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

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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