8.9%
Return on assets -0.1% 6.4% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -1.8% 16.4% 6.0%
Return on capital employed -1.4% 22.7% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -37.0x 2.3x 4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 13.9% 7.8% 13.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBILLBLKBBL
Debt / assets 4.4% 44.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 17.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -94.9x 3.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 97.4% 78.5%
Equity / assets 34.6% 2.6% 21.5%
Interest coverage – 3.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 0.57 1.27 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBILLBLKBBL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 11.7% 8.9% 11.0%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 8.9% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBILLBLKBBL
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2027 11.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.59FY2027 $4.94FY2026 $2.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% +15.4% +18.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2027 $1.14BFY2026 $716.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2027 +1.2%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +0.2% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBILLBLKBBL
Held by institutions 98.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 343 281 249
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +9.3% -5.2%
Institutions buying 167 174 119
Institutions selling 127 76 91
Buyers to sellers 1.31 2.29 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BILLBLKBBL
BILL 1.00 0.49 0.55
BLKB 0.49 1.00 0.62
BL 0.55 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BILL, BLKB and BL?

BILL Holdings (BILL) is the largest by market capitalisation: BILL Holdings (BILL) $4.99B, Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.47B, Blackline (BL) $2.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, BILL, BLKB and BL?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BILL Holdings (BILL) -443.7x, Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.4x, Blackline (BL) 82.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (BILL Holdings (BILL) 14.1x, Blackbaud (BLKB) 11.2x, Blackline (BL) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BILL Holdings (BILL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BILL Holdings (BILL) +13.0%, Blackbaud (BLKB) +0.7%, Blackline (BL) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackbaud (BLKB) has the highest net margin (BILL Holdings (BILL) -0.7%, Blackbaud (BLKB) 13.1%, Blackline (BL) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Blackbaud (BLKB) leads (BILL Holdings (BILL) -1.8%, Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.4%, Blackline (BL) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BILL Holdings (BILL) returned the most: BILL Holdings (BILL) -0.2%, Blackbaud (BLKB) -14.2%, Blackline (BL) -34.1%. Over five years, Blackbaud (BLKB) compounded fastest (BILL Holdings (BILL) -30.0%/yr, Blackbaud (BLKB) -5.5%/yr, Blackline (BL) -22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackbaud (BLKB) has been the steadiest (BILL Holdings (BILL) 59.9%, Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.3%, Blackline (BL) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BILL, BLKB and BL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blackbaud (BLKB) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.