Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Blackline (BL) posted Operating Expenses of $132.9 million for Q1 2026, up 1.53% on a QoQ basis from $130.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.56% year-over-year from $122.4 million in Q1 2025.
Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blackline's Operating Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $132.9 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.56% year-over-year to $132.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $512.0 million (up 6.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $501.5 million, up 6.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $132.9 million for Q1 2026 at Blackline, up from $130.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $132.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $89.5 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $116.8 million and a median of $118.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 56.0% — and 2023, when it declined 17.28%.
- Blackline's Operating Expenses stood at $103.3 million in 2022, then rose by 1.92% to $105.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 15.69% to $121.8 million in 2024, then increased by 7.45% to $130.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.53% to $132.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BL's Operating Expenses at $132.9 million in Q1 2026, $130.9 million in Q4 2025, and $126.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Blackline | 1.63 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 139.15 Mn | 132.92 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 132.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 130.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 126.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 121.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 121.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 116.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 117.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 116.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 105.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 114.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 119.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 103.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 123.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 108.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 114.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 103.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 79.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 88.22 Mn |