BLKB vs CRM vs FICO Stock Comparison

Blackbaud, Salesforce and Fair Isaac Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$54.44 +30.4% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$226.17 -3.6% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$186.14B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.77%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
4 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$724.14 +9.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.64B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 5, Salesforce 4, Blackbaud 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKBCRMFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.46B $186.14B $15.64B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 19.2x 20.1x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 12.8x 16.6x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +11.2% +24.1% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% 22.0% 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 9.0% 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 4.3x CRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.77% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -13.1% -56.4% CRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -5.7%/yr +13.5%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 47.0% 66.9% CRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 71/100 75/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

BLKBCRMFICO

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

AxisBLKBCRMFICO
Valuation 87 #14 of 100 78 #23 of 100 63 #38 of 100
Growth 73 #27 of 97 74 #26 of 97 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 94 87 #13 of 94 100 #1 of 94
Financial Health 16 #93 of 111 43 #64 of 111 33 #75 of 111
Shareholder Returns 81 #13 of 64 73 #18 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall 68 71 75
  • BLKB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKBCRMFICOSPY
1 month +30.4%-3.6%+9.6% -2.3%
3 months +22.7%+21.6%-30.8% -0.7%
6 months +44.8%+21.9%-31.7% +4.8%
Year to date -14.0%-14.6%-57.2% +10.3%
1 year -15.0%-13.1%-56.4% +10.3%
3 years -25.6%+9.0%-22.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year -9.4%+2.9%-8.0% +20.1%
5 years -25.4%-25.3%+88.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -5.7%-5.7%+13.5% +10.1%
10 years -6.6%+201.6%+525.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.7%+11.7%+20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLKBCRMFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%47.0%66.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%42.0%82.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.430.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.28-0.84 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-59.2%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-15.0%-60.8% -3.5%
52-week high $64.30$266.23$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$150.12$592.49 $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.

MultipleBLKBCRMFICO
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 28.5x 19.2xmedian 28.5x 20.1xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 16.8x 14.3xmedian 16.8x 16.7xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 16.2x 12.3xmedian 16.2x 15.7xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 2.9x 4.9xmedian 2.9x -3.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.90 0.20median 0.90 0.68median 0.90

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 monthsBLKBCRMFICO
Revenue $1.16B $43.94B $2.39B
Gross profit $694.80M $33.96B $2.04B
Operating income $232.55M $8.74B $1.24B
Net income $149.25M $9.66B $815.02M
Free cash flow $331.97M $15.15B $996.02M
R&D $141.76M $6.37B $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $11.77 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $35.73M $8.31B $248.44M
Total debt $1.04B $39.29B $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 44.96M 821.00M 22.70M
Enterprise value $2.31B $142.01B $14.88B

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
MetricBLKBCRMFICO
P/E 16.1x 19.2x 20.1x
P/FCF 7.4x 12.3x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 11.8x 15.6x
P/S 2.1x 4.2x 6.5x
P/B 20.5x 4.9x -3.8x
P/Tangible book 76.6x 5.8x -3.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 14.3x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 24.5x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.9x 8.8x
EV/FCF 10.4x 14.1x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 13.6x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.20 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 11.2% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 9.9% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 10.7% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 11.3% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 198.7% 9.4% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 323.0% 47.8% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.7% 45.0% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 100.1% 82.9% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 160.1% 69.9% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.8% 94.5% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.8% 19.6% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 23.3% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 21.3% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 26.1% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMFICO
Gross margin 59.9% 77.3% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 34.0% 52.3%
Operating margin 20.1% 19.9% 51.7%
Pretax margin 15.2% 28.2% 44.5%
Net margin 12.9% 22.0% 34.1%
FCF margin 28.6% 34.5% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.5% 35.8% 41.8%
Return on equity 160.0% 26.7% –
Return on assets 6.3% 8.9% 39.9%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 9.0% 62.6%
Return on capital employed 16.3% 10.7% 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 8.3% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMFICO
Debt / assets 49.6% 35.8% 274.0%
Debt / equity 8.7x 1.0x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.6x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 65.0% 301.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 35.0% -201.1%
Interest coverage 3.5x 9.4x 6.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.57 2.53 8.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMFICO
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 8.7% 18.4% 22.8%
Shareholder yield 8.7% 19.2% 22.8%
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.

ConsensusBLKBCRMFICO
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.94FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -5.3% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.14BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +11.7% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKBCRMFICO
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.7% 95.7%
Institutions holding 281 2,473 844
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% -4.8% +1.9%
Institutions buying 174 1,005 382
Institutions selling 76 1,270 344
Buyers to sellers 2.29 0.79 1.11

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.

BLKBCRMFICO
BLKB 1.00 0.62 0.40
CRM 0.62 1.00 0.34
FICO 0.40 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLKB, CRM and FICO?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.46B, Salesforce (CRM) $186.14B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLKB, CRM and FICO?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.1x, Salesforce (CRM) 19.2x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 11.0x, Salesforce (CRM) 12.8x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackbaud (BLKB) +2.2%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Blackbaud (BLKB) 12.9%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.5%, Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Salesforce (CRM) returned the most: Blackbaud (BLKB) -15.0%, Salesforce (CRM) -13.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Blackbaud (BLKB) -5.7%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -5.7%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Blackbaud (BLKB) 0.00%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.77%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%. Blackbaud (BLKB) and Fair Isaac (FICO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Salesforce (CRM) has been the steadiest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.0%, Salesforce (CRM) 47.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLKB, CRM and FICO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads on 5. 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.