Blackline (BL) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Blackline (BL) reported Operating Margin of 3.4% for Q1 2026, up 126.0% on a YoY basis from 1.51% in Q1 2025, and down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter from 3.72% in Q4 2025.
Blackline (BL) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blackline has reported Operating Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 3.4% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 126.0% year-over-year to 3.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.94% (up 86.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.65%, up 81.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.4%, down from 3.72% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 12.4% in Q2 2023, with the low at 21.1% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 0.39% across 5 years, with a median of 2.34% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 2139 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 2227 bps.
- Blackline's Operating Margin stood at 2.34% in 2022, then jumped by 251 bps to 8.23% in 2023, then slumped by 55 bps to 3.67% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 3.72% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 3.4% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.4% (Q1 2026), 3.72% (Q4 2025), and 4.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 21.08% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 13.34% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 33.82% |
| 10 | Blackline | 1.67 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 139.15 Mn | 3.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -21.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.47% |