Blackline (BL) Gross Margin (2015 - 2026)
Blackline (BL) reported Gross Margin of 75.97% for Q1 2026, up 49.0% on a YoY basis from 50.99% in Q1 2025, and up 1.04% quarter-over-quarter from 75.19% in Q4 2025.
Blackline (BL) Gross Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blackline has reported Gross Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 75.97% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 49.0% year-over-year to 75.97%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 75.38% (up 9.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 75.25%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 75.97%, up from 75.19% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 76.16% in Q4 2022, with the low at 74.33% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 75.24% across 5 years, with a median of 75.22% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 337 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 55 bps.
- Blackline's Gross Margin stood at 76.16% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 75.85% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 75.56% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 75.19% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 75.97% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 75.97% (Q1 2026), 75.19% (Q4 2025), and 75.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 72.98% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 89.96% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 48.77% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 76.92% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 85.65% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 75.07% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 48.28% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 89.20% |
| 10 | Blackline | 1.67 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 139.15 Mn | 75.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 75.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 75.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 75.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 75.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 75.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 75.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 75.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 75.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 74.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 76.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 77.66% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 76.92% |