BLKB vs CRM vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Blackbaud, Salesforce and Strategy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$52.71 +27.2% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
3 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$230.92 +2.4% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$188.01B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
7 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.62 -8.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$45.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 7, Blackbaud 3, Strategy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKBCRMMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $188.01B $45.52B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 19.5x -3.1x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 13.1x — BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +11.2% +4.2% CRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% 22.0% — CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 9.0% — BLKB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x — CRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -8.2% -48.6% CRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr -5.1%/yr +14.7%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 47.0% 81.1% CRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 38/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKBCRMMSTR

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

AxisBLKBCRMMSTR
Valuation 86 #15 of 101 77 #24 of 101 17 #84 of 101
Growth 73 #27 of 97 74 #26 of 97 3 #94 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 93 87 #13 of 93 –
Financial Health 16 #91 of 108 41 #64 of 108 94 #7 of 108
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 63 71 #19 of 63 –
Overall 68 70 38
  • BLKB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKBCRMMSTRSPY
1 month +27.2%+2.4%-8.4% +0.7%
3 months +31.5%+27.8%+44.9% +3.7%
6 months +41.8%+30.8%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date -16.8%-12.8%-6.8% +12.8%
1 year -22.4%-8.2%-48.6% +11.9%
3 years -19.4%+15.9%+237.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.9%+5.0%+50.0% +22.8%
5 years -25.8%-22.9%+98.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%-5.1%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years -12.4%+207.4%+639.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.3%+11.9%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLKBCRMMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%47.0%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%42.2%74.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.413.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.17-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-59.2%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-13.3%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $67.95$266.23$275.36 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$150.12$82.31 $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.

MultipleBLKBCRMMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 28.0x 19.6xmedian 28.0x -3.4xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 100.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 14.6xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 15.9x 12.5xmedian 15.9x -2,079xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 3.2x 5.0xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.89 0.21median 0.89 0.01median 0.89

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 monthsBLKBCRMMSTR
Revenue $1.16B $43.94B $495.08M
Gross profit $694.80M $33.96B $335.84M
Operating income $232.55M $8.74B -$19.34B
Net income $149.25M $9.66B –
Free cash flow $331.97M $15.15B –
R&D $141.76M $6.37B $94.59M
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $11.77 $-42.25
Cash & equivalents $35.73M $8.31B $2.50B
Total debt $1.04B $39.29B –
Shares (diluted) 44.96M 821.00M 352.53M
Enterprise value $2.21B $143.88B $45.52B

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
MetricBLKBCRMMSTR
P/E 15.6x 19.6x -3.4x
P/FCF 7.2x 12.5x -2,079x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 12.1x –
P/S 2.1x 4.3x 100.7x
P/B 19.9x 5.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 74.1x 5.9x -3.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 14.6x 24.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.0x 100.7x
EV/FCF 10.2x 14.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 13.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.21 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 11.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 9.9% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 10.7% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 11.3% -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 198.7% 9.4% -276.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 323.0% 47.8% -317.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.7% 45.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 100.1% 82.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 160.1% 69.9% -272.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.8% 94.5% -309.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.8% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 23.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 21.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMMSTR
Gross margin 59.9% 77.3% –
EBITDA margin 27.5% 34.0% –
Operating margin 20.1% 19.9% –
Pretax margin 15.2% 28.2% –
Net margin 12.9% 22.0% –
FCF margin 28.6% 34.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.5% 35.8% –
Return on equity 160.0% 26.7% –
Return on assets 6.3% 8.9% –
Return on invested capital 16.5% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.3% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 8.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMMSTR
Debt / assets 49.6% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 8.7x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 65.0% 11.2%
Equity / assets 5.7% 35.0% 71.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 9.4x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 1.55 2.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKBCRMMSTR
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 9.0% 18.0% –
Shareholder yield 9.0% 18.8% –
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.

ConsensusBLKBCRMMSTR
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.94FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.14BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +11.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKBCRMMSTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.7% 59.5%
Institutions holding 281 2,472 851
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% -4.8% +9.6%
Institutions buying 174 1,004 474
Institutions selling 76 1,270 264
Buyers to sellers 2.29 0.79 1.80

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.

BLKBCRMMSTR
BLKB 1.00 0.63 0.11
CRM 0.63 1.00 0.25
MSTR 0.11 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLKB, CRM and MSTR?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.36B, Salesforce (CRM) $188.01B, Strategy (MSTR) $45.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLKB, CRM and MSTR?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackbaud (BLKB) 15.8x, Salesforce (CRM) 19.5x, Strategy (MSTR) -3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 10.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Salesforce (CRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackbaud (BLKB) +2.2%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Salesforce (CRM) returned the most: Blackbaud (BLKB) -22.4%, Salesforce (CRM) -8.2%, Strategy (MSTR) -48.6%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Blackbaud (BLKB) -5.8%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -5.1%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Salesforce (CRM) has been the steadiest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.0%, Salesforce (CRM) 47.0%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Salesforce (CRM) 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.