Blackline (BL) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Blackline (BL) reported Research & Development of $30.6 million for Q1 2026, up 18.79% on a YoY basis from $25.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.44% quarter-over-quarter from $28.2 million in Q4 2025.

Blackline (BL) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blackline has reported Research & Development for 12 years, with the latest figure at $30.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 18.79% year-over-year to $30.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $114.0 million (up 12.15% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $109.2 million, up 8.15% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $30.6 million, up from $28.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $30.6 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $22.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $26.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.8 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development surged 48.45% — and 2023, when it decreased 19.43%.
  • Blackline's Research & Development stood at $28.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 19.43% to $22.6 million in 2023, then rose by 8.9% to $24.6 million in 2024, then rose by 14.62% to $28.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 8.44% to $30.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $30.6 million (Q1 2026), $28.2 million (Q4 2025), and $27.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Blackline 1.67 Bn 1.18 Bn 139.15 Mn 30.56 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 28.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 25.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 24.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 25.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 26.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 26.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 27.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 28.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 27.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 25.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 20.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.80 Mn