Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Blackline (BL) reported Operating Expenses of $132.9 million for Q1 2026, up 8.56% on a YoY basis from $122.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.53% quarter-over-quarter from $130.9 million in Q4 2025.
Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blackline has reported Operating Expenses for 12 years, with the latest figure at $132.9 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.56% year-over-year to $132.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $512.0 million (up 6.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $501.5 million, up 6.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $132.9 million, up from $130.9 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $132.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $89.5 million in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $116.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $118.0 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 56.0% — and 2023, when it decreased 17.28%.
- Blackline's Operating Expenses stood at $103.3 million in 2022, then grew by 1.92% to $105.3 million in 2023, then gained by 15.69% to $121.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.45% to $130.9 million in 2025, then gained by 1.53% to $132.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $132.9 million (Q1 2026), $130.9 million (Q4 2025), and $126.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 10 | Blackline | 1.67 Bn | 1.18 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 |