Blackline (BL) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)
Blackline (BL) recorded Share-based Compensation of $27.48 million in Q2 2026, up 11.5% from $24.66 million a year earlier and up 15.8% from the prior quarter.
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Blackline (BL) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Blackline's Share-based Compensation came in at $100.58 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 18.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $92.59 million, up 11.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has increased for 11 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $83.25 million in FY2024 (+6.8%), $77.97 million in FY2023 (+2.7%), $75.88 million in FY2022 (+15.2%) and $65.87 million in FY2021 (+32.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to Q4 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 13.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 34.3% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 9.2% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $23.74 million (Q1 2026), $25.97 million (Q4 2025) and $23.39 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -185.98 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Blackline | 1.55 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 142.68 Mn | 27.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.93 Mn |
API Access
Blackline Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=BL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "BL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=BL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();