Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Blackline's (BL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $132.9 million in Q1 2026, up 8.56% YoY from $122.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.53% on a QoQ basis from $130.9 million in Q4 2025.
Blackline (BL) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blackline (BL) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $132.9 million in 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 grew to $132.9 million in Q1 2026, from $130.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $132.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $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 decreased 17.28%.
- Tracing BL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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.
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| 10 | Blackline | 1.78 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 142.68 Mn | 131.69 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 131.69 Mn |
| 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 |