Bridgeline Digital BLIN
NASDAQ BLIN
$0.96 -0.04 (-3.65%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 17.13% for Q1 2026, up 15.41% sequentially from 20.25% in Q4 2025, and up 249.0% YoY from 4.91% in Q1 2025.

Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bridgeline Digital has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 17.13% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 249.0% year-over-year to 17.13% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.13% (up 249.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.15%, down 617.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 17.13% in Q1 2026 per BLIN's latest filing, from 20.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.94% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 84.82% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 29.28% and a median of 18.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 7648 bps in 2024, then jumped 6519 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.94% in 2022, then tumbled by 908 bps to 79.98% in 2023, then jumped by 77 bps to 18.06% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 20.25% in 2025, then rose by 15 bps to 17.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 17.13%, 20.25%, and 22.57% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn -9.60%
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.51%
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 4.02%
10 Bridgeline Digital 11.79 Mn 10.32 Mn 2.53 Mn -15.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -15.49%
Mar 31, 2026 -17.13%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -22.57%
Jun 30, 2025 -21.48%
Mar 31, 2025 -19.63%
Dec 31, 2024 -18.06%
Sep 30, 2024 -18.26%
Jun 30, 2024 -84.74%
Mar 31, 2024 -84.82%
Dec 31, 2023 -79.98%
Sep 30, 2023 -58.19%
Jun 30, 2023 -9.76%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.34%
Dec 31, 2022 -7.94%
Sep 30, 2022 -8.01%
Jun 30, 2022 -8.97%
Mar 31, 2022 -9.56%
Dec 31, 2021 -6.68%
Sep 30, 2021 -4.70%